Posts in April, 2022

Apr 28, 2022Carjacking Can Result In Decades In Prison
A Philadelphia man was recently convicted to 11 years in prison for carjacking and armed robbery in the city. The sentenc...
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Apr 26, 2022Can You Recover Compensation When Another Dog Attacks Your Dog?
Dog bites are very common in Pennsylvania, but it is not always humans who are the victim. Perhaps even more commo...
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Apr 19, 2022Four Things To Know About Statutory Sexual Assault In Pennsylvania
Recently, a man from Nanticoke was arrested for several child sex crimes, including multiple felony counts of statutory sexual assault. O...
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Apr 14, 2022Stealing A Pet: Kidnapping Or Theft?
A couple was recently the victim of two separate thefts that occurred on consecutive days. The first theft occurred on Januar...
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Apr 12, 2022Amazon Will Now Cover Portion Of Customers’ Injuries From Defective Products
The debate has existed almost as long as Amazon itself. When consumers purchase goods from the mega online shopping site an...
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Apr 7, 2022Dental Malpractice is Medical Malpractice
Just as people visit doctors to treat and prevent many different medical issues, they also visit dentists to protect their ora...
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Apr 7, 2022Destructive Devices
Destructive devices that appeared to be pipe bombs were recently sent to CNN headquarters, as well as the homes of Bil...
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Apr 7, 2022Pennsylvania Doctor Charged with Deaths of Opioid Overdose of Five Patients
On December 21, 2017, federal prosecutors in Harrisburg, PA announced a Pennsylvania doctor has been charged with the deaths of fiv...
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Apr 7, 2022Pennsylvania Dog Bite Law
In Pennsylvania, dog owners are held strictly liable for injuries caused by their animals, so if you or your child wer...
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Apr 7, 2022Differences Between Rape and Sexual Assault in Pennsylvania
In late March, a man from Lancaster County was arrested for the rape and sexual assault of a girl in Berk...
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Apr 7, 2022Melvin Prince Johnakin Suit Supports Candidate Rights
van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim has filed a suit against the state of Pennsylvania on behalf of Melvin Princ...
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Apr 7, 2022Liability for Youth Concussions
In 2011, the Pennsylvania legislature passed The Safety in Youth Sports Act, which was primarily aimed at decreasing the number o...
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Apr 7, 2022New Bill Would Require Implementation of Risk Assessment Analysis When Setting Bail
Last month, Senator Camera Bartolotta reported plans to introduce a law, known as Tierne’s Law, which would give judges more option...
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Apr 7, 2022Can You Sue Governments In Pennsylvania?
Recently, the bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed while carrying a Port Authority bus and several vehicles. After the collapse, the bus wa...
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Apr 7, 2022Michael van der Veen provides legal commentary for KYW 1060 AM Philadelphia News Radio
The two women whose lawsuit has resulted in the resignation of Philadelphia’s police commissioner have reached an agreement on one aspec...
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Apr 7, 2022Organized Retail Theft is Increasing Around the Country
When people think of retail theft, they typically think of teenagers that steal from stores. However, as law enforcement agencies aroun...
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Apr 7, 2022Law Day 2021
Our attorneys, our paralegals, and our entire staff conducted a free legal clinic in the Olney section of North Philadelphia a...
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Apr 6, 2022Victims of Crime May be Able to Sue Over Negligent Security
On November 4, a fight broke out in a McDonald’s. The fight began when a man started making disparaging comments abou...
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Apr 5, 2022The Penalties For Theft Of A Motor Vehicle Are Harsh In Pennsylvania
At the end of January, a local Police Department released a statement saying they are searching for a trailer that wa...
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Apr 5, 2022Cyberbullying on the Rise
Criminal Prosecutions Targeting a Rise in Cyberbullying Make Representation by Premier Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyers Essential The world has certainly change...
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Apr 5, 2022Collecting Compensation for Broken Glass
Although most people associate broken bones and whiplash with car accident injuries, in reality, some of the most dangerous injuries face...
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