100% right on, as usual, Gerry. If it weren't for people doing injustice to others, there would be no need for a justice system and plaintiff's attorneys. Blaming the victims' advocates is a form of blaming the victim, which is shameful. *And bonus points for correctly using the word "umbrage" in a UA-cam video.
While agree with you 100%, How does the person know say in a wrongful death case that the insurance company and the attorney aren't making a deal to make the case go away? If a back room deal is made the attorney sorry their is not enough to make a case. I lost my 17yr old son to a Pulmonary Embolism. He passed out Wed at school no one called an ambulance they sent him home with a friend. I took him to the hospital when I got home they said he was hyperventilating no blood test. I took him to his regular Dr. the following day he said the same thing. I made a follow up call to the Dr. Fri because he was still having problems breathing they put him on a Nebulizer. By Sat he passed away. He was a wrestler and football player. The attorney's reply was the hospital didn't see any signs of a blood clot in his legs. I can talk about this now because it is well beyond the statue of limitations this happened in Feb of 2020 but it is always and forever will be on on my mind.
@@NYMedicalMalpractice During my whole ordeal I was watching your videos. At the end of it all I wished I lived in NY. I would have gone to you in a heart beat. You seem so compassionate at what you do. The attorney I went to only took about a week and he even had to wait for the coroner to send the report. That's why I questioned it.
Conflict to each other is the nature of human being. Court is a method to maintain people living in peace. To have a lawyer is critically important in court, or even the court would be evil.
I don't think there's anything wrong with lawyers but I do feel their percentages are too high. There should be 3 different percentages pre-suit, lawsuit, and trial. The fact that over 95% of cases settle before trial is evidence enough for this logic. Most cases before trial is just paperwork, video depos, and maybe a mediation that doesn't warrant 40% (personal injury) of a clients settlement just because a lawsuit was filed. They need to lower it to 27% pre-suit, 33% lawsuit, and 40% when jury selection is over.
Interesting comment. Those numbers seem arbitrary. In New York, the attorney’s fee is set by law. Did you know that in medical malpractice cases, the attorneys fee is significantly less than in a personal injury or negligence case? In fact, the attorney’s fee is on a sliding scale in medical malpractice cases. The reason why contingency fee cases work is so that people who are injured have the ability to hire the best attorneys they can find without having to worry about paying an attorney an hourly fee as well as a significant retainer.
@NYMedicalMalpractice yes, I know medical malpractice is lower that's why I said personal injury. The contingency fee thing is great but let's be realistic that's an investment. The lawyers get every penny back in costs related to the case and then the fee on top of that so that's another reason to lower the percentages because it's all profit. I know the whole argument about if you lose then the client owes you nothing but lawyers hand pick their cases and can drop them at any point that they don't feel like a profit is going to be made so lawyers are always ahead of the curve. The system needs to change because the only person constantly suffering is the client. I agree that lawyers are needed because it increases the value of a case but the percentages are too high especially when lawyers have little to no risk. I wonder how many lawyers would actually push a case if they wouldn't get their costs back?
Some individuals lie in hopes of achieving "easy street." The insurance industry and medical communities respond by being over cautious and/or overzealous in denying coverage. It's a vicious cycle where only the truly needful are harmed. Never unscrupulous lawyers, insurance agents or medical professionals.
IMO both the legal and medical "profession" is more of a "business" - which is a shame. Next, the system shuns those who cannot afford representation. Lastly, since its a "business", hard to find a lawyer who fight for you...they want big payouts and to settle quick so the judge and opposing counsel can have it easy and move onto the next case. Then, some drag out the case so they and opposing counsel can make bank.
It is very hard to get a lawyer to take a case due to current laws. Sudden destruction of the entire family's lives due to medical mistakes. Anyone saying that you are the problem is just ignorant.
I dunno..the optics are.. an ambulance chasing lawyer with "Esquire" in his name whining as he wanders the beach from the marina.. ?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣.. you picked your fate. Cope harder and enjoy your money.
Ha! You said it all. I’ve been in this business for more than 36 years and have yet to find a single ambulance chasing lawyer. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
If this so called person thinks plaintiffs attorneys are everything wrong with the legal system. I welcome him to explain more throughly . I'm not saying this person is right, but please explain your logic good sir. If you really think their are problems with the system take it up with people who can acually change how things are done. In my book the system may not be perfect, it may have flaws . But to fully blame it on a attorney who has to do things by the book and is limited to what the law allows is ridiculous.
@lostinawareness7979 that may be so but to say a plaintiffs attorney is the biggest problem is odd thing to say. Their may be some bad ones in the mix. But as far as the good ones they are subject to what the rules and law says they must follow. They don't make up those rules eaither.
@@perronechris98 Agreed. I have no problem with lawyers. I just don't agree with the contingency fee amounts. These lawyers get paid significantly more on a contingency fee than what they would if they were paid hourly. The contingency fee shouldn't come from the value of the case, it should be determined by how much work they did on a case. There's no way a lawyer should get 40% of millions if he only spent less than 50k working a case especially if it settles like most cases do.
@@lostinawareness7979 that's a interesting take and I can understand the logic. Even so depending on the state the fees may be pre determined based on the laws in that state. And whatever outcome happends. Their may be states where attorneys can pre set their own fee but that doesent mean it's everywhere.
100% right on, as usual, Gerry. If it weren't for people doing injustice to others, there would be no need for a justice system and plaintiff's attorneys. Blaming the victims' advocates is a form of blaming the victim, which is shameful.
*And bonus points for correctly using the word "umbrage" in a UA-cam video.
Thank you Steve!
Hates gonna hate! We appreciate your acknowledge sir!
Very true. Thank you for your kind words.
While agree with you 100%, How does the person know say in a wrongful death case that the insurance company and the attorney aren't making a deal to make the case go away?
If a back room deal is made the attorney sorry their is not enough to make a case. I lost my 17yr old son to a Pulmonary Embolism. He passed out Wed at school no one called an ambulance
they sent him home with a friend. I took him to the hospital when I got home they said he was hyperventilating no blood test. I took him to his regular Dr. the following day he said the same
thing. I made a follow up call to the Dr. Fri because he was still having problems breathing they put him on a Nebulizer. By Sat he passed away. He was a wrestler and football player.
The attorney's reply was the hospital didn't see any signs of a blood clot in his legs. I can talk about this now because it is well beyond the statue of limitations this happened in Feb of 2020 but it is always and forever will be on on my mind.
I'm sorry to hear that. In more than 36 years of practice in NY, I have never heard of a backroom deal like the issue you raise.
@@NYMedicalMalpractice During my whole ordeal I was watching your videos. At the end of it all I wished I lived in NY. I would have gone to you in a heart beat. You seem so compassionate at what you do. The attorney I went to only took about a week and he even had to wait for the coroner to send the report. That's why I questioned it.
It's shocking how ignorant the vast majority of the public is about the justice system. Blaming an attorney for the civil lawsuit mess is wrong.
Agreed.
Sensitive.
Not really.
Welcome to the world of insanity. Anger is rampant and people blame the victims.
@@TheMalka770 Yes
Conflict to each other is the nature of human being. Court is a method to maintain people living in peace. To have a lawyer is critically important in court, or even the court would be evil.
Interesting.
I don't think there's anything wrong with lawyers but I do feel their percentages are too high. There should be 3 different percentages pre-suit, lawsuit, and trial. The fact that over 95% of cases settle before trial is evidence enough for this logic. Most cases before trial is just paperwork, video depos, and maybe a mediation that doesn't warrant 40% (personal injury) of a clients settlement just because a lawsuit was filed. They need to lower it to 27% pre-suit, 33% lawsuit, and 40% when jury selection is over.
Interesting comment. Those numbers seem arbitrary. In New York, the attorney’s fee is set by law. Did you know that in medical malpractice cases, the attorneys fee is significantly less than in a personal injury or negligence case? In fact, the attorney’s fee is on a sliding scale in medical malpractice cases.
The reason why contingency fee cases work is so that people who are injured have the ability to hire the best attorneys they can find without having to worry about paying an attorney an hourly fee as well as a significant retainer.
@NYMedicalMalpractice yes, I know medical malpractice is lower that's why I said personal injury. The contingency fee thing is great but let's be realistic that's an investment. The lawyers get every penny back in costs related to the case and then the fee on top of that so that's another reason to lower the percentages because it's all profit. I know the whole argument about if you lose then the client owes you nothing but lawyers hand pick their cases and can drop them at any point that they don't feel like a profit is going to be made so lawyers are always ahead of the curve. The system needs to change because the only person constantly suffering is the client. I agree that lawyers are needed because it increases the value of a case but the percentages are too high especially when lawyers have little to no risk. I wonder how many lawyers would actually push a case if they wouldn't get their costs back?
Some individuals lie in hopes of achieving "easy street." The insurance industry and medical communities respond by being over cautious and/or overzealous in denying coverage. It's a vicious cycle where only the truly needful are harmed. Never unscrupulous lawyers, insurance agents or medical professionals.
Interesting.
The very reason why going to trial is a real crap shoot. ☹
Indeed.
Broad shoulders you have! Ignore the trolls.
@@keithcombs4349 will do. Thank you.
IMO both the legal and medical "profession" is more of a "business" - which is a shame. Next, the system shuns those who cannot afford representation. Lastly, since its a "business", hard to find a lawyer who fight for you...they want big payouts and to settle quick so the judge and opposing counsel can have it easy and move onto the next case. Then, some drag out the case so they and opposing counsel can make bank.
@@tab6957 you raise some interesting points, some of which I do not agree with.
It is very hard to get a lawyer to take a case due to current laws. Sudden destruction of the entire family's lives due to medical mistakes. Anyone saying that you are the problem is just ignorant.
I agree with you.
I dunno..the optics are.. an ambulance chasing lawyer with "Esquire" in his name whining as he wanders the beach from the marina.. ?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣.. you picked your fate. Cope harder and enjoy your money.
Ha! You said it all. I’ve been in this business for more than 36 years and have yet to find a single ambulance chasing lawyer. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
@@NYMedicalMalpractice Worth every penny.🤣🤣 Invest my contribution wisely.
I admit he lost me at "esquire."
Me too. Esquire is an honorific, not a name. And the comment itself is a tautology. Am I reading too much into this or too little?
@@snowmonster42 The ranks of social order: Monarch, Baronet, Knight, Esquire, Gentleman, Yeoman
If this so called person thinks plaintiffs attorneys are everything wrong with the legal system. I welcome him to explain more throughly . I'm not saying this person is right, but please explain your logic good sir. If you really think their are problems with the system take it up with people who can acually change how things are done.
In my book the system may not be perfect, it may have flaws . But to fully blame it on a attorney who has to do things by the book and is limited to what the law allows is ridiculous.
Excellent points.
@@perronechris98 The system is extremely flawed and predatory
@lostinawareness7979 that may be so but to say a plaintiffs attorney is the biggest problem is odd thing to say. Their may be some bad ones in the mix. But as far as the good ones they are subject to what the rules and law says they must follow. They don't make up those rules eaither.
@@perronechris98 Agreed. I have no problem with lawyers. I just don't agree with the contingency fee amounts. These lawyers get paid significantly more on a contingency fee than what they would if they were paid hourly. The contingency fee shouldn't come from the value of the case, it should be determined by how much work they did on a case. There's no way a lawyer should get 40% of millions if he only spent less than 50k working a case especially if it settles like most cases do.
@@lostinawareness7979 that's a interesting take and I can understand the logic. Even so depending on the state the fees may be pre determined based on the laws in that state. And whatever outcome happends. Their may be states where attorneys can pre set their own fee but that doesent mean it's everywhere.