How to Protect Your Legal Rights After a Slip and Fall on Snow or Ice
Winter weather in Pennsylvania can turn everyday places like sidewalks, parking lots, driveways into serious hazards. A slip and fall on snow or ice can happen in an instant, and the steps you take immediately afterward can make a major difference for your both your health and your legal rights ...
The Top Three Car Insurance Coverages To Make Sure You Have on Your Pennsylvania Car Insurance
The start of the New Year is the most common renewal time for Pennsylvania Car Insurance. As a Car Accident Lawyer, I see clients make crucial mistakes in choosing Car Insurance Coverages that limit their legal rights. Here are the Top Three Car Insurance Coverages you need to protect the ...
What in the World is the Subsequent Remedial Measures Evidence Rule
The Subsequent Remedial Measures Evidence Rule provides that, under most circumstances, a Defendant’s act of fixing a dangerous condition cannot be used as Evidence. Rule 407 titled “Subsequent Remedial Measures” states: When measures are taken by a party that would have made an earlier injury or harm less likely to ...
Pennsylvania’s Crazy Seat Belt Law – Seat Belt Use is Mandatory – But Failure to Wear a Seat Belt is Not Admissible in Civil Court
Pennsylvania has long required drivers and passengers to buckle up their Seat Belts and for good reason. It’s been proven that Seat Belts save lives. However, there is a little known and you might say Crazy part of Pennsylvania’s Seat Belt Law which prohibits the failure to wear a Seat ...
New PA Ban on Hand-Held Cell Phone and Electronic Use While Driving – Even While at a Red Light or Stopped in Traffic!
Effective on June 5, 2025, “The Paul Miller Law” bans almost all hand-held cell phone and electronic use while driving in Pennsylvania - including when you might think it’s safe, like stopped at a red light or stuck in traffic. Designed to combat Distracted Driving and passed in memory of ...
Caught on Video – How a Falling Tree Nearly Became a Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit – And Two Things Every Property Owner Must Know
Just one foot left and she would have died when a rotten tree fell and landed on her car. This would have been a tragedy - and a preventable one that would have likely resulted in a Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit. And the crazy part is that it happened right here ...
Domino’s On the Hook for $2.3 Million Motorcycle Crash Jury Verdict – Lessons on Vicarious Liability and How to Sue a Franchisor
When someone gets injured at a Franchise or by one of its employees, can the Franchisor be held liable for a Franchisee’s Negligence? In a recent Pennsylvania case, a Domino’s Pizza Franchisor was held liable for a $2.3 Million Jury Verdict in favor of a Motorcycle Crash Victim who was ...
How Can You Lose Your Right to a Jury Trial and Be Forced to Arbitrate and Why a Federal Judge Recently Rejected a Website’s Arbitration Clause?
Most people assume that if they are wronged by a company, whether it’s a healthcare provider, a bank, or a retailer, they have the right to take that company to Court and have a Judge or Jury decide the case. But what if I told you that you could lose ...
Can Your Personal Cell Phone Records Be Subpoenaed in a Civil Lawsuit? Are Blake Lively’s Subpoenas Legal?
The Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni Litigation is teaching lessons about the procedures involved in litigating a civil case in Federal Court. The latest lesson is on Subpoenas and, more specifically, the procedures to request and oppose the request of “private” Cell Phone records. Can Your ”Private” Cell Phone Records ...
Why Would a Personal Injury Lawyer Like Being Called an “Ambulance Chaser”?
”Ambulance Chaser” seems like the ultimate insult for a Personal Injury Lawyer. Desperate for business, the Lawyer chases ambulances to find injured clients. So, as a Personal Injury Lawyer, why would I enjoy being called an “Ambulance Chaser”? I recently had an accident case that I handled along with co-counsel ...