Posted on May 7, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
In Pennsylvania, every owner of a registered motor vehicle must obtain automobile insurance on their vehicle pursuant to 75 Pa. C.S. § 1701 et. seq. In 1990 the law was changed to enable vehicle ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Whenever you are injured while an occupant of a commercial vehicle that is involved in a motor vehicle collision in Pennsylvania , you automatically have unrestricted full tort rights to pursue a ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
A bicyclist has the right of way in a designated bicycle lane. Where there is no designated bicycle travel lane, the bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle operators on ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
People slip and fall on ice more than snow. Often times the ice appears to look like water, but in reality it is ice. This situation is often referred to as black ice. Because black ice is thin and ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
The United States Department of Transportation performed a study that determined that when a person walks normally, their foot rises as low as 3/8 of an inch off the ground. Thus, any object sticking ...
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