One of the most common questions I hear in my Personal Injury practice is “I know someone who got hurt at work, can they sue their employer?”  Bad news, good news:  No, you usually cannot sue your employer, but the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act provides payment of medical bills, lost wages and other compensation in […]

In Pennsylvania, sellers of defective products are held strictly liable for injuries to consumers.  In simple terms, the injured consumer does not need to prove carelessness or negligence in the manufacture or sale of the product.  Instead, if the product was defective and caused an injury, the seller is liable.
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Sadly, no one has invented a time machine that can turn back the clock and erase the consequences resulting from bad decisions or irresponsible behavior.  That being the case, when bad things happen due to the careless, reckless or intentional acts of others, injured people can turn to the civil legal system for compensation to […]

The primary defense in a Personal Injury negligence case, like a car accident or slip and fall case, is that the injured person contributed to causing the accident.  In Pennsylvania, this is called Comparative Negligence.  The defense, if proven in court, can reduce the compensation owed to a victim of an accident, or completely eliminate […]

Sometimes accidents just happen - car crashes, slips and falls, bad outcomes from medical treatment and other mishaps.  Not all accidents create legal liability. How do you know when someone is legally responsible for an accident?  A legal concept called “Negligence” determines when an accident can result in a legitmate lawsuit.
There are four elements which […]