purchase, george & murphey.
purchase, george & murphey.
June 23, 2011
June 24, 2011, ERIE, PA — I suppose it’s no surprise to anyone that competition among Erie personal injury lawyers is fierce. You see lawyers buying big ads in the phone books, on billboards and on TV. There are even some who put a ton of effort into web blogs, ahem. And I suppose that where there is competition there…
June 20, 2011
June 21, 2011, ERIE, PA — A study published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that a child dies in a portable pool accident every five days during the warm weather months. Most of the children (94%) were under age 5 and 81% of the accidents happened in the summer months. The findings reveal considerable risk associated with these pools, not…
June 19, 2011
June 20, 2011, Cochranton, PA — A depressingly familiar Pennsylvania motorcycle accident scenario was reported in the Erie Times News today. According to the Times, Randy Jay Galmish, 42, of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania, was injured when he dumped his motorcycle trying to avoid an accident with an inattentive driver. Mr. Galmish was southbound on Route 173 near Lippert Road in…
June 16, 2011
June 14, 2011, ERIE, PA — The New Blossoms New Life Foundation is holding its annual “Fairways for Families” Charity Tournament this August 27, 2011 at Elk Valley Golf Course. This event is a fun and affordable ($70 per golfer) scramble format tournament. The Pennsylvania personal injury law firm of Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. will again be a major…
June 15, 2011
June 16, 2011, ERIE, PA — Just in a Pennsylvania car accident? There’s an app for that! That’s right, your smartphone could be your very own car accident assistant, helping you to organize, collect and record evidence; call for a tow truck; alert emergency authorities; and accomplish other important post-accident tasks. To find out more about how your smartphone can…
June 15, 2011
June 16, 2011, ERIE, PA — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned that outdoor ceramic firepots and tiki torches pose serious safety hazards in common usage. The Commission warns that a gel fuel commonly used with both can explode when poured into or on already lit fires. The Commission said it had at least eight reports of injuries from…
June 14, 2011
June 15, 2011, ERIE, PA — When I was a kid growing up, I remember that my summer swimming lessons were a big subject of conversation with my grandmother. When my grandmother was a child, her parents had been afraid of drowning and they forbade their children from learning to swim. The thinking, I suppose, was that if the kids…
