Posts in 2018

Nearly everyone is equipped with a camera everywhere they go. In just the last two years, 90 percent of all dat...

There is an unfortunate misconception that if you are charged with a crime and you know that you are innocent, the...

DNA testing has allowed a breakthrough in  15 Million People Have Taken Hereditary Genetic Tests You may have heard about ancestr...

Pennsylvania has some of the most strict laws governing alcohol of any state. For instance, liquor and wine can only b...

Being injured in a car collision, as a pedestrian, or walking in a store and slipping on an unmarked puddle ca...

Self Defense and Duty to Retreat Under 18 Pa. C.S.A § 505, it is  No Duty to Retreat Under Stand You...

A New Jersey man has been arrested by Pennsylvania law enforcement for trafficking in minors, unlawful contact with a minor, an...

Seventeen people were killed in a tragic drowning incident in Missouri when their “duck boat” was capsized in a sudden storm...

A seven-year veteran of the Philadelphia police force was recently arrested for his alleged part in falsifying  Theft by Deception Thef...

Upon learning of charges, an innocent person accused of a crime probably has a gut reaction to start talking, go i...

Two pedestrians were killed in two separate incidents after being  Rail Hazards in Philadelphia In 2017, 824 people were killed i...

We are living in a time of extreme political tension, where protests and displays of free speech are commonplace. Flags hav...

In Munson, Pennsylvania, three men have been  Sexual Intercourse With an Animal Under Pennsylvania Criminal statute 18 P.S.A. § 3129, sexua...

The United States is one of the most dangerous developed nations, if not the most dangerous developed nation, in which t...

We’ve all seen it on TV or perhaps in real life: a witness testifies that the defendant is the person wh...

How often is the potential danger of an activity outweighed by its convenience? In the case of driving, the answer is...

Voting is a sacred right in any democracy, and sadly six million Americans have had their right to vote taken awa...

Flammable fuel gel is a dangerous substance used in personal “fire pots” and wickless candles, commonly found in backyard barbeques an...

Being convicted of a  Mandatory Registration Required by Pennsylvania Law Under Megan’s Law, 42 Pa.C.S § 9799.32(1) and § 9799.67(1), anyon...

A Political Action Committee or “PAC” is a political donation tool used to support or defeat candidates running for office. ...

You were young, drunk, in a bad time in your life, or took a plea deal “just to be done wit...

More than 500 visitors to a Tennessee zipline canopy tour have reported serious gastrointestinal illnesses, with symptoms similar to those o...

According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Pennsylvania police officers have been using our hate crime law to make arrest...

Countless cell phone video recordings have captured the abuses some passengers have faced in recent years by flight staff, police, an...

Reuters and other news outlets recently reported that sulfur fires broke out in the small southern Pennsylvania town of Hyndman afte...

A New Jersey police officer was filmed punching an unarmed 20-year-old woman from Philadelphia in the head and neck as h...

Shocking videos posted on YouTube show a dancing, singing dermatologist performing for the camera as she operates on sedated patients. Wit...

The majority of Americans know that when a police officer wishes to make an  Your Right to Protect Yourself You hav...

One of the last thing that a driver imagines happening when they get behind the wheel, start the ignition, pull ou...

In Detroit, paintball enthusiasts began staging mini gun fights and drive-bys with paintball guns, instead of real guns. Proponents of thes...

Under the touted banner of fighting human trafficking, Pennsylvania law enforcement is  Does Making Commercial Sex Worker Arrests Really Reduce Huma...

Unfortunately, drivers who strike and kill pedestrians and cyclists rarely face any criminal charges, according to newspaper investigative reports around th...

Lawyer confidentiality is one of the most sacred aspects of the lawyer-client relationship. According to the American Bar Association, attorneys ar...

Outbreak of Salmonella in Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal A salmonella outbreak has caused dozens of people to get violently ill i...

Two African American Starbucks customers were arrested for nothing more than being in the store and being black. According to th...

Were you informed of lead-based paint, asbestos, or other toxic substances when you began renting your apartment or home? Landlords ar...

On June 14th, food manufacturing giant Kellogg’s announced a voluntary recall of certain boxes of its Honey Smacks cereal. Kellogg’s initiate...

A Pennsylvania man was recently Unlawful Restraint: First Degree Misdemeanor or Second Degree Felony Depending on Age of Victim Titl...

Dog bites What is a Dangerous Dog? While pit bulls are responsible for more than half of all dog attack death...

Tragically,  Using Hidden Camera to Show Abuse in Nursing Homes The adult son of an elderly man in a Michigan nursin...

There are many misconceptions surrounding  Rape According to Chapter 31 Sexual Offenses of the Pennsylvania General Code, rape is defined a...

There are many various types of criminal trespassing in Pennsylvania, each with a specific criminal penalty and set of punishments. I...

One of the criteria for  The Majority of those in the U.S. Prison and Jail Population have a Mental Health Disorde...

If you are injured in a traffic collision, your injuries need to be treated immediately. You obviously cannot postpone necessary medica...

A 50-year-old Alsace Township woman was critically burned while frying eggs in her home earlier this winter, as reported by WFM...

Over the past several weeks the attorneys of van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim have successfully resolved several pro bon...

A Philadelphia man was recently arrested for rape, battery, theft, and a half dozen other crimes, when he allegedly returned t...

In a personal injury case, an expert witness is a person called upon by either the defendant or plaintiff to she...

This past week, Attorney Richard Kravets secured a not guilty verdict for a client accused of misdemeanor crimes that he didn’...

A Galeton, Pennsylvania criminal case involving an opioid overdose led to the arrest and prosecution of a Lewistown woman for murder...