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Sender of Text To Driver May be Liable for Accident?

Filed under: Personal Injury Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ May 20, 2012

We’ve all seen the signs on the road warning drivers of Pennsylvania’s newest distracted-driving ban: No texting while driving. While this law (and similar ones enacted in 37 other states) is easy enough to adhere to, a lawsuit in New Jersey is pushing the limits of these types of laws. The question at hand is: […]

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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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