After Accident, “I’ve Never Felt Better In My Life”
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Joy Ride Car Accident Settlement
A case which we settled in 2011 was reported in the Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis. This publication reports interesting jury verdicts and settlements there each month in Pennsylvania. In our case, the plaintiff, age 20, and the defendan...
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Pedestrian Accident & Limited Tort Car Insurance Coverage
A client came to see me who had been injured when she was struck by a car while crossing a street in West Chester, PA. She sustained knee, wrist and low back injuries. She received medical treatment and physical therapy for approximately six months before...
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Chester County Life Magazine Runs A Feature Story On Stephen And Peter’s Radio Program, Legal Talk, In Their January/February 2012 Issue
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 t...
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2012 Pennsylvania Senate Bill – Breathalyzers Installed In Motor Vehicles
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 tes...
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Fatal Car Accident – Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
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 hu...
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Ambulance Driver In Accident Case Is Negligent
I handled a case recently where a young lady who was seriously injured while driving her motor vehicle in Chester County, PA. She was struck by an emergency vehicle which ran a stop sign. The vehicle was speeding and did not have its lights or siren o...
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The Real Effects Of Tort Reform: The Story Of Frank Cornelius
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 ...
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A Dram Shop Case – What Was This Guy Thinking?
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 ...
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