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April 8, 2012, ERIE, PA — As a Pennsylvania injury lawyer who blogs about car accidents, medical malpractice and other personal injury practice areas, it’s a rare treat for me to put a blog entry in the “general” column, one that focuses on something just a little different from the usual injury law entry.  Stories unique to Erie are a…

As a Pennsylvania tractor trailer accident lawyer, I often receive helpful truck safety information from clients and friends.  Today, I received an e-mail about commercial truck accidents with a link to a video that graphically demonstrates the devastation that results when a passenger vehicle collides with a tractor trailer.  The person who wrote the e-mail indicated that he’d been a truck driver and knew from his truck…

On behalf of Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. We established this blog to share stories and information about topics relevant to our practice. Our intent is to highlight local stories, as well as national subject matter, that we think you will find interesting. We will regularly update this blog and encourage you to share your…

In Pennsylvania, when we hear that someone is charged with DUI, we tend to assume that the person was driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs (like marijuana or cocaine), or a combination of both. However, DUI simply means driving while impaired by any substance to a degree that renders one incapable of driving safely. The “impairment” which triggers…

December 4, 2011, ERIE, PA — This weekend my 12 year old son, Sam, and I went hunting for deer. I don’t ordinarily report the stories of our Pennsylvania hunting adventures in my injury and accident law blog but deer hunting gives a guy a lot of time to think. This particular trip gave me cause to think about the…

December 4, 2011, ERIE, PA — Texting while driving is a big problem in Pennsylvania and it is something that affects younger drivers more and more. The Erie injury attorneys at Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. are committed to helping young people break the bad habits that make for distracted driving. To help young Pennsylvania drivers avoid accidents and injury,…

November 21, 2011, ERIE, PA — I recently posted an article in our Pennsylvania medical malpractice library about an Erie man who was told by more than one Erie doctor that a mouth sore was nothing to be concerned about but who learned when he saw an out of town specialist that he had oral cancer. You can read the…