kmbApr14
October 11, 2009
An 86 year old Pennsylvania woman recently lost her driver’s license indefinitely, despite the fact that her personal physician certified that she was competent to drive. The woman’s licensing problems started when an ambulance driver witnessed her driving erratically and reported her to the local police. The ambulance driver noted that the woman crossed back […]
kmbApr14
September 30, 2009
A Pennsylvania high school senior and his parents successfully sued his high school when he was disciplined for creating a vulgar website. The student created a parody MySpace website that appeared to be a profile of the school principal. MySpace is a popular Internet website on which users can list their personal interests, post photographs, […]
kmbApr14
August 5, 2009
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act requires that employers maintain insurance to compensate employees injured on the job. Workers’ compensation benefits include partial payment of lost wages and coverage for medical and health‑care costs. The Act includes licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, and licensed therapists as covered health‑care providers. A Pennsylvania woman recently won attorney’s fees when […]
kmbApr14
July 28, 2009
The combined effect of alcohol and drugs can cause unexpected symptoms. A Pennsylvania woman arrested and prosecuted for driving under the influence (DUI) recently tried to avoid conviction by claiming that she became unexpectedly impaired when a pain “patch” that she was wearing heightened the effects of her alcohol intake. She admitted that she had […]
kmbApr14
July 19, 2009
This year, you may be eligible for a rebate on your property taxes, even if you don’t own taxable real estate-but you must act quickly to collect the rebate. What will surprise you the most is that you don’t have to own real estate to receive a rebate. Renters and homeowners are eligible for the […]
kmbApr14
July 2, 2009
Recently, Pennsylvania laws regulating home improvement construction contractors changed dramatically with the passage of the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act. The Act goes into effect on July 1, 2009. Any person or business involved in home improvement work must learn more about the Act. The Act requires that any person or business that provides home […]
kmbApr14
June 25, 2009
Pennsylvania appellate judges have described the express purpose of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act as that of “seeking treatment, reformation and rehabilitation, and not to punish. To this end, the juvenile court system was designed to provide a distinctive procedure and appropriate setting to deal with the problems of youth.” Juvenile proceedings are closed to the […]
kmbApr14
May 5, 2009
Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law, also sometimes called the Open Records Act, requires that government agencies share documents and records with members of the public. The law was amended in 2008 to broaden the scope of open records and to set up an agency to assist citizens who seek access to public records. The Office […]
kmbApr14
April 22, 2009
When Are Trees Just “Timber”? A Pennsylvania man recently learned the tough answer to this question when he mistakenly cut down 13 mature trees on a wooded slope between his undeveloped lots and a neighbor’s home. No one disputed that the man was honestly mistaken in thinking the trees were on his own land. No […]
kmbApr14
April 18, 2009
When an 88-year-old Pennsylvania businessman died without life insurance coverage, his family business was able to have its canceled life insurance policy reinstated when a Pennsylvania court declined to apply a law called “the mailbox rule.” The businessman was a partner in his family business. For many years the business itself had carried a life […]
