Power Tends To Corrupt and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
This phrase was never more true than it is today in hardball personal injury litigation. If you have sustained a catastrophic injury whether it be due to a defective product, amusement park accident, swimming pool accident, defective automobile, or even for that matter a simple car accident, it has become unquestionably true that now more than ever, in view of a tight economy, corporate defendants are taking extreme measures to hide the truth resulting in a surge of unnecessary litigation.
As an experienced and practicing catastrophic injury lawyer since 1979, I am all too aware that the tort reformers, defense attorneys, and insurance companies like to blame the greedy trial lawyers for this problem. The unquestionable truth is that if a person is catastrophically injured or wrongfully killed as a result of someone else’s negligence or fault, then that person is due protection of his or her rights which is in the greatest interest of every man or woman on earth. In this age of emphasizing corporate profits over consumer welfare and safety, the lawyers at the experienced Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Reiff & Bily are calling for government regulators to pay more attention to, rather than turn a blind eye to, holding manufacturers accountable on a stringent basis for product defects.
The recent Toyota sudden acceleration debacle calls attention to the fact that while Toyota boasts that it achieves favorable safety outcomes, consumer complaints of unintended acceleration continue to grow despite ample evidence provided to the government noting the contrary. Even in a simple car accident case that was recently handled by our firm and successfully tried to verdict, we were told by a prominent defense attorney representing a prominent insurance company that he had marching orders to appeal every win by plaintiffs and eventually discourage them and their lawyers by forcing them to spend more time and money on cases.
As an experienced Philadelphia trial lawyer who grew up on the streets, I have always believed in fighting for the little guy and taking a David vs. Goliath approach to big business, fighting on behalf of my clients against big insurance companies and corporate defendants. If we continue to let corporate defendants and over-indulged insurance companies engage in this game of greed while pointing the finger at trial lawyers and injured claimants, the government will continue to side with these big business interests and the revelatory greed of the recent Wall Street debacle will continue to repeat itself in this vicious cycle.
The experienced Pennsylvania car accident and catastrophic injury law firm of Reiff & Bily has been committed to protecting consumers rights since 1979 with a successful track record. For a free no obligation consultation and to inquire about our no fee, no recovery guarantee, please contact us at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
