Cum Laude graduate of Cumberland School of Law, Pet Mackey is a civil trial litigation expert who represents plaintiffs in business and consumer tort, contracts and construction, employment disputes and insurance.
Unless you are in the top 1%, chances are extremely good that your home is the biggest investment you will ever make. That being said, most people take very few precautions, if any, when buying a new home. There are a lot of good builders out there.…
Imagine – you are an physician expert hired by the insurance company for a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit. You have conducted an independent medical exam (IME) on the plaintiff. The lawyer on the other side has scheduled your deposition. What do you do to…
Twenty years ago, a prospective client would often ask me if I was up to the task of trying their case. Perhaps it was my youth or lack of gray hair. I rarely get asked that question now, but…
On Monday, a Los Angeles jury awarded a doctor $3,800,000 in compensatory damages after it found that Anthem Blue Cross shut him out of its network for standing up for his patients: The…
You know it as OSHA. It's the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency created by President Nixon to oversee health issues in the workplace. A recent New York Times…
This weekend, a woman asked me why there so many more frivolous lawsuits filed now than in the old days. I told her that I couldn't address her question and needed more information. What are…
I hear that all of the time in my first meeting with a prospective client. One part of me wants to say, but that's why you're here. I have come to realize, however, that efforts by the…
You have been injured in a wreck. The driver of the other car ran a red light and t-boned you. The insurance adjuster is leaning on you to settle your claim. But my doctor says that I may need…
In my last three posts, we have been using a hypothetical situation to discuss the various factors involved in settling a personal injury case. In my latest post, our client Jane authorized us to…
In my last post, I raised a hypothetical situation as a way to discuss a lawsuit settlement more spcifically. This week, let's move five months down the road and get into the negotiating…
In my last post, I talked generally about different factors that go into a settlement calculation. In this post, we will develop a hypothetical situation to discuss specifics. The scenario where…
To most folks we represent, the biggest question is value – how much is their case worth? Well … that depends on a lot of different factors. Most of you have seen the ads on television or the…
