Save a few bucks on auto insurance? Legal for cheaper? Sure! Who could be against that? The dirty little secret is, while you are saving a few bucks (and it generally is only a few dollars) you are at great risk. For example, in Pennsylvania, every person with auto insurance must have either “Limited Tort” […]
In Pennsylvania a police officer must either have reasonable suspicion or probable cause that a violation of the motor vehicle code has occurred in order to stop a vehicle. Probable cause is required when the alleged violation is complete, for example speeding or an expired inspection sticker. Only reasonable suspicion is required if the alleged […]
Pennsylvania traffic law includes violations for speeding, as well as moving violations for failure to obey traffic signs and signals. Along with some violations come points, and those points can accumulate to require driving tests, suspensions, or other penalties.
So, you have been in a car crash that was not your fault and now the medical bills are piling up. The pressing question is: “Who is responsible to pay for them?” Under Pennsylvania law, when a person buys auto insurance, the auto insurance company is required to offer and provide you with at least […]
I come from a family of hunters, especially deer hunters. As a lawyer, I have been helping folks who’ve been in all manner of car crashes in Pennsylvania for over 22 years. So I was quite intrigued by a recent article I read about statistics involving deer accidents and motor vehicles. As it turns out […]
When I first heard of the word “tort” in law school, I thought of a dessert. I soon learned that what I was thinking of was the word “torte” which means a rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts. While there are plenty of “nuts” committing torts, that’s […]
