purchase, george & murphey.
purchase, george & murphey.
March 29, 2011
March 30, 2011, ERIE, PA — We watch the news of trials and judgment from other counties carefully. Unfortunately, when we see cases from other areas that involve limited tort, it’s almost never good news for injured people in Pennsylvania. The latest case from Monroe County was no exception. In Stout v. Deleo, a Monroe County judge threw an injured…
March 29, 2011
March 30, 2011, ERIE, PA — This morning I was doing my usual cruise through the internet searching for new personal injury information (yep, I know how that sounds). I started to type in the Google search box, “personal injury…” and Google suggested, “Personal Injury Calculator.” That got my attention. An on-line calculator for judging the value of a Pennsylvania…
March 26, 2011
March 27, 2011, Portland, NY – A Westfield man was seriously injured when struck by a farm tractor Saturday afternoon. The operator of the tractor had difficulty seeing as a result of the sun in his eyes and struck James R. Weary, 50. Mr. Weary was taken to Hamot UPMC Hospital in Erie. No information was available on his condition.…
March 25, 2011
March 26, 2011, ERIE, PA — Highway fatalities in Pennsylvania rose in 2010 after several years of steady decline. AAA Mid-Atlantic reported that there were 1,324 fatalities in 2010, 64 more than in 2009, an increase of 5.4 percent. Factors contributing to the increase include increased volume of drivers associated with the nation’s economic rebound and increased risky behavior, particularly…
March 24, 2011
March 25, 2011, ERIE, PA — Tim and I are always looking for new things to put in our Pennsylvania personal injury law newsletter. There are a lots of choices among personal injury topics but even we have to admit that a newsletter composed entirely of Pennsylvania personal injury information starts to have a “one note” feel to it after…
March 18, 2011
March 19, 2011, ERIE, PA — It’s not quite spring yet but the Erie region has already seen the first serious motorcycle accident of the year. The accident, in the 2600 block of West 12th Street, appears to be one of those too familiar scenarios in which the driver of a car doesn’t look carefully enough and pulls into the…
March 18, 2011
March 19, 2011, ERIE, PA — More information is available on a Harborcreek hit and run accident reported here yesterday. Police have advised that the vehicle involved was not a pick-up but was a Dodge Magnum, Chrysler 300 or Dodge Charger, probably dark in color. Michael Biletnikoff is the victim of this hit and run accident. He was a pedestrian…
