purchase, george & murphey.
purchase, george & murphey.
July 7, 2010
Honestly, I’m not a big fan of lawyer jokes. Really. I usually don’t think it’s funny when people poke fun in a disparaging way at a profession to which I have devoted my entire adult life. Still, I recognize that there are members of my profession who act in a way that is deserving of ridicule. Usually, I am not…
July 6, 2010
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that an insurance company is not relieved of its contractual obligation to provide uninsured motorist coverage merely because the insured failed to provide notice to the insurance company of a phantom vehicle within 30 days as required by the MVFRL and/or the policy. In Vanderhoff v. Harleysville Insurance Company , a copy of which…
July 6, 2010
Erie Times News reporter Ed Palattella reported today that the Erie County Court of Common Pleas approved the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of Hector Luis Rios Rivera against Michael D. Averill. Mr. Rivera was killed in a hit and run accident in January near the intersection of Broad and Fairlane in Erie, PA. There…
July 4, 2010
Commercial Truck accidents injure over 100,000 Americans every year. In Pennsylvania during 2007, there were 7,087 crashes involving heavy trucks. Of those 7,087 crashes, 178 were fatal. Despite the human toll associated with trucking accidents, there is comparatively little regulatory oversight of the trucking industry and there are important safety measures that could be implemented, at very little cost and…
July 3, 2010
Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C., P.C. has committed to providing a regular newsletter with fun and interesting updates about what’s happening in Pennsylvania personal injury law and at our offices. We’ll feature staff updates (like Tim’s recent deployment to Iraq with the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade) and interesting material on topics like the curative power of laughter. By clicking on…
July 3, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has published a number of safety guides for pool, spa, whirlpool and Hot tubs safety that I’ve added for your review or download in our articles section. Now that summer is here and people in Northwest Pennsylvania are using their pools and having new ones installed, the Erie swimming pool lawyers at Purchase, George…
July 3, 2010
Still think your Pennsylvania auto insurance company will be fair with you? I’ve added to our Articles library the full text of a recent opinion from the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in which State Farm Insurance decided to fight over $1,360.68 in medical bills it was required to pay on behalf of its own insured. What’s so…
