Business and private property owners in Pennsylvania are legally bound to ensure that their properties are safe for visitors. Generally, when injured on another property due to the owner’s negligence, the owner can be liable for a person’s injuries depending on whether the injured person is an invitee, licensee, or trespasser. These three classes of … Read more
New Jersey, like Pennsylvania, is a “no fault” state – meaning that your car insurance will provide you medical benefits coverage (known as personal injury protection coverage) up to the limits you chose in your auto policy regardless of whether you were at fault for the accident. Like Pennsylvania, New Jersey also has an auto … Read more
Snow and icy conditions often cause injuries such as fractured ankles, wrists, arms and many others. Individuals can pursue a personal injury claim against the property owner for these injuries. However, Pennsylvania courts apply the “Hills and Ridges” doctrine that serves as a defense for property owners. The “Hills and Ridges” doctrine only applies to … Read more
The only thing worse than losing a family member, is when their death is caused by another’s negligence or wrongdoing. If that is the case, you may want to investigate the cause of your family member’s premature death, but the legal proceedings can be quite overwhelming, especially while still in shock and grieving for the … Read more
Accidents happen—perhaps you’ve been on the receiving end of one, whether at work, through medical malpractice, in a car accident, etc. Car accidents alone affect around 6 million Americans per year according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If you’ve sustained an injury as a result of any type of accident, you deserve to … Read more
An injury to your back following an auto accident, slip and fall, or during surgery (such as a cut nerve) can be severely debilitating. This is because your back includes your spinal cord with nerves running to all parts of your body. Serious damage to those nerves can cause numbness, weakness, pain, or even loss … Read more
A personal injury case that involves a government employee or agency such as a city or state presents unique challenges in Pennsylvania. Such cases occur when struck by a government vehicle, or a slip and fall because of a dangerous property condition at a state-owned building. Government employees and agencies are protected by the Pennsylvania … Read more
If you have a slip and fall on the property of a business, you should report it to someone who works there – preferably a manager or someone else with authority. This will lead to an incident report being made about your fall, and someone from the store investigating it. This is important for two … Read more
Normally when an employee gets injured at work and her employer is at fault, the employee can only recover workers’ compensation benefits – meaning coverage for her medical bills and roughly two thirds of the employee’s lost wages. By Pennsylvania statute, 77 P.S. §481(a) recovery of workers’ compensation benefits by an employee is the exclusive … Read more