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		<title>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS &#8211; 5/7/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/05/07/frequently-asked-questions-572012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I am in a car accident in Chester County, who pays my medical bills?       Pennsylvania is a no-fault insurance state.  That means that at least the first $5,000 of any medical bills from the car accident is paid by your own insurance company – whether or not the accident was your fault or the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A DRAM SHOP CASE &#8211; WHAT WAS THIS GUY THINKING &#8211; 4/30/2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently an injured plaintiff sued a bar where he had been drinking claiming that he was seriously injured when his car rolled back over him after he had carelessly parked it on a hill while drunk.  He claimed that the bar served him alcohol despite being visibly intoxicated in violation of Pennsylvania’s Liquor Laws.      In Pennsylvania [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE REAL EFFECTS OF TORT REFORM &#8211; 4/16/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/04/16/the-real-effects-of-tort-reform-4162012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago on our radio show, Legal Talk, I had on as a guest Frank Cornelius.  Frank was a lobbyist for the insurance industry in Indiana in the 1970’s.  Due to his efforts, a law was passed in Indiana placing a $500,000 cap on medical malpractice awards for pain and suffering.  He believed he was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWEET 16 &#8211; 3/2/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/03/02/sweet-16-322012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my clients told me that their daughter was going to have a sweet 16 party.  It reminded me of a case I had several years ago.  It also reminded me why it is so important to have good car insurance coverage.            Donna was celebrating her 16th birthday.  The day turned out to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMBULANCE DRIVER IN ACCIDENT CASE IS NEGLIGENT &#8211; 2/2/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/02/02/ambulance-driver-in-accident-case-is-negligent-222012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I handled a case recently where a young lady who was seriously injured while driving her motor vehicle in Chester County.  She was struck by an emergency vehicle which ran a stop sign.  The vehicle was speeding and did not have its lights or siren on.  The court decided that the defendant was “negligent per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME &#8211; 1/19/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/01/19/wrong-place-at-teh-wrong-time-1192012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With all the interesting automobile accident cases in Chester County I’ve handled over the years, one stands out.  I remember it not only for its tragic story but also for the uniqueness of the accident itself.             The accident took place as my client’s husband was driving home from work in Philadelphia.  He was traveling south [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL – BREATHALYZERS INSTALLED IN MOTOR VEHICLES &#8211; 1/12/2012</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/01/12/pennsylvania-senate-bill-breathalyzers-installed-in-motor-vehicles-1122012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2012/01/12/pennsylvania-senate-bill-breathalyzers-installed-in-motor-vehicles-1122012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There appeared a most interesting article in Chester County’s Daily Local News newspaper on January 11, 2012.  It reported on a Senate Bill requiring first time drunk driving offenders to be required to use ignition interlock devices which are breath testing devices attached to automobiles.  The device would require an individual to breath into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHESTER COUNTY LIFE MAGAZINE RUNS A FEATURE STORY ON STEVE AND PETER&#8217;S RADIO PROGRAM, LEGAL TALK, IN THEIR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 ISSUE</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2012/01/11/chester-county-life-magazine-runs-a-feature-story-on-steve-and-peters-radio-program-legal-talk-in-their-januaryfebruary-2012-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen in to Legal Talk By Susan I. Shiber View the full article in PDF format. At first glance around Steve Karp’s law office, you can’t miss an enormous glass jar of brightly colored jelly beans. One wonders if the attorney has an insatiable sweet tooth, or is he a fan of President Ronald Reagan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS &#8211; HELMET SAFETY &#8211; 12/29/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/12/29/motorcycle-accidents-helmet-safety-12292011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;  It used to be a law on the roadways of Pennsylvania that a motorcycle operator had to wear a helmet.  It is no longer the law.  It reminds me of a case I had years ago in Parkesburg.  My client was a 21 year old woman who was riding on the back of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT &#8211; 12/21/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/12/21/dog-bite-cases-on-the-rise-12212011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/12/21/dog-bite-cases-on-the-rise-12212011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A client came to see me last week who had been injured when she was struck by a car while crossing a street in West Chester.  She sustained knee, wrist and low back injuries.  She received medical treatment and physical therapy for approximately six months before recovering.  She continues to suffer periodic setbacks requiring her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joyride Settlement &#8211; 12/15/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/12/15/joyride-settlement-12152011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/12/15/joyride-settlement-12152011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A case which we recently settled was reported in the Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review &#38; Analysis.  This publication reports interesting jury verdicts and settlementsthere each month in Pennsylvania.        In our case, the plaintiff, age 20, and the defendant were attending a party together in Chester County when the defendant asked if anyone would like to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KARP AND HART JURY STORY &#8211; 11/14/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/14/karp-and-hart-jury-story-11142011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/14/karp-and-hart-jury-story-11142011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A farmer is driving his horse and buggy with his dog by his side when a car forces him off the road.  The buggy is knocked over, and the farmer and his dog fall out.  The farmer sues the other driver for personal injuries and there is a jury trial.            At the trial, the farmer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Joint And Several Liability Senate Bill 1131 (Act No. 17) A.K.A. &#8220;The Fair Share Act&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/01/the-new-joint-and-several-liability-senate-bill-1131-act-no-17-a-k-a-the-fair-share-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/01/the-new-joint-and-several-liability-senate-bill-1131-act-no-17-a-k-a-the-fair-share-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Hart lectured before the Chester County Bench Bar Conference for the Judges and attorneys on the new law dealing with responsibility of negligent defendants when there are more than one.   &#160; Act No. 17 which amends provisions relating to comparative negligence, became law on June 28, 2011. The new law is not retroactive. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUBURBAN LIFE MAGAZINE&#8217;S &#8216;AWESOME ATTORNEY&#8217; AWARDED TO PETER HART &#8211; 11/1/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/01/suburban-life-magazines-awesome-attorney-awarded-to-peter-hart-1112011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/11/01/suburban-life-magazines-awesome-attorney-awarded-to-peter-hart-1112011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very proud to announce that Peter Hart won the 2011 Suburban Life magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Awesome Attorney&#8221; award for Personal Injury.]]></description>
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		<title>THE REASON PEOPLE NEED LAWYERS &#8211; 10/27/2011</title>
		<link>http://www.karphart.com/2011/10/27/the-reason-people-need-lawyers-10272011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karphart.com/2011/10/27/the-reason-people-need-lawyers-10272011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just concluded a case in which an insurance company acted totally unreasonable.  My client was a child who was hit by a car in a parking lot.  Fortunately, the injuries were minor, the child was better in a few days.  The insurance company refused to pay any money.  In some cases, where a child [...]]]></description>
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