Snow and ice can be beautiful, but they can also make driving dangerous and deadly. Pennsylvania recently enacted a law informally known as Christine's Law to minimize the hazards of snow and ice buildup on vehicles. Here are some key takeaways from the new...
When someone receives a cancer diagnosis, it can affect everyone in their lives. From work colleagues, family members and friends, everyone shifts their focus to help care for the person. After diagnosis, the next steps are often surgery, chemotherapy or radiation....
It is possible to leave the money remaining in a retirement account to your heirs after you die. However, you must handle these proceeds differently than other property and assets you might own. Retirement accounts allow you to designate a beneficiary when you are...
Slip and fall accidents can result in devastating physical and financial consequences for victims. When the cause of their fall is another person's negligence, the victim has the right to seek compensation and hold the at-fault party liable. What is premises...
Sufferers of car crashes, especially motorcyclists, may end up having to deal with an injury called traumatic tattooing. What exactly are these injuries? How do they impact a person and what can be done about them? How do traumatic tattoos happen? As the National...
If you are like many people, you likely commute to and from work every day. Since you drive so much, you could be at a higher risk of getting into an accident compared with other drivers. According to NPR, the average American’s commute is 26.9 minutes, and many...
Car accidents and other traffic fatalities claim the lives of many individuals nationwide. Although any fatality is one too many, it is reassuring to see the statistics of vehicular deaths in certain states like Pennsylvania be on the decline. Since 1928, the...
Business owners want to avoid disputes as often as possible, for many reasons. The possibility of litigation is one of the major ones. But do all business disputes have to go to litigation, or is it possible to avoid taking a case to court? Arbitration as an...
Sometimes, customer complaints go beyond a bad review or lost customer. It might mean the loss of your license and the end of your career. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, professional licensing covers 29 licensing boards and commissions. The board's...
Many people working on their Pennsylvania estate plans have similar goals in mind. If you are working on yours, you may, like many others, be looking for ways to maximize how much you leave behind for your children. However, depending on the specifics of your family...