Most seniors celebrate the day they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare coverage for their health insurance. However, Medicare doesn't cover every medical treatment and what happens if you are injured in a car accident? How will those medical bills be paid? Auto...
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Dangers of elevators for seniors
For elderly people in Pennsylvania with mobility issues, elevators can afford them the ability to go places that would not otherwise be accessible, maintaining at least some measure of normalcy and independence. However, elevators can also pose dangers that many...
Criminal charges sealed automatically under Pa. Clean Slate law
In December 2018, Pennsylvania passed a Clean Slate law that would seal the records of people with arrests and convictions on certain nonviolent misdemeanor charges. At that time, however, the people affected had to take the step of going to court and making...
Negligent choices continue to claim innocent lives
It should be no surprise to any resident in Pennsylvania that driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol increases the chance of an accident because a person's ability to safely operate a car and make decisions is impaired when under the influence of alcohol....
What are summer slip and fall risks?
In Pennsylvania, most of the biggest weather-related risks for slip and fall injuries are found in the winter. With summer, there isn't any ice or snow to worry about. However, that doesn't mean there are no slipping risks at all. Today, LISKO & ASSOCIATES will...
When a U-Turn is legal
When Pennsylvania drivers realize they have missed a turn, they may simply perform a U-turn. However, drivers may receive a traffic ticket for an illegal U-turn if they perform this maneuver in the wrong place. Many drivers may think that a U-turn is an acceptable...
What should you do after a slip-and-fall accident?
Anyone, regardless of age, can become injured in an accident that involves a slip and fall. However, due to a number of different factors, the consequences of a slip-and-fall accident can often be more severe for the elderly. If you are a senior citizen in...
Pedestrian Right-of-Way
In Pennsylvania pedestrians have the right-of-way at a crosswalk when a traffic signal light is not at the intersection. Drivers must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the highway at an intersection. The pedestrian has the right-of-way whether or not the...
Does college expose you to more drugs and alcohol?
Many parents worry about their college-age children facing temptation to use and abuse drugs while away at college. Maybe online universities and the growing number of college students living at home isolate students from a college drug culture, keeping them on the...
Can you get whiplash from falling?
Have you slipped and fallen in Pennsylvania? A fall can lead to many types of injury, including tenderness or pain in your neck. Whiplash may be commonly associated with car crashes, but it is possible to suffer from it because of a fall, as well. Whiplash is defined...