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April 12 , 2018
The concept of a “statute of limitations” refers to the idea that legal action must be taken within a set time frame to be considered valid. This can hold true for both criminal and civil law. When filing a personal injury claim in Pennsylvania, there are statutes of limitations as well. It is vital that victims of
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April 3 , 2018
All forms of personal injury claims are predicated on holding an at fault party responsible for an injurious accident. However, there is a distinction between claims using strict liability statutes and those which require proof of negligent or reckless actions. In Pennsylvania, only a handful of personal injury accident types are eligible for strict liability. Today, our personal injury
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May 22 , 2016
An investigation into the fatal Amtrak train accident in Philadelphia that left eight people dead has reportedly revealed that the train engineer may have been distracted by radio transmissions just before the crash. The stunning news was revealed in a briefing from a U.S. safety official with the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB). The comments
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April 26 , 2016
Amtrak is being hit with heavy criticism in the aftermath of the fatal train accident that occurred at the Chester PA train station earlier this month. The train crash went down approximately 15 miles away from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Remarkably, the spot of the train derailment was virtually identical to the spot of a train crash
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April 25 , 2016
The fatal Amtrak train accident that occurred near Philadelphia PA on April 3 could possibly have been avoided if the train had steered clear of a closed track, according to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The track was undergoing repairs, which had been scheduled
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April 4 , 2016
Two people died when an Amtrak train traveling from New York derailed near Philadelphia, PA. According to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the train, which reportedly had a total of 341 passengers on board and seven people serving as the crew, was headed from New York to Savannah, Georgia when it struck a backhoe on
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