Posts in 2019

In late April, neighbors were shocked to hear the story of a man that kidnapped a four-year-old girl and kept he...

In the middle of April, a woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania...

In early March, a Pennsylvania woman was charged with attempted murder after throwing a knife at her boyfriend. The knife struc...

In early March, a Pennsylvania appeals court upheld a man’s personal injury award for injuries he sustained in a car crash...

Accidents happen, and they’re often the fault of another person. These types of accidents don’t only happen to adults, though. Childre...

According to ABC News, certain areas of Pennsylvania have seen increased incidents of meth and cocaine abuse. These areas are Philadelphia...

In February of 2019, Ryan Taylor was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Danee Mower. Taylor and Mower wer...

In December of 2018, a new law was passed in Pennsylvania but many residents are still unaware of it, or they’r...

Recently, the founder of Marauder Aquatic Club was accused with stealing nearly $40,000 from the aquatic club over a period o...

In the middle of February, a truck accident occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The accident occurred when a wheel flew of...

Transcript: Attractive nuisances, something that a property owner keeps on their property that could be attractive to children but because o...

Ice and snow were cited as the reason for three  In order to answer this question, three different legal concepts mus...

Recently, the case of a man accused of shooting a clerk in a Pennsylvania gas station in October of 2017 ende...

Making the decision to place a loved one in a  The laws pertaining to nursing homes though, are many. It ca...

The Sixth Amendment The  Sometimes in an effort to close a case and get a conviction, law enforcement officials don’t alway...

Losing a  In Pennsylvania,  A Wrongful Death Claim in Pennsylvania Wrongful death is outlined in Pennsylvania’s Consolidated Statutes, Title 42, Chapte...

When police officers suspect someone of a  Three Main Field Sobriety Tests A  The walk-and-turn test is exactly what it sound...

It’s optimal ski weather all around Pennsylvania right now. Unfortunately, a day of skiing doesn’t always result in just good memorie...

olice were called to the home of an Altoona, Pennsylvania man’s home to investigate alleged animal cruelty. Law enforcement found ...

A black security guard was recently shot down by police during an active shooter situation in a bar outside of Chicago...

In recent news, a Philadelphia woman has had charges of homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter dropped. The case though, i...

The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Pennsylvania’s Criminal Law Firm, van der Veen, Hartshorn...

Car insurance is going to be an issue anytime there is a  Most states have a tort, or fault, system o...

On December 19, 2018, Governor Tom Wolf commuted a drug dealer’s life sentence. It was his first act of clemency i...

There’s good news for Pennsylvanians! The Clean Slate bill that was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf in June o...

When  While many states place a cap, or limit, on the amount of certain damages an accident victim can receive, tha...

Being  The Case of Basil Brooks The case in question was that of Basil Brooks’, who was charged with killing Derric...

Parking lots can be dangerous. While our initial fear may be rooted in parking lot and parking garage robberies and rapes...

We are living in a new age of American protests. From Women’s Marches, Black Lives Matter, ANTIFA, and DAPL pipeline resistanc...

In almost all  Poor Road Conditions Do Cause Crashes Over 50,000 potholes were filled in Philadelphia this past year, according t...