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Back in 2003, Pennsylvania legislatures repealed the universal helmet law, loosening the requirements to wear a helmet. Adults over the age of 21 who have at least two years’ experience riding or have completed a motorcycle safety course approved by either the Pennsylvania Department of

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On April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program into law. This made it legal for residents with one of 17 major medical conditions to use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms.  While the law may recognize marijuana use under these circumstances as

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A 2013 study suggested that an average of 12 children per day receive treatment in emergency rooms for amusement park injuries.  Summer 2016 was a particularly dangerous summer for amusement park visitors.  A recent Legal Lookout post highlighted some of the most noted amusement park

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On March 28, the Pittsburgh City Paper conveyed the results of PennEnvironment’s fracking violations report. During the past eight years, fracking companies operating in Pennsylvania committed more than 4,350 environmental and public health violations. This translates to an average of 1.4 violations per day. The number

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Bus accidents can be fatal and catastrophic. And in many cases, they are preventable.  Especially when the accident is caused by distracted driving. On March 31, a pick-up truck crossed the center line of a two-lane road and collided with a church minibus on a rural

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