Re: Trip and Fall

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I guess that's why they call you Quick Money Parkerson. Or is
that really your name?

Nathan

On 10/06/06, Hardy Parkerson, Attorney at Law - Lake Charles,
LA wrote:
>
> Dear Victoria,
>
> I have handled what seems like hundreds of what I
> call "slip 'n fall", or "trip 'n fall" cases in my forty
> years of practicing law. Over the years these were the
> cases that most lawyers did not want to take; so I, being a
> run of the mill hungry lawyer, got more than my share. I
> took them all. Beggers can't be choosy! As I say, I have
> handled literally hundreds of them--at least it seems--and I
> have never had but two that I did not get money out of; and
> both of these I tried, one to a judge and one to a jury; and
> both of these I lost. As I size them up, they are worth
> taking, for they have settlement value; but the settlements
> are not the big-money type. They are bad cases to try.
> Juries just don't believe the plaintiffs, and they also go
> into the trial very skeptical, and usually come out that way
> too. Judges the same. Yet, I have been able to settle
> almost every one, except those two, that I have ever taken.
> But I caution my clients in advance...at least I have
> learned to do so...that I feel I can get them something that
> they will be willing to accept, even after I have taken my
> attorney fee out of what I got them, but they they should
> not get any high hopes and that anything we can get it
> better than nothing; and I advise them that surely are not
> going to get anything out of such as case if they don't try.
> Sometimes such settlements come only after a suit has been
> filed and litigated, and even sometimes on the steps of the
> courthouse on the morning scheduled trial. But, as I say,
> there have been only two such cases that I did not get money
> out of; and both of them I tried, and both of them WE lost.
> In my opinion, they are not good cases to try. There is
> more to it all than this, but this is something to think
> about. Best of luck to you, your employer and his or her
> client! Feel free to call me to discuss your case, if you
> so desire. My phone number is easy to get through
> information. Also, somewhere I have a nuts-and-bolts paper
> that I wrote on such cases. If you want a copy of it, let me
> know and I will look for it and send it to you. Of course, I
> will need a FAX number or mailing address, as I do not
> personally scan and send things over the internet. Again,
> best of luck!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Hardy Parkerson, Atty.
> Lake Charles, LA
> Celebrating my 40th year in the practice of law.
>
>
> On 10/05/06, Victoria wrote:
>> I have a trip and fall case that I am working on in a
>> paralegal capacity; trip and fall, not my specialty. We
>> are coming up empty handed on a witness other than the
>> victim's husband. There was no surveillance at the site
> (a
>> strip mall) and witnesses that possibly saw the fall
>> refused to participate and have since went "poof" due to
>> time so I need a stronger leg to stand on, so to speak.
>> Any thoughts?