Personal Injury

zThe emergency doctrine is a legal principle that allows a person to take certain actions in an emergency situation free from recrimination. The emergency doctrine often excuses a person from a reasonable care standard in an emergency situation. What qualifies as an “emergency?” An emergency situation is a situation in which imminent peril or danger …

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What is a letter of protection from an attorney? A letter of protection is a document that helps persons who have suffered injuries in an accident get help with medical treatment costs. It is one of multiple letters that a law firm can send after an accident on behalf of client, in addition to spoliation …

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Like most states, Pennsylvania comparative negligence laws allow individuals who’ve been injured in an accident to recover compensation for damages – even when they are partly at fault for the accident (contributory negligence). However, depending on your degree of shared fault, your ability to recover damages might be affected. The damages you can seek may …

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Special damages are the expenses and financial losses you suffered because of a personal injury accident. They occurred as a direct result of your accident or injuries and are recoverable damages in an insurance claim or civil lawsuit. These are also known as economic damages. Special Damages Make Up Part of a Personal Injury Payout …

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Sometimes people do not hire a lawyer because they are worried about having to pay upfront, but that is usually not the case. Personal injury lawyer fees can be structured three different ways. Fixed rate – This is also known as a flat fee; it is the amount the lawyer charges regardless of time spent …

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The landlord is often responsible for a tenant’s slip and fall injury in Pennsylvania. However, the degree of the landlord’s responsibility depends on a number of factors. This includes the terms and conditions outlined in the lease, the evidence of negligence on the landlord’s behalf, and whether the landlord was aware of the hazard causing the injury. If …

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Trespassing on another person’s property can be a crime. However, there are circumstances when a property owner can be liable for a trespasser’s injuries that occurred during a trespassing episode. While this might seem like an unlikely wrinkle in the law, if you’ve been injured while trespassing on someone else’s property, understand how you might …

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People who are severely injured after an accident get rushed to the closest hospital by ambulance. But there are many people who decline an ambulance ride to the hospital after an accident in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Some of these accident victims are embarrassed to take an ambulance, while other injured people have to get …

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In Pennsylvania, you can file a personal injury lawsuit to recover economic and non-economic damages if another person’s negligence caused an accident. However, in order for your lawsuit to be valid, you must file it within the appropriate time limits. The statute of limitations gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. After that time, you …

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How to Report a Dog Leash Law Violation Pennsylvania’s dog leash law violations should be reported to your local police or animal control officer. Please contact your local police or animal control officer to report a violation of the dog bite law. Here are some local animal control contacts in and around Bucks County: Middletown  …

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