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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Mar 31, 2022What Are The Most Common Types Of Pedestrian Accidents In Pennsylvania?

Recently, a pedestrian was struck as she was crossing a street in downtown Scranton. The woman was hit near an intersectio...

Mar 28, 2022What Does It Mean To Have A Conviction Set Aside In Pennsylvania?

Recently, a man had his conviction set aside for a murder he was accused of committing in 1990. He was charge...

Mar 24, 2022What Is Indecent Exposure In Pennsylvania?

Local police are currently searching for a man who exposed himself in public. In early February, the unknown man entered ...

Mar 22, 2022What Evidence Do You Need When Filing A Wrongful Death Claim?

Last year, a cinematographer was tragically killed on the set of a movie. The male star was holding the gun that kille...

Mar 17, 2022Understanding Robbery In Pennsylvania: There Is More Than One Type

Recently, a couple was returning to their vehicle after leaving a bar in Philadelphia, when they were robbed at gun poin...

Mar 15, 2022Misconceptions About Slip And Fall Cases In Pennsylvania

For the second time, Montgomery County apartment owners have denied liability in a slip and fall accident that caused the deat...

Mar 10, 2022Three Common Myths About Product Liability Claims

An Arizona man is suing a Pennsylvania-based ladder manufacturer after he fell off a ladder and sustained serious injuries to hi...

Mar 8, 2022Understanding The Defense Of Insanity In Pennsylvania

Recently, a woman was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for killing her two children. The wome...

Mar 3, 2022Hate Crimes and COVID-19

COVID-19 has forced everyone to shelter in place, stay at home, and avoid interaction with others. While this has helped t...

Mar 3, 2022Can You Sue If A Loved One Dies From A Fentanyl Overdose?

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided a case in which the family members of a man who died from a fentany...

Mar 1, 2022There Are Defenses To Online Solicitation Of A Minor

A man in Pennsylvania was recently charged with online solicitation of a minor. The man is 24 and in December o...

Feb 24, 2022Deadlines To Know If You Have Been In A Car Accident

Winter is here in Philadelphia and the next few weeks or months will bring snow, ice, sleet, and other weather condition...

Feb 22, 2022How Will A Domestic Violence Conviction Affect My Future?

Recently, a man was charged with domestic violence after a child custody dispute in which his child and another victim becam...

Feb 17, 2022Three Important Aspects Of Premises Liability Claims

In March of 2019, a woman was injured in a popular big box store. The woman had entered the store t...

Feb 15, 2022What Is Armed Robbery?

In mid December, three men walked into a Philadelphia gas station and held up the employee working there with a gun...

Feb 10, 2022When Can You Sue For Falling On Snow Or Ice?

Every winter, personal injury lawyers throughout Philadelphia are asked if an accident victim can sue property owners after they have falle...

Feb 8, 2022Mail Fraud Is One Of The Most Common Federal Offenses

Recently, five men from the Bronx were charged with mail fraud by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District o...

Jan 25, 2022What To Do At A Traffic Stop

Early in November, a Pennsylvania man was pulled over in Delaware for a routine traffic stop for having illegal tinted windows...

Jan 25, 2022Case 2:21-cv-05172-HB AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 et al v. AHUJA et al Motion for Preliminary Injunction

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs respectfully move this Court for an order under Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civi...

Jan 25, 2022Case 2:21-cv-05172-HB AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 et al v. AHUJA et al Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION The Plaintiffs, by their counsel van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim, throug...

Jan 25, 2022Case 2:21-cv-05172-HB AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 et al v. AHUJA et al Complaint

COMPLAINT The Plaintiffs, by their counsel van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim, through Bruce L. Castor, Jr. are seeking damage...

Jan 20, 2022FAQs About Pennsylvania’s Dram Shop Laws

A man was recently injured while inside a pub and is now suing the establishment as well as the individual tha...

Jan 18, 2022Defenses To Parental Kidnapping In Pennsylvania

Recently, a man held a woman up at gunpoint, stole her vehicle, and kidnapped the woman’s two children. The man i...

Jan 13, 2022What Happens If You Receive Stolen Property In Pennsylvania?

Two men were recently arrested after being approached by police in a convenience store parking lot in Northeast Philadelphia. Police approache...

Jan 11, 2022Four Defenses To Medical Malpractice Claims

A man is suing a hospital because they sent his mother away from the facility after she visited the emergency room...

Jan 6, 2022Car Accident FAQs In Pennsylvania

The time after a car crash is confusing, and you will be left with many questions. It is crucial that yo...

Dec 30, 2021FAQs About Premises Liability Claims

A toddler was recently injured at a popular houseware store after she hit her head on a sink in the publi...

Dec 28, 2021Things You Need To Know If Charged With A Drug DUI

A Pennsylvania driver is currently facing charges for a drug DUI. His neighbor had pulled him out of a burning ca...

Dec 23, 2021A Landmark Case Provides Greater Protection From Vehicle Searches

It was once generally known that a police officer could search a vehicle on the roadside if they had probable caus...

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