I've caught somebody doing this before, but the same lawyer was handling both cases. I had to explain to her that it was, in fact, fraud.
Had a guy call me that got sued in Mobile County Circuit Court by one of his employees that claimed a work injury. The guy only has like 2 employees and doesn't have comp insurance. I'm seeing if some lawyers in my family want it and if not if some insurance defense friends in Mobile want it, but if all of that fails are any of the insurance defense/civil defense lawyers on here interested in talking with the guy ? He said he has longshore insurance but I doubt it would cover this injury. I'm guessing this guy would just pay you out of pocket.
No requirement to have comp in AL if you have less than 5 employees, but you can still be liable for negligence in certain circumstances.
yah he knows that and wants to get it dismissed. Apparently the judge told him he couldn't proceed pro se on a motion to dismiss.
Had to release 7-10 cases earlier this year when I found out my clients were just signing in at the chiro and not doing any treatment found out before a depo doing prep with one of them
I just got one in where the Plaintiff treated with both of these doctors: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/p...enced-78-million-health-care-fraud-unlawful-1 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/p...ctor-charges-producing-and-possessing-child-0
I’ve represented some real winners over the years, but not one accused of child porn (at least not that I’m aware of).
I bet there used to be some absurd exchanges with the way you could impeach a witness with crimes of "moral turpitude" before the AL Rules of Evidence were adopted. "I treated the plaintiff after the accident and it is my medical opinion that X, Y, and Z." "Yeah well you got convicted of kiddie porn, didn't you Dr. Felon?"
just reduced atty fees to $500 on a case so I don't have to spend 3 days at trial next week talked with an allstate lawyer earlier this week and he said they've tried 10 cases so far during covid and have gotten no negligence on 6 of them on cases where they were liable because MAGA people are the only ones showing up
and just learned that a very good MVA trial lawyer got a $10k verdict this week on a case where the last offer was $75k ouch
I confess that this MAGA juror issue concerns me greatly. I haven’t tried any med mal cases since January because of the pandemic. I always suspected that when jury trials resume here the majority of those who show up will be the MAGA types. It may suck for plaintiffs in car crash cases, but since my cases are so heavily science-based my fear is that MAGA jurors are more likely to fuck over doctors due to their disdain for science and truth.
The MAGA jurors absolutely crushed Allstate on a trial in a super conservative county north of houston on a DWI case. But on run of the mill stuff it's no bueno right now. also we are doing our voir dire at the convention center attached to the texans stadium and then moving to the courthouse for the actual trials. it's generally just a total clusterfuck
That's the opposite of what the plaintiff's bar thinks will happen with med mal jury trials during the pandemic.
Find people with old outlines, review them and make changes to them while reviewing source material. By making changes you’ll learn the material in depth.
I usually would get multiple sets of old outlines and figure out which one is the best. Also as the semester went by actually reading all the cases assigned and taking the time to digest them was essential. I'd also buy study guides and note cards etc from the book store, anything I could get my hands on . Different strokes for different folks, but doing the work over the course of the semester and staying on top of it was the only way I could do well. I don't know how some ppl just mailed it in until finals then crammed.
I agree with all of you guys I have several outlines from upperclassmen as well as Emmanuel Crunchtime and several other commercial ones and I have been learning just by whittling them down and adding/removing stuff. Biggest mistakes I made this semester were reading the cases and briefing them too in-depth, just trying to prepare for cold calls and not really comprehending the underlying principles. The other was not outlining as we were going through the material, would have made life so much easier. It's also amazing how much of a difference a great professor makes. My Torts professor is probably the best instructor I've ever had and I am interested in material I never thought I would be interested in.
Yah they spread you thin, there's no way to actually read everything assigned and brief it. This isn't economical, but I'd buy new books every time so they didn't have shit all over the pages. I'd read every case and make little notes in the margins such as who the plaintiff is who the defendant is what the issue is etc. That way I actually read it, and was prepared if cold called, but I didn't type up a shit ton of notes and spend too much time one particular case. Also just take some time to sit there and think "what is this case really about, what are the issues." Don't gloss over anything. Really understand it. There is so much archaic language and confusing bullshit that you can't just gloss over it, you have to actually take the time to figure it out.
agreed. Old outlines are obviously specific to the actual teacher. Far more important than general stuff.
Also know that going into plaintiff personal injury is really the only way to get wealthy as a lawyer so if your grades are not top 10% don’t sweat it
Old outlines plus supplements from the library, then try to rewrite the outlines from scratch. Do some practice essays under a timer. And read how to format your essay answers. Having clean, easy to digest essays is key. I even bolded and underlined words or key legal issues. Always helped.
Think of finals like chess. If you want to be a grandmaster, you need to memorize hundreds and hundreds of opening moves and prepared lines. If you want to be 75% as good as a grandmaster, you just need to memorize the principles and know how to apply them. You don't need to know 30 moves of preparation for the najdorf sicilian to know that you should move your pawns in the center and not leave pieces undefended. Focus on knowing the key concepts and how to apply them first. Once you feel you have those down enough to answer most of the questions, focus on memorizing the quirks and exceptions from the cases you had to read.
not starting my own firm was a huge mistake. Hopefully my current job will fire me soon and i can get back to chasing the dream.
I was very close to doing it, but i took another job thinking I would learn plaintiff lawyer stuff and get a steady paycheck during the pandemic. I got badly misled during the interview process and it turns out that they wanted a secretary not a trial lawyer. So now I work as a grossly overpaid secretary for a firm that is an organizational disaster.
I've heard of him and I think he's in the Mississippi Association for Justice but I don't think I've ever met him or dealt with him. I guess he's the plaintiff lawyer on one of your cases?
How awful am I for enjoying a heaping spoonful of shadenfreude in this situation? Spoiler I sign up this WC case. Guy broke his ankle about a year ago and was still treating. I knew he was about to get released full duty and have his benefits suspended. I warn him and give him the usual talk and tell him we need to wrap things up ASAP before his case is destroyed. Settle the claim for $17,500. Guy backs out of the settlement before signing the documents, fires me, hires another guy (who sucks at WC), and then submits a review saying that I "took the first offer and was probably too young to know any better." Fast forward three whole weeks. Adjuster inadvertently sends me the doctor's note showing full duty, no permanent impairment rating, no further treatment needed, and full suspension of his benefits. Email copied the Claimant and the defense attorney. Claim is now worth less than $5,000 probably. Respond to the adjuster's email, reply all: "Adjuster, [Client] has new counsel, but I will be sure to forward this full duty release and notice of suspension of benefits to his new attorney. Happy Thanksgiving!" Petty, but idgaf.
This kind of shit happens to me all the time. If I get pissed enough, I file a notice of lien. I've had people fire me, go to another lawyer, find out that everything I told them was true and I was way better than other lawyer, then beg me to take them back. It is crazy.
Had someone fire us last month after we advised her that she needs to think about wrapping up treatment or the $30,000 policy is going to go to doctors and lawyers and she will get $0 and was pissed there wasn’t any more money available I guess she wanted me to go back in time and tell her to buy UM coverage
I filed a lien on this one just because I had a feeling this would happen. I want to force the other guy to explain to me why he's entitled to a single fucking penny after he took this guy's claim from being worth around $17,500 down to almost nothing. I don't even care how much I get out of the lien.
Don’t. Even. Care. To be fair, the lien takes me like 10 minutes to prepare, and then my assistant files it. The fee lien system in GA WC is super easy.
my motivation to do anything this week is about as low as it could possibly be with me actually at my desk
Argued summary judgment and a motion in limine last week and the judge asked us to prepare orders. Dreading having to sit down and actually do them.