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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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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
If you or a loved one is injured in a motor vehicle collision that is caused by a hit and run driver that flees the scene before you can obtain their information or by a driver that is uninsured, you ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
A pedestrian has the right of way in a crosswalk. It does not matter if the crosswalk is not properly painted onto the street surface. All intersections have crosswalk areas going from one corner to ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Slip and falls on snow and ice is a very serious hazard in the Philadelphia area during the winter months. The time period to remove snow and ice from sidewalks varies from township to township in the ...
Continue reading "Time Requirements for Property Owners to Remove Snow From Sidewalks in Boroughs and Townships in the Greater Philadelphia Area" »
Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
In Pennsylvania when a person enters another's land, under the law they are either a trespasser, a licensee or an invitee. The Possessor of land owes a different duty to each type of entrant upon ...
Continue reading "Duty Owed by Businesses to Customers Walking on Their Parking Lots, Sidewalks, Showroom Floors - Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls" »
Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
In Pennsylvania when a person enters another's land, under the law they are either a trespasser, a licensee or an invitee. The possessor of the land owes a different duty to each type of entrant ...
Continue reading "Duty Owed by Homeowners to Persons Walking on Their Sidewalks - Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls" »
Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Pennsylvania is technically a Commonwealth and not a State. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is immune from law suits for any personal injury claims pursuant to 1 Pa. C.S. §2310 and 42 Pa. C.S. ...
Continue reading "Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls on Streets and State Roads Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" »
Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
SEPTA , otherwise known as the SouthEastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority was created by the State of Pennsylvania and is a "Commonwealth agency." As a Commonwealth agency, SEPTA, as well ...
Continue reading "Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls on Sidewalks and Real Property Owned by SEPTA " »
Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
The City of Philadelphia, as well as all cities, towns and school districts in Pennsylvania are "local governmental agencies." As a local governmental agency, the The City of Philadelphia, ...
Continue reading "Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls on Real Property Possessed by City of Philadelphia, Local Townships or School Districts in Pa." »
Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
To prevent pedestrians slipping and falling on snow and ice covered sidewalks , property owners, businesses, tenants and residents responsible for their sidewalks must clear a path free of snow and ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
The City of Philadelphia, as well as all cities, municipalities and townships in Pennsylvania are "local governmental agencies." As a local governmental agency, the The City of Philadelphia, ...
Continue reading "Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls on Streets Owned by the City of Philadelphia, Municipalities and Local Townships in Pennsylvania" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
The City of Philadelphia, as well as all cities, towns and school districts in Pennsylvania are "local governmental agencies." As a local governmental agency, the The City of Philadelphia, ...
Continue reading "Slip and Falls, Trip and Falls on Sidewalks Owned by the City of Philadelphia, Local Townships or School Districts in Pa." »
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
The SouthEastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, also known as SEPTA, is a commonwealth (state) government entity. As a state government entity, SEPTA is immune from suit, pursuant to ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
A pedestrian has the right of way within a crosswalk, as long as the pedestrian is not crossing the street on a red light. As long as the pedestrian is within the crosswalk and is crossing the street ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Pennsylvania is a Comparative Negligence State. Pennsylvania's Comparative Negligence Act allows an injured person to recover against all negligent defendant(s) whose combined negligence totals ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Fortunately, the Pennsylvania auto law does provide several exceptions to Limited Tort , which will allow an injured individual bound by a Limited Tort selection to have Full Tort rights and to be ...
Continue reading "Exceptions to Pennsylvania's Limited Tort Restriction on Motor Vehicle Collision Victim's Right to Pursue an Injury Claim" »
Posted on Nov 21, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
When you are injured in a motor vehicle collision in Pennsylvania due to another driver's negligence , the second question you need to answer, after finding out who pays your medical bills , is ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
When a person slips and falls on a sidewalk or parking lot because of snow or ice in Pennsylvania, the property owner is not always at fault. In Pennsylvania, the "Hills and Ridges" doctrine ...
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