When passenger cars and larger trucks, like big-rig tractor-trailers, are involved in accidents on our nation’s highways, the occupants of automobiles are much more likely to bear the brunt of the harm caused by these accidents. The number of people who died in large truck crashes was almost higher by 1/3 in 2018 than in […]
Motor vehicle accidents not only result from the actions of negligent drivers, but they also sometimes result from the poor design of roads or highways or other defects caused by insufficient maintenance. Most roads in Pennsylvania and throughout the country are public property and maintained by government agencies. These government entities throughout Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania […]
As technology becomes increasingly intertwined with daily life, it creates significant benefits but new, serious risks. Humans may communicate and interact with family and friends from almost any location, but too often cross the line and allow this use of technology as a distraction at the risk of endangering loved ones. Recent research reveals that […]
Many clients have viable claims for personal injuries. One of the first questions asked at an initial consultation about a possible claim for damages resulting from personal injuries caused by another party is whether the case will settle or go to trial. Of course, every personal injury case is unique with different attendant circumstances, parties, […]
Slip-and-fall is a centuries-old term used to refer to incidents where a person is injured when falling on another person’s property. A more technical term within the area of personal injury law, albeit a catch-all phrase, is “premises liability,” which lawyers use to describe claims made against the owners or occupiers of property when someone […]
When injured in any type of accident, many different scenarios become possible. How you proceed and handle your case will determine and affect the result and whether you receive the compensation that you rightfully deserve. Immediately following an accident, you may be faced with injuries that require medical treatment and cause you to miss work. […]
In 2020, technology continues to evolve at a record rate and convert the dreams and notions of 1950s sci-fi movies into reality. As novel, modern, emerging technologies bring a new generation of products and devices, they also bring further opportunities for design and manufacturing defects, as well as any ensuing product malfunction or misuse. The […]
In the last several decades, products liability law has gone from favoring the interests of businesses to favoring consumers, and now back again to favoring business interests. Any business that manufactures, supplies, sells, or even repairs a product, may be sued in a product liability case. The statute of limitations, which determines the time period […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting quarantine, we must take extra caution to avoid motor vehicle since any need for medical treatment will compromise, and be compromised by, the treatment demands caused by the coronavirus in our local hospitals. The following safe driving habits may help anyone become a safer driver in 2020: Regularly […]
Multi-car traffic accidents, those which occur when at least three vehicles collide with each other, usually are a series of rear-end accidents that result from the force of the original collision. Often, these accidents are caused by the negligence of more than one driver. Establishing each driver’s resulting liability in these types of accidents may […]
