So it happened to me an Office Building I Take care of in county over from me an Employee claims Emergency Light came down and Seriously Hit them .
OK I know from start its a fraudulent case no way it could hit them would have to be standing directly under it not very likely.
Unfortunately no cameras in place but after this happened owner has cameras everywhere and all the little Horse Shit things like lights and signs getting bumped that where going on in the building stopped inst that strange.
So I call my Insurance company and Claims adjuster calls me agrees sounds fishy says Lawyer that specialize in these cases will be in touch.
So get a call meet with attorney give him all the information tells me if he was a layer being asked by supposed injured person to file a claim he would not have taken it unfortunately plenty of sleazy lwyers would .
That's when he tells me how these con Artists and Criminals get away with Slip and Fall
They file a claim in Pa. case under $25,000.00 dollars so it is heard by an Arbitration Board Court which is 3 lawyers who hear testimony and decide cases .
There is no voice or written recording of witnesses or Depositions of , plaintiffs or defendants etc. So witnesses can not be charge with perjury as they would in Pa Common Pleas Court.
So they can go before the arbitrators who have to believe who is most telling the truth and often times award small amounts $2500.00 to $5000.00 . regardless if case is fraudulent or not.
So these fraudulent cases persist because sleazy attorneys take the cases knowing they are going to put at least $1500.00 in their pocket for filing some paper work because most insurance company would just rather pay off than fight it in court.
Now these con artists know they can file numerous cases and get away with it seldom are they ever prosecuted which is a dam shame.and all it does is jack up cost of insurance.
and the cost to you the consumer.
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