Recent Posts in Slip & Fall Category
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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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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