Most personal injury claims in Pennsylvania have to be filed within two years of the injury, and courts enforce that deadline strictly. There are exceptions, including a six-month notice requirement for claims against government entities and a different timeline for injured children. Here is how the deadline works and why waiting becomes a problem long before it arrives.

Most bad medical outcomes are not malpractice, and any article suggesting otherwise is not being straight with the reader. Some of them are, though, and what separates the two is whether the care fell below the professional standard and whether that failure caused the harm. This article covers the signs that are worth a closer look.

Most people assume the driver who caused the crash pays their medical bills, but Pennsylvania does not work that way. The bills usually start with the injured person's own policy, and the required minimum is only $5,000. Understanding the order in which those bills get paid determines how much of the cost an injured person ends up carrying.