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Texting While Driving now a finable primary offense in Pennsylvania

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI, News, Personal Injury Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ December 27, 2011

 Pennsylvania has joined well over half the states—including New Jersey and Delaware—that prohibit texting while driving.  On November 9th, Governor Tom Corbett signed Senate Bill 314 into law, becoming Act 98. This Act makes texting while driving a primary offense, meaning a driver can be pulled over even if no other violation is involved. It […]

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Spousal Privilege – When Can a Spouse be Forced to Testify in Pennsylvania?

Filed under: Criminal Law, Litigation, News, Personal Injury Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ December 18, 2011

Does a spouse always have the right to invoke the spousal privilege, which in essence grants a spouse the right to refuse to testify against his or her spouse?  Under Pennsylvania law a spouse has the right to invoke this privilege and refuse to testify against his/her spouse.  However, there are exceptions in which the […]

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THINK BEFORE YOU POST- FACEBOOK IS NOT A LOCKBOX OF SECRETS IN PENNSYLVANIA LITIGATION

Filed under: Criminal Law, Litigation, News, Personal Injury Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ November 30, 2011

Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. But what if the people in your life want to use your Facebook posts against you in a civil lawsuit? In Pennsylvania, the answer is becoming clear – post at your own risk, for there is little expectation of privacy on Facebook. A […]

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Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers add Slip and Fall Page to Website

Filed under: Fairlie & Lippy News, Personal Injury Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ November 8, 2011

Fairlie & Lippy, P.C., designated SuperLawyers for Pennsylvania Personal Injury in Philadelphia Magazine, have added a new page of Personal Injury Content to their website http://fairlielaw.net/practice-areas/faq/. Please take a look at our Slip and Fall page here. to learn more about Pennsylvania Slip and Fall cases and feel free to let us know if there […]

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New app gives you attorney access from scene of accident or DUI

Filed under: DUI, Personal Injury Tags: , by Steven F. Fairlie @ October 30, 2011

Ever wish you could access an attorney when he’s needed most – at the scene of an accident or DUI?  A new App is designed to fulfill that wish. EmergInfo is available on both iPhone and Android.  It is a free App that provides  immediate emergency information for those who have been involved in an Accident or a DWI […]

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