Miscellaneous

• Beware that "Chat" With a Lawyer

  Ben Glass | March 06, 2006 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Florida Supreme Court has now barred lawyers from "soliciting" personal injury (and other, we suppose) cases using Internet "chatrooms." Defining "solicitation" as including contact by email or telephone the court said that attorney participation in chatrooms constitutes "impermissable solicitation." The article appeared in the Jacksonville, Florida "Daily Record". When read closely it...

• Hire Me--I'm The "Heavy Hitter"

  Ben Glass | March 05, 2006 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Do consumers really hire a lawyer who advertises his personal injury practice with whirrling tornados and sound of cash "ringing."I find it hard to believe that consumers respond to that style of marketing but I guess "different strokes for different folks." Maybe consumers just don't know the difference.That's why I wrote "The Truth About Lawyer Advertising" for consumers and have started Great...

• $922,000 Verdict after Botched Shoulder Surgery

  Ben Glass | February 27, 2006 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Page County (Virginia) jury has a awarded a man $922,000 after surgery to replace the shoulder joint resulted in an arm that could not be used at all.The patient was 52 years old at the time, making $46,000. The plaintiff's subsequent treating orthopedic surgeon testified that the original surgeon place the prosthesis too high, violating the standard of care. The malpositioning of the device...

• Ban Lawyer Ads in West Virginia?

  Ben Glass | February 22, 2006 8:38 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Charleston (WV) Daily Mail continues to report on Senator Chafen's efforts to rein in personal injury lawyer advertising.Now, however, they've quoted him as saying that he "wishes the State Supreme Court would ban lawyer ads altogether." That's nuts. Especially when coming from someone running one of the biggest personal injury law firms in West Virginia. Yes, that's right. The Senator...

• West Virginia Crack Down On Lawyer Ads

  Ben Glass | February 20, 2006 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The West Virginia legislature is considering a bill to crack down on lawyer advertising. Apparently some folks don't like those ads that show fistfulls of dollars! (Neither do I). I happen to think it's a good idea and bona fide personal injury lawyers in West Virginia (or anywhere else where ads are toned down) have nothing to worry about. Kevin O'Keefe had a comment about this in his blog....

• Insurers' Power in Disability Claims

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Karin Rives of the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer ezamines the difficulties of pursing ERISA disability claims. She focuses on Roger Dean Brown's fight against MetLife, and among other things, she notes the advantages the ERISA statute provides to insurers:ERISA also makes disability cases hard to win. Insurers have the right to deny a claim if their own in-house doctors and nurses who review...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2005 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Verdicts and settlements reported on this blog are newsworthy and interesting but should not be taken as any claim or guarantee as to what your case may be worth. Each case is different and will be won or lost on its own facts. Ben Glass recomends that you speak to an experienced Board Certified personal injury or medical malpractice attorney about the facts of your case.The information found on...

• Benjamin W. Glass, III & Assoc. PC

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2005 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  We are "different".We don't rely on a high volume of cases. We don't claim to handle every type of law under the sun. We don't want to. We don't need to.Each year, we accept a limited number of serious injury, accident and disability cases from the hundreds of people who ask us to represent them. We are not a "TV advertising personal injury mill." Paralegals and assistants do not negotiate our...