Philadelphia, PA
Personal injury Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Car Accidents ... +3 more
Questions concerning the admissibility of evidence at trial are within the trial judges' sound discretion. Engle v. West Penn Tower Co. 409 Pa. Super 462, 481, 598 A.2d 290, 299 (1991). Evidence is re...
See Full GuidePennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1035(b) sets forth the standards governing summary judgment as follows: "The judgment sought shall be rendered if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogat...
See Full GuideThe case of Getz v. Freed, 105 A.2d 102 (Pa. 1954) is on point. In Getz, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award against a golfer who hit a third ball from the tee without warning the other ...
See Full GuideDangerous Dog Statute The Dangerous Dog Statute, 459-502-A, amended in 2008 provides: Sec. 502-A. [T]he owner or keeper of a dog shall be guilty of the summary offense of harboring a dangerous dog i...
See Full GuideProof of "hills and ridges" of an accumulation of snow or ice upon which a Plaintiff fell and was injured is not required so as to impose liability where: At the time of plaintiff's fall general sl...
See Full GuideA popular defense in Septa accident cases when there is no other vehicle involved is the "jerk and jolt" defense. Septa's argument is that they are immune from such "accidents" unless the jolt is so ex...
See Full GuideThe standard of care owed by an owner/occupier of land to a person who entered the land depends on whether the person who entered was an invitee, licensee, or a trespasser. (1) An invitee is eith...
See Full GuideIn 1990, Pennsylvania enacted changes to their mandatory motor vehicle insurance law that have created numerous problems and much confusion for all Pennsylvania drivers and their relatives The legislat...
See Full GuideSTATUTORY LIABILITY Under Pennsylvania law, dog owners have a duty to ensure that their dogs do not cause injury to others. Deardorff v. Burger, 606 A.2d 489 (1992). The current state of the law regar...
See Full GuideIn Pennsylvania, we have a tort system for automobile insurance that provides 2 choices; Full Tort or Limited Tort. Full tort means that the injured party in a motor vehicle accident retains unrestric...
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