Who Can I Sue After a Ruptured Gas Line Causes an Explosion?

A natural gas explosion can leave victims with severe burns and other such injuries. You may deserve compensation for the cost of medical treatment and related damages if you’ve been injured in such an accident.

However, you might not know how to recover compensation after being injured, perhaps because you don’t know who you can sue when a gas explosion occurs. At Munley Law, our gas explosion attorneys can provide answers about your legal rights. Contact us today for a free consultation.

Potential Parties Liable in Gas Line Explosion Cases

Seeking compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and other such losses from gas explosion injuries generally involves filing a personal injury claim with the liable party’s insurer. In some cases, compensation can be sought from other liable parties. Potentially liable parties when gas explosion accidents occur include:

• The local gas company
• Property owners and managers, […]

Weird Laws in PA

Laws often reflect the times and values of when they were written. As such, many states have old laws, some still on the books, that may seem weird to us today.

Pennsylvania is no exception. These weird Pennsylvania laws serve as a reminder that the law is complex.

That means having professional legal assistance is quite valuable when you’re facing a legal situation you’re unfamiliar with. If you’ve been injured due to the negligence of others,  contact our Pennsylvania personal injury team at Munley Law today for a free consultation.

Bizarre Traffic Laws That Are Still on the Books

Although the following Pennsylvania laws applying to traffic and vehicles may not be all that well-known, they’re still on the books:

• No car purchases on Sundays: The prohibition of buying or selling a car on Sunday is a holdover from “Blue laws,” […]

Who Gets the Money in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?

If you have recently lost a loved one in a tragic accident, you may be wondering how a wrongful death claim works and who gets the money. Wrongful death settlements are paid to the family members following a victim’s death due to someone else’s negligence. When an immediate family member, like a parent or spouse, dies, there is a huge financial and emotional impact. Wrongful death suits work to provide financial support to those who were dependent on the decedent.

Understanding Wrongful Death Lawsuits

Wrongful death claims are a type of civil lawsuit where a deceased person’s surviving family members can recover damages if their loved one’s death was the result of another person’s wrongful act, neglect, unlawful violence, or negligence. While the most common wrongful death lawsuits are related to car accidents and motorcycle accidents, many other fatal accidents are appropriate for this type of lawsuit, […]

Is the Driver Always at Fault in a Pedestrian vs Car Accident?

Determining fault in pedestrian-vehicle accidents involves complex factors, as both drivers and pedestrians have specific responsibilities when using roadways. Pennsylvania’s comparative negligence law helps establish liability when both parties may share responsibility for an accident.

Understanding Fault in Pedestrian-Vehicle Accidents

Understanding road rules is critical for both drivers and pedestrians to navigate traffic situations. Drivers must yield right-of-way to pedestrians in crosswalks and be vigilant, especially in heavy traffic areas. Pedestrians must obey traffic signals, cross at designated crosswalks, and remain alert.

Pennsylvania’s Comparative Negligence Law

The law in Pennsylvania follows the approach known as comparative negligence. This means that if the pedestrian and driver are partially at fault in the event of a car accident, the damages recovered in the lawsuit may be reduced depending on the percentage of fault allocated to each. […]

What Is a Catastrophic Injury?

A catastrophic injury can dramatically transform a person’s life in an instant. If you’ve sustained a catastrophic injury because someone else was negligent, you may deserve compensation for the long-term losses and difficulties resulting from your injuries.

First, it’s important to understand what such injuries are and how they can affect your life. If you’ve suffered a catastrophic injury due to another’s negligence,  contact the catastrophic injury lawyers at Munley Law today for a free consultation.

Defining Catastrophic Injuries

What is a catastrophic injury? To some extent, that can depend on your location. Different jurisdictions have different legal definitions for catastrophic injuries. In some states, like Pennsylvania, there is no statute specifically defining these types of severe injuries.

Regardless, it’s possible to arrive at a definition of a catastrophic injury by highlighting the ways it may differ from another type of personal injury. […]