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People choose to ride motorcycles for various reasons: transportation, for recreation, and for several other reasons. Like all motor vehicles, there are multiple laws regarding the use and operation of a motorcycle that bikers should know. Familiarizing oneself with Pennsylvania motorcycle laws is important to protecting one’s safety and ensuring you’re operating your motorcycle within …

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Yes, usually the deadline that a citizen or police officer, and possibly a judge can issue an NJ traffic ticket against another driver is 30 days after the incident. There are a few exceptions (See N.J.S.A. §39:5-3 below). The NJ Appellate Division just issued new law regarding a case where an NJ traffic violation was …

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When someone has a legal duty of care to another (an obligation to adhere to a standard of reasonable care) and she breaches that duty, her actions or omissions constitute negligence. For example, doctors have a legal duty of care to their patients; if they fail to uphold their duties by say, prescribing the wrong …

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Determining liability is probably the most challenging aspect of the rental car accident claims process. Rental cars can be covered under numerous policies, from the rental car company to a credit card company, which makes matters particularly confusing. Plus, many rental car customers simply do not know exactly what their coverages are or where to …

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All states impose a statute of limitations, or time limit, on when you can file a negligence claim, such as for medical malpractice. While statutes of limitation vary by state and type of case, the idea behind them is the same: if you fail to file within the allotted amount of time, your rights to …

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Many people wrongly assume that the law prohibits you from suing the government in Pennsylvania if you were injured on public property or by a government worker. This is not completely accurate. While the government does enjoy a measure of immunity from liability for injury victims’ damages, it is not immune in every circumstance. There …

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