Personal Injury Attorneys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reiff & Bily

1125 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
USA

(215) 246-9000 or (800) 421-9595

www.reiffandbily.com/

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Jeffrey M. Reiff and Raymond M. Bily are injury lawyers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reiff & Bily, is recognized nationally for professional achievements and excellence in the practice of personal injury law.

Our lawyers have more than three decades of legal experience successfully handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. The personal injury law firm of Reiff and Bily in Pennsylvania has consistently received the highest ratings for exceptional ethics and legal abilities. Both Jeffrey Reiff and Raymond Bily have been awarded a rating of AV preeminent by Martindale Hubbell. The AV preeminent rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned by a strenuous peer review rating process that is managed and monitored by the world's most trusted legal resource. Our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys have over 30 years of experience and are known for integrity, passion, and tenacity in protecting the rights of seriously injured or deceased victims.

Our lawyers and staff will totally focus in with an intense and personalized effort to make the difference for your future. Our attorneys stellar reputations extend across state borders and around the United States. We have had many multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements and have set legal precedents in areas such as product liability, rollover crashes, medical malpractice, and insurance bad faith claims. We have the experience and financial resources to fight hard and achieve successful outcomes for our clients injury cases.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Amputations; Amusement Park Accidents; Chair Collapse; Collapsing Porch, Deck, and Defective Balcony Failure; Industrial Machine Accidents; Scaffolding Accident; Crane Accidents; Drowning, Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Accidents; Electrocution Accidents; Firearm/BB Gun Accidents; Fireworks Accidents; Garage Door Injuries; Gas Tank Explosions & Fuel Fed Fires; Lawnmower Accident; Dental Malpractice; Anesthesia Errors; Casino Accidents; Swimming Pool Accidents; Hotel Accidents; Cruise Line Accidents; Marina/Wharf/Pier/Pool Deck Slip & Fall; Injuries from Falling Objects; Airport Premises Liability; Sidewalk Falls; Escalator Injuries and Deaths; Water Park Accidents; Yamaha Rhino Rollovers; Tree Fall Accidents & Injuries; Scar Injuries; School & Camp Accidents/Injuries; School Bus Accidents; Segway Accidents; Septa Accidents; Serving Alcohol to Minors; Sexual Abuse and Unlawful Sexual Contact; Sexual Assault by Physician/Clergy.

Practice Areas Description

The Reiff & Bily Law Group provides legal representation on the following areas of practice:

- Catastrophic Injuries

If you have suffered a catastrophic injury because of another party’s recklessness, carelessness or misconduct, you may be eligible for compensation. Catastrophic injuries can occur in all types of accidents. Auto accidents, slip and fall accidents, and acts of medical malpractice commonly leave their victims with severe, life-altering injuries or disabilities.

- Burn Injuries

Reiff & Bily is a Philadelphia personal injury law firm focused on helping persons harmed in severe accidents. We represent clients throughout Pennsylvania who have suffered serious burn injuries. Our attorneys have earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for outstanding legal ability and ethics. We provide burn victims with a free case evaluation. Call us at (800) 421-9595 or contact us online to learn how our experience and resources can help you.

- Brain Injuries

An acquired brain injury generally only affects one portion of the brain. However, it may also involve the entire brain. A brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen, suffocation, water submersion, strangulation, hypoxia, drowning, asphyxiation, aspiration, toxic exposure, parasitic or fungal infections, tumors, ischemia, water on the brain, shunt failure, hydrocephalus, and encephalopathy is known as an acquired brain injury.

- Spinal Cord Injuries

The spinal cord is a network of nerves that sends and receives information coordinating movement, sensation, and controlling many automatic reflexes and body functions like breathing and digestion. The spinal cord begins at the brain and runs down to the lumbar region, through a hollow portion of the vertebrae. The vertebrae acts like a protective shell for the fragile and delicate spinal cord. Trauma or injury to the spinal cord can prevent signals from being transferred throughout the body. If a catastrophic injury occurs to either the vertebrae, or to the spine, serious and often permanent disability may result.

- Medical Malpractice

Reiff & Bily provides a free consultation to persons throughout Pennsylvania who have been harmed by medical malpractice or medical negligence seeking legal advice regarding their medical malpractice claim. We have skillfully and aggressively represented seriously injured clients in personal injury and medical malpractice cases for several decades and welcome your questions.

- Failure to Diagnose

Physicians and health care providers have a duty to provide reasonable care to patients and a moral obligation to do everything they can to treat patients. Medical malpractice may arise when a doctor fails to diagnose a patient’s condition. Failure to diagnose also includes cases where a physician delivers a delayed diagnosis, which can be just as harmful as no diagnosis at all. Certain medical conditions and diseases can quickly spread, progress rapidly, and become more difficult to treat as time goes by. People put their full faith in doctors to make correct diagnoses and develop proper treatment plans, and as a result, may not seek second opinions from other doctors. When a doctor does not have expertise in a certain area, he or she should refer you to a specialist. If a doctor’s negligence leads to a delayed diagnosis, incorrect diagnosis, or a failure to diagnose, the patient may suffer preventable injury, permanent disability, or death.

- Hospital Negligence

Every year, hundreds of thousands of injuries and deaths are caused by medical mistakes, with many of these mistakes occurring in hospitals and emergency rooms. Hospital negligence that can result in permanent injuries and premature deaths may include failure to diagnose, delay in diagnosis, incorrect diagnosis, discharging a patient too soon, administering the incorrect medication, administering the incorrect amount of medication, and the failure to treat.

Other forms of hospital negligence relate to surgical errors, leaving surgical equipment inside the patient, infection, failure to consult a specialist, failure to order proper tests, patient falls or other trauma, improperly training staff, understaffing the emergency department, improper maintenance of medical equipment, and insufficient policies or protocols. Hospital negligence is often preventable and can cause or worsen a medical condition, necessitate readmission to a hospital, or require additional medical treatment. Patients have every right to expect and believe that they will receive due care while hospitalized, and should never suffer additional and avoidable harm while in a hospital’s care.

- Anesthesia Errors

Anesthesia error and Anesthesia malpractice is one the most traumatic and devastating events that can occur while a patient is under Anesthesia. Anesthesia is normally administered or supervised by an anesthesiologist, a doctor whose specialty is medically inducing sedation or sleep using a variety of medications to prevent a patient from feeling pain while in surgery. The anesthesiologist’s job is to monitor a patients heart rate, blood pressure, blood circulation, breathing, and body temperature during surgery preventing anesthesia complications and anesthesia error.

- Birth Injury

Nine long months have passed while you anxiously awaited the arrival of your little bundle of joy. You remember feeling the first kick and imagining what a perfect little life is inside of you. What should be one of the happiest moments of your life may end up leaving you with despair and heartache at the hands of someone else’s mistake and lack of due care. Injuries to your baby caused during delivery can require life-long care and can seriously impact your child’s quality of life. Babies may sustain fractured bones, nerve damage, cerebral palsy, or paralysis from mistakes made at birth. While you expect the greatest care to be given to you and your baby in a hospital, terrible mistakes and oversight can leave you or your baby with a devastating injury and huge medical costs, and result in the shattering of one’s hopes and dreams for their family.

- Surgical Errors

Imagine going in for a routine surgery, like having your tonsils removed. The nurses and medical staff prep you, and soon you are asleep from anesthesia. The next thing you know, you wake up, and realize something horrible has happened. Your leg has been amputated. Unfortunately, this is not the plot to a horror movie, but another wrong site surgical error. Wrong site surgical errors are not as uncommon as you might think. Every year, there are around 64 cases of wrong site surgical errors in Pennsylvania, with many resulting in permanent disability, catastrophic injury, or wrongful death.

- Amputations

The loss or amputation of one's limbs, fingers, or toes will forever alter the life of an individual from a psychological and physiological standpoint. The amputation of one's fingers, toes, hands, feet, or legs often result in the loss of one's hopes and dreams. The Pennsylvania amputation lawyers of Reiff and Bily understand the emotional and physical devastation that victims of amputation injuries suffer.

- Professional Malpractice

Professional malpractice is a term describing negligence and misconduct by members of certain professions such as lawyers, doctors, surgeons, dentists, accountants, architects, engineers, and psychologists. Professionals have a moral and legal duty to act in the best interest of their clients. If a professional who undertakes to represent a client or patient breaches this duty and fails to meet generally accepted standards of the profession, and causes harm or injury to a client, the professional may be held liable for malpractice and resulting damages.

- Premises Liability

Reiff & Bily is a Philadelphia premises liability law firm. Our lawyers represent clients who have been injured in slip-and-fall accidents or were harmed by falling merchandise, inadequate security or other dangerous conditions. We protect the rights of injured people and their families throughout Pennsylvania.

- Dog Bites

About five million people are bitten, attacked, or mauled by dogs every year in the United States. Nearly one million of these people have to visit a doctor or go to an emergency room to receive medical care for their injuries. About 60% of all seriously injured dog bite victims are children. About 20 people die in this country every year from their dog bite injuries. Contrary to popular belief, many dogs from different breeds are capable of seriously injuring or killing a human being.

- Hit and Run Accidents

A motor vehicle accident where one person involved in the crash does not stop to exchange information with the other accident victim is called a “hit and run” accident. Hit and run accident victims can have a hard time collecting damages for their injuries and compensation for any property damage done to their vehicles. A “hit and run” accident is a crime committed by the fleeing driver.

- Car Accidents

Reiff & Bily is a Philadelphia-based law firm that aggressively represents clients who have been seriously injured in car accidents. We are nationally recognized for legal excellence and ethics, and serve our clients with integrity, passion, and tenacity. We handle auto accident cases in Philadelphia as well as throughout Pennsylvania. Our firm offers a free case evaluation to discuss your claim.

- Motorcycle Accidents

Compared to the drivers and passengers of cars, trucks, and buses, motorcycle riders and their passengers only have their protective gear and clothing to protect them from the impact of colliding with a motor vehicle. Many motorcyclists involved in accidents tend to suffer catastrophic injuries, such as amputations, traumatic brain injuries, serious burn injuries, and spinal cord injuries.

- Railroad and Train Accidents

Reiff & Bily represent clients who have been injured in Pennsylvania train and railroad accidents. Our Philadelphia-based firm has provided the seriously injured with experienced and aggressive counsel since 1979. We work smart and hard to achieve a speedy and successful outcome in all the personal injury cases we handle. Call us toll free at (800) 421-9595 or contact us online for a free case evaluation. We may be able to recover financial compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and other expenses associated with the railroad accident.

- Truck Accidents

Reiff & Bily represents clients injured by semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, 18-wheeler trucks, and delivery trucks in Pennsylvania. We are a nationally recognized personal injury law firm that is committed to obtaining the best possible results for our clients. Please contact us today for a free consultation to discuss your Pennsylvania truck accident case.

- Bicycle Accidents

The U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission has estimated over 600,000 people have been involved in bicycle accidents requiring emergency room care in 2005. In the greater Philadelphia area, there are nearly 11,000 bicycle commuter trips per day, and the number of Philadelphia bike-commuters has risen 76% between 1990 and 2006. In 2009, there were an estimated 630 fatalities resulting from bicycle accidents. The percentage of fatalities arising from bicycle accidents is even greater for children under the age of 16, according to the Children’s Safety Network. With the increase in bicycle traffic, bicycle accidents resulting in death have increased since 2003. Ninety-two percent of all bicycle-related deaths were the result of crashes with other motor vehicles.

- Boating and Maritime Accidents

The Pennsylvania boating accident lawyers of Reiff and Bily know that a pleasant day on the water can quickly turn into a disaster while on a pleasure boat, sail boat, fishing boat, ferry, sightseeing boat, tug boat, party fishing boat, cruise ship, jet ski, kayak, or white water raft. All too quickly, a boating trip meant to capture summertime and family fun and create magical moments can turn into the ultimate nightmare when something goes wrong. Statistics indicate an increase in boating and personal water craft accidents in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Most boating accidents occur due to the fact that many individuals have an apparent misconception that boats are easy and safe to drive. Many people who operate a boat do not possess the necessary experience nor have they successfully completed a Pennsylvania or New Jersey boating course. Many times operators of boats turn out to have improper licensing or in fact, are not licensed at all.

- Aviation Accident

Reiff & Bily represents clients who have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in an aviation accident. We have the resources and experience to handle complex aviation accident cases, including those involving commercial airliners, helicopters, private aircraft, and charter planes.

- Construction Accidents

The Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers at Reiff & Bily have recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our injury clients. We are knowledgeable in all areas of law pertaining to construction accidents and other work-related injuries, and our Philadelphia construction accident lawyers will work hard to obtain the maximum recovery for your injuries.

- Wrongful Death

Reiff & Bily is a Pennsylvania personal injury law firm with attorneys experienced in handling wrongful death cases. The unexpected death of a loved one can prove challenging to those left behind. In this time of grief, you may be pressed to make funeral arrangements, care for other family members or even attend to your own medical needs. Unfortunately, if you have lost your loved one due to a wrongful death, Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations requires that you file a wrongful death lawsuit within two years from the date of death to preserve your legal claim to compensation. Additionally, you may have to take immediate legal action to preserve evidence that supports your wrongful death claim.

- Bad Faith And Unfair Insurance Practices

According to Allstate Chief Executive Officer Thomas Wilson, Allstate's mission was clear, "Our obligation is to earn a return for our shareholders". Unfortunately the dedication of shareholders puts profits over the fiduciary responsibility owed to their policyholder to resolve claims in a proper and fair fashion. In recessionary times and prior thereto, the name of the game in the insurance industry was to deny, delay, and defend and in fact do anything to avoid paying claims in a fair and proper manner.

In fact, many of the insurance companies have corporate training manuals explaining how to avoid payments. Insurance companies increasingly and systematically place profits over the interest of their policyholders. Many insurance companies are now maintaining aggressive litigation strategies that aim to deny the claim at any cost and force their insured to retain attorneys which, in fact, can often add time, expense and delay to the equation for resolving an insurance claim. If you filed an insurance claim with an insurance company, by law that company owes you a duty to act in good faith.

- Amusement Park Accidents

Amusement parks, such as Dorney Park, Six Flags Great Adventure, Morey's Pier, Hershey Park, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Gillian's Island Water Park and quasi-amusement parks such as hayrides, water parks and carnivals are a favorite and often unknowingly dangerous form of entertainment for families and young people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Amusement park operators, hayride operators, and carnival owners are always advertising the newest thrill ride or adventure to increase popularity and revenue. Fortunately, many of the new "thrill rides" are not safe and cause many catastrophic injuries and fatalities including broken bones, broken noses, broken legs, whiplash, brain hemorrhages, paralysis and even death. Because of the high number of claims, amusement park owners aggressively fight claims for catastrophic injuries and death.

- Electrocution Accidents

Some of the most devastating, industrial workers, and mechanical workers come from electric shocks or electrocution. In fact, electrocution is the second leading cause for death to construction workers, just behind falls. About 1,000 people die every year from electrocution, with around 700 of these deaths attributed to occupational electrocution. Workers using cranes, cherry pickers, scaffolding, and metal ladders may come into contact with overhead power lines, and suffer an electric shock large enough to stop their hearts. The type of current, voltage, and duration of the electricity entering one’s body will determine the severity of the injuries a person sustains from electric shock. Rail and train yards are full of high voltage wires and electric sources, and are often the source of the most catastrophic electrocution accidents.

- Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home abuse and elder abuse is simply inexcusable. At the Philadelphia nursing home abuse law firm of Reiff and Bily, we recognize that nursing home and assisted living residents are some of the most vulnerable and defenseless victims of personal injury. Unfortunately, the neglect or abuse of loved ones in a nursing home or assisted living facility can result in significant injuries, including death.

- Pedestrian Accidents

According to The National Center for Statistics and Analysis, in 2001 78,000 pedestrians were injured in motor vehicle accidents in the United States while 4,882 others were killed. In Pennsylvania that same year, 188 pedestrians died in traffic accidents—making up about 12% of the state’s motor vehicle-related deaths.

- Product Liability

Reiff & Bily is a Philadelphia personal injury law firm. We represent clients in Pennsylvania who were harmed by dangerous or defective products. We are nationally recognized for the exceptional verdicts and settlements we have obtained for our clients. Call us at (800) 421-9595 or contact us online to discuss how our experience and resources can help you.

- Slip & Fall

Reiff & Bily is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm. We have successfully represented many clients with serious injuries in Pennsylvania. Our experience and resources allow us to handle a broad range of complex personal injury cases, including slip and fall cases.

- Sexual Assault by Physician/Clergy

Sexual abuse and assault are some of the most grisly and horrific crimes a victim can endure, often leaving the victim with devastating emotional and physical scars. When the abuse comes from a physician, therapist, or clergy member, the emotional and physical toll on the victim is often catastrophic and life-altering. Physicians and clergy members are highly esteemed individuals that people put their complete trust in. When this trust is betrayed and sexual abuse or assault occurs, victims are often left feeling helpless, angry, anxious, and depressed, have difficulty concentrating and sleeping, and blame themselves for the abuse they suffered. Many times, victims of sexual abuse suffer from low self esteem and turn to bouts of promiscuity. Unfortunately many victims later suffer from anorexia, bulimia, post traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism, drug abuse and other stress disorders that lead to hospitalization and suicide.

- Sexual Abuse and Unlawful Sexual Contact

For over three decades, the Philadelphia sexual abuse lawyers of Reiff and Bily have prosecuted many high profile sexual abuse cases on behalf of victims against their perpetrators in Pennsylvania. Our sexual abuse attorneys understand that sexual abuse is one of the most atrocious offenses that can be proffered upon a victim. Sexual abuse cases and unlawful contact litigation often involve physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, grief counselors, teachers, camp counselors, Scout masters, clergy or individuals who typically abuse a position of perceived trust, power, authority, strength or fear over the victim.