Déjà vu all over again – A case similar to the famous McDonald’s hot coffee case. I recently settled a case for a young lady who suffered severe burns on her lower arm and wrist while attempting to remove a roasted chicken from a heated self-service...
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The first five years I was a lawyer, I was involved in every area of the law. For the past 34 years, my practice has been limited to only personal injury cases including automobile accidents and medical malpractice. So why did I make a decision to spend m...
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I recently read a book titled, “Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge.” It was written by Frederic Block, who is a judge in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York. The book is about Judge Block’s life...
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I have been asked repeatedly both by students in my Chester County People’s Law School program, and by clients at my law office, whether their particular auto insurance policy has the proper coverage. Most people are still woefully uninformed as to what...
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I am always amazed when reviewing my clients’ car insurance policies as to how little they really know about what they have purchased. Their automobile insurance decisions are usually based on price alone. Many try to reduce their insurance coverage cos...
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The other day, I read a story about someone in Congress screaming that we ought to pass a law placing caps on medical malpractice lawsuits. This argument has gone on in Washington for the past 25 years. “Caps” would limit awards for pain and suffering...
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Chester County Personal Injury Lawyer Receives Top Honor Chester County, Pennsylvania – May 28, 2013 – The Karp & Hart Law Firm in Chester County is honored to announce that partner Peter Hart has been selected by the prestigious Lexis Nexis Mar...
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I have often complained in this blog, that Pennsylvania does not go far enough to protect the public when it comes to passing and enforcing effective laws regulating both the use of cell phones while driving and restrictions on teenage drivers. I am pleas...
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Earlier in my career, I defended PennDOT in numerous lawsuits filed by injured drivers who claimed that the Pennsylvania roads were unsafe. It was my job to prove that the road in question was not a contributing legal factor in causing the auto accident...
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I recently read an article appearing in the March 2013 AARP Magazine which reported about the tragic death of an elderly 94 year old nursing home resident who had been found severely dehydrated and malnourished in her room. This, despite the fact that she...
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