| July 20, 2010 |
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Are Settlement or Verdict Proceeds Taxable?
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| When an injured victim recovers an insurance settlement or wins a jury verdict, he or she will ultimately receive a check from the insurance company for the person or entity that caused the injury. In most situations, the proceeds of a settlement are ... |
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| July 01, 2010 |
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Auto Insurance: Don't Select "Limited-Tort" Coverage!
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| When talking about car accidents or car insurance, you may have heard the terms "limited-tort" and "full-tort." What do these terms mean and is it important to understand them before you purchase auto insurance? When it comes to auto insurance, "tort ... |
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| June 21, 2010 |
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It's Summer Time . . . Watch Out for Motorcycles!
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| Around this time last year you may have noticed many yard signs with the slogan, “Motorcycles Are Everywhere!” This is true. In Pennsylvania, drivers of cars, SUVs and trucks must share the road with our two-wheeled friends. All traffic laws apply ... |
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| May 24, 2010 |
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Are Insurance Companies Fair to Injured Victims?
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| Anyone who has been injured by another person in any type of accident knows the answer to this question. As a Harrisburg personal injury lawyer, people ask me this question all the time. I always tell people that if someone else injures them in an ... |
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| April 07, 2010 |
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School Buses Should Have Seatbelts
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| Posted By Christopher Marzzacco |
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| "Children . . . our most precious resource." We all agree with this statement, don't we? Then why do we, myself included, allow our children to ride to and from school every day on school busses, the majority of which do not have seatbelts? In this ... |
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| April 01, 2010 |
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Don't Text While Driving!
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| Texting while driving is never a good idea. Don't agree with me? Get on the internet and "Google" the phrase. Open a news paper. Watch the news on TV . . . this topic is everywhere. Why is this issue so hot now? Because texting while driving is ... |
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| March 15, 2010 |
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10 Questions to Ask an Injury Lawyer BEFORE You Hire Him or Her
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| Posted By Attorney Christopher Marzzacco |
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| After a car crash, pedestrian accident, motorcycle accident or tractor trailer wreck, an injured victim should hire the best accident attorney he or she can find. When hiring a Harrisburg auto accident lawyer or a York personal injury lawyer, an ... |
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| March 11, 2010 |
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Avoid Myths: Hire a Lawyer to Help You Against the Insurance Company!
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| Posted By Chris Marzzacco |
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| Unfortunately, well over 100,000 people will be injured by others in motor vehicle accidents this year in Pennsylvania . Each year, I estimate that thousands of people never take any action to claim the monetary compensation that they rightly ... |
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| March 08, 2010 |
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Dog Bite Cases
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| Posted By Chris Marzzacco |
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| I love dogs. Anyone who knows me can tell you that if I had my way in my house, our family would own more than one dog. As a Harrisburg and York dog bite injury lawyer, however, I do represent people who have been seriously injured in dog bites and ... |
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| February 10, 2010 |
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Auto Accidents: If I'm Hurt, but Don't want to File a Lawsuit, What Do I do?
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| Most people in South Central Pennsylvania who get hurt by other drivers don't want to file a lawsuit against the person who hurt them in the incident. This is particularly true where the accident was caused by someone who they know or who lives in ... |
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| February 07, 2010 |
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Injured in a Car Accident: Do I have to Give a Statement to the Insurance Company?
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| If you have been injured by someone in a Pennsylvania car accident, chances are that you will get a call from the other person's auto insurance company--sometimes hours or days after the incident. Do you have to give a statement to the other person's ... |
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| January 08, 2010 |
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Mediation Works!
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| The majority of personal injury claims result in settlements made with the at-fault party's insurance company. In fact, in the South Central Pennsylvania area, I bet that almost 90% of all personal injury claims result in some type of settlement. ... |
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| December 21, 2009 |
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Contingent Fees
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| Posted By Attorney Chris Marzzacco |
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| Anyone who has looked for a personal injury lawyer has probably learned that their fees are "contingent." In other words, if the lawyer does not make a recovery for the client, they do not get paid a legal fee. This fee structure is the norm and is ... |
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| December 20, 2009 |
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A Good Law Firm
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| Posted By Chris Marzzacco |
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| What makes a good law firm? Most people probably don't think about that much, until they have a problem or need help. If you or someone you love needed legal help, what type of lawyer or law firm would you look for? Would you simply look at the size ... |
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| December 19, 2009 |
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The Benefit of an Experienced Personal Injury Paralegal
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| Posted By Chris Marzzacco |
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| Having a certified paralegal with years of personal injury experience really makes a difference in a personal injury client's case. I am proud to say that at The Law Offices of Colgan Marzzacco, Certified Paralegal, Jennipher Zougmore, is one of the ... |
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