Property Owner Liability and Pedestrian Rights After a Snow Storm in Pennsylvania
After a snow storm in Pennsylvania, Property Owners have a duty to use reasonable care to plow, shovel and salt to make the property safe and, at the same time, Pedestrians have rights to claim compensation if they are injured because the Property Owner does not. Property Owners are given ...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides Important Car Insurance Case (Rush v. Erie) Which Invalidates Underinsured Coverage for Drivers of Company Cars and Other Regularly Used Vehicles
On January 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Rush v. Erie Insurance holding that a Regular Use Exclusion was valid and could be used to deny payment of Underinsurance Benefits under a personal Car Insurance Policy. This decision has widespread implications for drivers of Company Cars as well as ...
Snow and Ice – It’s the Most Dangerous Time of the Year
Winter brings Snow and Ice making our roadways, parking lots and sidewalks Danger Zones. Slippery roads and overly aggressive driving results in Car Crashes. Property owners’ Negligence in failing to plow, shovel and salt their parking lots and sidewalks causes Slip and Fall Accidents. Both Car Crashes and Slip and ...
Do You Have a Legal Claim if You Slip and Fall on Snow or Ice in Pennsylvania?
One of the most common types of Personal Injury Claims in Pennsylvania is for Slip and Fall accidents on Snow or Ice. Whether or not an injured victim has a legal claim depends on whether the property owner was Negligent, which depends on the individual circumstances of each case. Here ...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules on Admissibility of OSHA/ANSI and other Standards in Products Liability Cases
On December 23, 2023 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Sullivan v. Werner Company, in which it ruled that evidence of compliance with industry standards is inadmissible in Pennsylvania Products Liability cases. In doing so, the Supreme Court doubled down on its commitment to the Section 402A of the Second Restatement ...
Amazon’s Legal Liability for Car Accidents in Pennsylvania
There are thousands of Amazon drivers delivering packagaes around the state of Pennsylvania each day. It’s a stressful job dealing with traffic, deadlines and the challenge of getting all those packages to their destinations. Inevitably, accidents and injuries will occur, some serious and even fatalities caused by driving mistakes by ...
You Should Never Give a Recorded Statement After a Pennsylvania Car Accident
One thing you should never do after a Pennsylvania Car Accident is give a recorded statement to either your car insurance company or the insurance company for the other driver. Car insurance adjusters will want to get your version of how the accident happened as well as ask you questions ...
PA Supreme Court Decides Important Case Regarding Venue in Philadelphia County – Hangey v. Husqvarna
Venue is the location where a lawsuit is filed and will go to Trial. Each individual County in Pennsylvania has a Court and, in a Personal Injury Case, the injured party gets to choose the Venue where the lawsuit is filed, so long as the court rules regarding Venue are ...
How to Avoid Getting Sued if You Own a Property Adjacent to a Public Sidewalk in Pennsylvania
If you own a property adjacent to a public sidewalk in Pennsylvania, it’s important that you know that you have the primary obligation to inspect and repair the sidewalk to make sure that it is safe. If you don’t and someone gets injured, then you can get sued. It may ...
Sixers Basketball Player Kelly Oubre Injured in a Hit and Run Collision – Legal Implications
Philadelphia Sixers Basketball Player Kelly Oubre was injured this weekend while crossing the street in Center City Philadelphia when he was struck by a Hit and Run Driver. Accidents involving famous people bring legal issues into the spotlight, so as a Personal Injury Lawyer, I've been fielding lots of questions ...