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Posts in 2020

Dec 23, 2020Drug Crimes Increase During COVID-19
Public safety officials in small towns have warned that drug crimes have increased, and that they are now equivalent to th...
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Dec 21, 2020Five Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Car Crash
One of the most important things to do after a car accident is to see a doctor that can provide treatmen...
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Dec 17, 2020Parents can Face Penalties for Underage Drinking, Too
Underage drinking remains a problem during the pandemic, but a new story has shone a light on some penalties parents ma...
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Dec 15, 2020Statistics on Accidents Caused by Weather and Road Conditions in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania sees harsh winter days every year. Snow, sleet, ice, and other weather conditions greatly affect the road and, as th...
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Dec 10, 2020When Should You Hire a Personal Injury Attorney?
Accidents cause a number of injuries, whether you have been involved in a car crash, have slipped and fallen on someon...
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Dec 7, 2020How Does the Defense of Duress Work in Pennsylvania?
It was in late October when a federal appeals court decided not to overturn a decision made in a burglary case...
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Dec 3, 2020FAQs Surrounding Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania
Injured and sick individuals trust healthcare professionals to make them better, not worse, when they seek treatment. Unfortunately, this does no...
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Dec 1, 2020What is Simple Assault?
An 18-year-old man has recently plead guilty to a number of charges relating to the assault of three young girls h...
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Nov 25, 2020What are Terroristic Threats Under Pennsylvania Law?
Americans are all too familiar with terrorism and in many cases, how the law applies to acts of terror. A ma...
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Nov 24, 2020When Should You Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
Some people call a car accident lawyer after any crash, even when the collision was very minor and they did no...
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Nov 19, 2020Delayed Injuries After a Car Accident
After a car accident, you may suffer several serious injuries that are immediately apparent. Broken bones, deep cuts and bruises, an...
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Nov 17, 2020The Difference Between Burglary and Home Invasion in Pennsylvania
In early September, police in western Pennsylvania began an investigation into a case in which two people entered a woman’s home...
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Nov 12, 2020FAQs Surrounding Dog Bite Claims in Pennsylvania
Dog bites cause very serious injuries and when they do, injured victims in Pennsylvania can file a claim to secure compensatio...
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Nov 10, 2020Drug Dealer or Murderer? The Charge of Drug Delivery Resulting in Death
Many people think that if a person is caught selling drugs in Pennsylvania, the harshest charge they will face is possessio...
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Nov 4, 2020How Healthcare Professionals can Cause Cerebral Palsy
The time of birth should be a very exciting time for parents but sometimes, a child is born with a disabilit...
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Nov 3, 2020An Overview of Sex Crimes in Pennsylvania
A recent story broke in which a Pennsylvania man was arrested for allegedly meeting up with minors to engage in sexua...
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Oct 30, 2020Can You Sue for a Wrongful Death by a Police Officer?
Recently, the Court of Appeals Division in Washington State  The story is a sad but interesting one. Cases involving police brutalit...
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Oct 29, 2020Trick-or-Treating Safely During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Pennsylvania hard, and changed just about everything about daily life in the state. Although it wa...
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Oct 27, 2020What to Do if You Have Been Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is taken very seriously in Pennsylvania, and for good reason. No one should ever be the victim of thi...
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Oct 21, 2020What is a De Facto Life Sentence?
The case of the “Serial Suburban Burglar” was heard in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in early October. The court was divide...
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Oct 15, 2020Seven Factors that Will Affect Your Car Accident Settlement
One of the most common questions people ask after being involved in a car crash is how much their settlement wil...
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Oct 13, 2020What is Considered Drug Trafficking in Pennsylvania?
Recently, a man was sentenced to twelve years in prison on two separate drug trafficking charges. Both charges were made i...
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Oct 8, 2020Types of Robbery in Pennsylvania
Recently, two men were arrested in Swissvale in connection with a number of armed robberies in Westmoreland and Washington Counties. The...
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Oct 6, 2020Tolling the Statute of Limitations in Wrongful Death Cases
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled on the statute of limitations in wrongful death cases. A patient underwent a CT scan...
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Sep 30, 2020When can Police Search Your Car in Pennsylvania?
Recently there was a story of a man that was pulled over for a fairly insignificant traffic violation, and ended u...
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Sep 28, 2020What to Do if You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a report showing a nursing home had given 205 patients doses of hydroxychloroquine. Th...
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Sep 25, 2020FAQs About Pennsylvania’s Motorcycle Helmet Laws
Many motorcyclists are enjoying the beautiful few months they have to ride. Motorcyclists understand the dangers they may face while o...
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Sep 23, 2020Can You Use Force in Pennsylvania to Defend Yourself?
An interesting story arose at the end of July. A man was charged with murder after getting into an altercation wit...
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Aug 19, 2020Give Yourself the Best Chance of Getting Your Charges Dropped
If you have been arrested for a crime you did not commit, you may think that an investigation will be done...
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Aug 18, 2020Understanding Damages for Pain and Suffering in Car Accident Claims
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, there were nearly 80,000 people that were injured in car crashes in 2018. Althoug...
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Aug 10, 2020In Pennsylvania, Car Theft Goes by Many Names
Auto theft happens quite often in Pennsylvania, but there are several different types of auto theft offenses a person may fac...
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Aug 6, 2020There are Many Potential Defendants in a Truck Accident Case
Trucks cause some of the worst crashes seen on Pennsylvania’s roads. Contrary to what many people think, these accidents are ver...
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Aug 4, 2020Underage Drinking and Large Groups a Problem During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone in Pennsylvania. During this very challenging time, people cannot work and kids cannot go t...
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Jul 30, 2020Defenses to Shoplifting Charges in Pennsylvania
As Pennsylvania begins to reopen after the coronavirus shut most businesses down, it means there is once again plenty of opportunit...
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Jul 30, 2020In the Age of Hand Sanitizer, Many Brands are Found to be Unsafe
Cleanliness has been a key term since the coronavirus pandemic broke out earlier this year in the country. Suddenly, people wer...
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Jul 28, 2020The Who’s Who In PhillyLabor Show – July 28th, 2020
Attorney van der Veen sat down for this awesome interview on WWDB-AM. This interview highlights Michael van der Veen’s amazing energ...
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Jul 22, 2020What to Know About Suing the Government in Pennsylvania
On June 27, 2018, a one-year-old crawled onto a window ledge in an apartment building and fell 30 feet to th...
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Jul 20, 2020The Degrees of Murder: How Pennsylvania’s Laws are Unique
Most states separate murder into a first or second degree offense. Pennsylvania, separates murder into an act that can be considere...
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Jul 20, 2020As DUI Arrests Increase, We Debunk Common Myths Surrounding these Charges
According to state police, DUI arrests increased in Pennsylvania by ten percent in 2019. In that year, police made 22,139 DU...
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Jul 16, 2020Who is Liable for Dog Bites?
Pennsylvania’s laws on dog bites are a little more confusing than they are in other states. Although victims of dog bite...
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Jul 14, 2020What are the Looting Laws in Pennsylvania?
Protests have erupted throughout the country in recent weeks, including right here in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, not everyone that attends these protest...
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Jul 14, 2020¿Cuáles son las Leyes de Saqueo en Pennsylvania?
Las protestas han surgido en todo el país en las últimas semanas, incluyendo aquí mismo en Pennsylvania. Desafortunadamente, no todos lo...
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Jul 9, 2020Do You Have to Report All Car Crashes to the Police?
It is obvious after certain crashes that you should call the police. These situations include when anyone was injured or kille...
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Jul 7, 2020Reducing the Risk of Domestic Violence During COVID-19
Of all the many issues associated with COVID-19, it is widely known that some people are at a higher risk fo...
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Jun 30, 2020Steps to Protect Your Product Liability Claim
Consumers use a number of products every day and never expect those products to cause them injury. When a product i...
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Jun 24, 2020Can Parents be Held Liable for Their Children’s Actions?
When pondering the question of whether parents can be held liable for the actions of their children, the offense in questio...
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Jun 23, 2020Negligencia Médica y COVID-19
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia COVID-19, los hospitales de Pennsylvania y del resto del país se han visto abrumados e...
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Jun 23, 2020Medical Malpractice and COVID-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the country have been overwhelmed in thei...
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Jun 17, 2020How to Prove a Confession was Coerced
A troubling story has come out of Williamsport after law enforcement officers suspected a man of killing a convenience store custome...
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Jun 16, 2020Can You Sue if You Contract COVID-19 at Work?
In early May, the family of a worker at a meat processing plant filed a lawsuit against the company in Philadelphia...
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