You may have watched trials on television, or been in a courtroom witnessing a trial, and heard the phrase “that is hearsay.” Hearsay is a statement from a person who is not present during a court proceeding—information a third party may claim to know. It may change what the court or jury knows and could…
Car crashes are so common that we think of them as part of everyday life. Yet for those involved in them, each car crash is traumatic and dangerous. Car insurance experts estimate that the average driver will file a claim for a car accident about once every 17.9 years or about three to four accidents during your…
As humans, we sometimes commit errors behind the wheel. Some of those errors seem relatively minor: accidentally over-steering, for example, especially in poor weather conditions. Other errors can lead to more serious problems out on the road: drinking and driving, for example, may lead to immense accident risk, as can driving while distracted. Speeding can…
Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers can help you with injuries caused by reckless drivers. Like other states, Pennsylvania’s definition of reckless driving covers a wide variety of driver actions and behaviors, many of which can lead to an accident. According to Pennsylvania law, reckless driving occurs when “a person drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard…
Lower back pain from sprains and strains—these common forms of back problems can cause major problems when you have to be out of work and file a workers’ compensation claim. Many of these injuries are invisible, and doctors have trouble diagnosing the root cause of the injury and the resulting pain. Workers may have jobs…
We hope that you and your loved ones never get into a car accident. But it’s not unlikely. Across Pennsylvania, 37,299 motor vehicle crashes resulted in injuries to drivers and passengers in a recent year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PDOT). An additional 529 car crashes in the Keystone State caused fatalities that year. If…
After an accident, the last thing you want to do is expend precious financial resources on an attorney. You’re already worried about paying bills since you are going to be out of work. However, when you hire a personal injury attorney who offers to take a case on contingency, you don’t pay anything unless you…
Two children were struck by the same vehicle, at the same time, going the same speed. So how and why were their injuries so vastly different? Typically, when a child is struck by a car, the area of greatest injury depends mostly on the size of the child and the height of the bumper on impact. Child…
The parents of a 10-month-old girl recently filed a lawsuit against a daycare center in Overbrook Park after a portion of the little girl’s finger was severed while she was at the facility. The child was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where doctors planned to monitor the wound, with the possibility of reconstruction surgery needed in the future….
Tanker trucks are responsible for transporting a wide variety of liquid substances across Pennsylvania and the United States. Like regular run-of-the-mill tractor-trailers, tanker trucks can cause significant damage when a traffic accident occurs. The large size and weight lead to more severe bodily injury and a higher likelihood of fatalities, especially at high speeds. Yet,…
