By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] Pennsylvania law requires that you buy and maintain a minimum level of liability and medical expense car insurance coverage, and requires you to buy and maintain these types of coverage only. Any additional types of car insurance coverage, or any coverage in excess of the amounts required by law, […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] Last month the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Analysis Division released its Large Truck and Crash Facts of 2014. In 2014, the number of large trucks involved in crashes causing personal injury increased from the previous year by 21 percent, from 73,000 to 88,000 across […]
Authored by: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire [email protected] In Pennsylvania, police are cracking down on distracted drivers who are seen using their smart phones while driving. According to the administrative office for Pennsylvania Courts, tickets are up 43 percent from 2014 to 2015. As more people are using their phones while driving, ticketing for these […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] According to the National Safety Council, 2015 was the deadliest driving year since 2008, with an estimated 38,300 people killed on the roads. What’s worse, the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that the 8% increase in 2015 motor vehicle deaths from 2014 is the largest year-over-year percent increase in […]
By : Matthey H. Fry [email protected] With the snow and ice in full swing this winter, it will be up to property and business owners to keep sidewalks, parking lots, and walkways clear of ice and snow. For business owners, care must be taken to keep floors dry as customers track snow and ice as […]
By: Matthew H. Fry, Esq. [email protected] It’s that time of year again with the extreme cold and bad weather finally upon us. With the first major storm approaching, you can expect more than a few road hazards and unfortunately, car crashes. Please be careful if you have to drive in inclement weather, but if you […]
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), medical malpractice is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=192541&resultClick=3) According to the British medical journal BMJ Quality and Safety, approximately 12 million adults who visit doctors’ offices or other outpatient settings in the United States – […]
