Recent Posts in Trip and Fall Category
Posted on Feb 4, 2013 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
If you or someone you know slip and fall due to snow, ice, liquid or other slippery condition, you may be able to seek compensation for your injuries, medical bills and lost wages from the liability ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
To prevail on a personal injury claim arising out of a slip and fall on snow or ice, the injured person must prove that the person or business entity responsible to maintain the property was ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2012 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
Sometimes when a person is injured in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall or trip and fall, they can pursue a claim for personal injuries, known as pain and suffering, if their injuries were ...
Continue reading "Can You Bring a Personal Injury Claim and a Worker's Compensation Claim Arising out of the Same Motor Vehicle Accident or Same Slip/Trip and Fall Incident?" »
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 Dec 5, 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 Nov 7, 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 Oct 3, 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 Aug 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy
SEPTA, otherwise known as the South Eastern 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 Jul 5, 2011 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 ...
Continue reading "How Does an Injured Person Prevail on a Negligence Claim in Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania's Comparative Negligence Act. " »
Posted on May 2, 2011 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 Apr 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 Sidewalks Owned by the City of Philadelphia, Local Townships or School Districts in Pa." »
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 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 6, 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 ice ...
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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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