April 12, 2011, ERIE, PA — Recently had a Pennsylvania automobile insurance policy cancelled or non-renewed? We’ve got answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about Pennsylvania car insurance at our Insurance Claims FAQs section. The most recent FAQs address cancellation: 1. Is there a grace period for payment of Pennsylvania car insurance premiums? 2. Can a PA…
Read More April 10, 2011, ERIE, PA — It’s warm. It’s the first warm weekend day we’ve had here in northwest Pennsylvania and I’m planning to sweep the garage, pull out the porch furniture and tune up my childrens’ bikes. I’ll grease the chain, inflate the tires, check the brake pads…you know, the usual. But as I’m thinking this, I’m also thinking…
Read More Although misdemeanor and felony convictions may not be expunged (erased from public record) until the person who was convicted “reaches 70 years of age and has been free from arrest for 10 years” or “has been dead for 3 years,” it is much easier to expunge a summary conviction. Such offenses can include harassment, disorderly conduct, public intoxication and underage…
Read More April 7, 2011, ERIE, PA — New extremist majorities in the Pennsylvania legislature are poised to hand out heaping gobs of subsidies to large corporations and insurance companies that will be paid by taxpayers and injured individuals. Don’t believe it? Here are the details. Legislation pending before both houses, known by its proponents as the “Fair Share Act” but more…
Read More April 6, 2011, ERIE, PA — Yesterday we posted news about an Erie hit and run pedestrian accident at the intersection of East 12th Street and German Street. You can find that post HERE . Today, police released additional details and report that they have spoken with a woman who claims to have been the driver involved in the accident.…
Read More April 5, 2011, ERIE, PA — A Chester County jury returned an unusually large verdict last week. In Evans v. Behrmann, the jury heard evidence about a Pennsylvania auto accident case in which the “at fault” driver went through a red light and struck the plaintiff’s van on the driver’s side. The injured driver suffered injuries to his right elbow…
Read More April 5, 2011, ERIE, PA — Police are looking for a hit and run driver who struck a pedestrian on East 12th Street in Erie last night. Witnesses describe the vehicle as a dark colored Jeep or Dodge Magnum with heavy front-end damage and a deployed air bag. If you have any information about the driver or the vehicle involved,…
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