Providing Unique Skills to help with your Pennsylvania Injury Case

While car accidents, truck accidents and motorcycle accidents tend to dominate the accidental injury landscape, people are unfortunately injured in many other equally tragic ways. Dogs bite over 4.7 million people a year. Slip and falls are the leading cause of injury death among the elderly. About 45% of playground injuries are severe, including fractures, dislocations, internal injuries, concussions and amputations. In 2007, there were 3,443 unintentional drownings, a rate of almost ten per day.

Purchase & George Represents Injured People

The lawyers at Purchase & George represent people who've been injured in:

      * Slip and Falls
      *  Dog Bites and Animal Attacks
      *  Swimming Pool Accidents
      *  Boating Accidents
      *  Fireworks Accidents
      *  Other Pennsylvania Accidental Injury Events

Investigation of Your Injury Event is Important

Unlike car accidents, many other events in which injury results from carelessness receive no investigation from law enforcement authorities. Our experience has been that the initial investigation of such an event can be critical to the successful handling of a case. Without adequate investigation, important facts, witnesses and evidence can be lost to the passage of time. Our lawyers contract with private investigators, including both former insurance adjusters and former police officers, to ensure that a timely, careful investigation is performed. Our investigation of Pennsylvania accidents helps us to ensure that all potentially liable parties are identified, that all witnesses and their testimony are preserved and that evidence is protected from destruction or loss.

How Purchase & George Can Help You After Your Injury

It's not just our thorough investigation that sets us apart from other Erie injury lawyers. We have a unique combination of legal experience that benefits our clients.

Mr. Purchase spent 15 years working as a defense lawyer for the area's largest insurance companies. He defended literally hundreds (perhaps thousands) of injury cases, including cases involving slip and fall injuries, dog bites, swimming pool injuries and deaths, burns and just about every other sort of Pennsylvania injury case imaginable. Since 2006, Mr. Purchase has been representing injured people in their cases against the big insurance companies.

Mr. Purchase is a sought after speaker who has lectured and taught insurance professionals and other lawyers. He understands how insurance companies and large corporate defendants work and how to encourage them to settle meritorious cases for fair and just amounts and he has the experience to take the case to trial when necessary.

Mr. George has been representing individuals since 1992 in cases that include personal injury and he has worked as a prosecutor, a public defender and a military lawyer. He brings a wealth of courtroom and trial experience to the table for his clients.

Your Work with Eric Purchase and Tim George

You can expect that you will receive personalized attention from Purchase & George. We limit the number of cases we take in order to ensure that each client gets the personal attention that he or she deserves. Our team includes injury professionals who are committed to you and making things right for your family.

Call the Erie County injury lawyers who know the importance of a thorough, early investigation; who teach other lawyers and insurance professionals about Pennsyvlania injury law; and who genuinely care about ensuring the best possible outcome for each and every case. We welcome your call at (888) 870-3499 or via our website's contact form.

Purchase & George, P.C. are injury lawyers representing clients throughout Northwest PA including in Erie County, Erie, North East, Fairview, Edinboro, McKean, Girard, Springfield, Albion, Union City, Corry, Crawford County, Meadville, Linesville, Conneaut Lake, Cambridge Springs, Warren County, Warren, Venango County, Franklin, Oil City, Mercer County, Jefferson County, Brookville, Clarion County, Clarion, Northwest Harborcreek, McKean County, Bradford, Kane, DuBois, Sugarcreek, Waterford, and Punxsutawney.

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Boater Safety Tips from Your Erie Accident Lawyers
If you are looking for an Erie Personal Injury lawyer call 833-7100/toll free 888-870-3499 to get a free, consult with a Purchase & George Attorney.
Pool Safety Tips
Hurt in a swimming accident? Call 814-833-7100/888-870-3499 for a free consult with a Pennsylvania Pool Accident Attorney. No fee if no recovery.
Tips for Kids: Dog Bite Prevention
Bitten by a dog in northwest Pennsylvania? We can help. Call 814-833-7100/toll free 888-870-3499 for a free, no strings legal consult. No fee if no recovery.
Does Your Erie Pennsylvania Premises Liability Accident Fit into One of these Three Categories?
Whether some else is responsible for slip & fall injuries is determiend by the unique facts of each case, but there are some general rules that come into play. In general, to hold another person legally responsible for injuries you suffer from a fall on someone else's property, one of the following three things must be proved.
REAL LIFE QUESTION AND ANSWER SERIES : CAN I SUE FOR SPOON MISTAKE?
In our "Real Life Question and Answer" Series we present actual questions that have been posed by real people and the answers we've provided. In this case, a consumer wonders whether a lawsuit can be brought after work gloves are found in a new box of plastic spoons. The consumer had questions. We offered an answer, although it may not have been what the consumer wanted.
6 Things You Can Do To Minimize The Risk To Your Family While Walking
Pedestrian safety is a serious issue in America, even in small and medium-sized towns and cities in Pennsylvania. According the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were nearly 4,400 pedestrians killed in 2008 and another 69,000 were injured in the United States. On average, there is one crash-related pedestrian killed every two hours and a pedestrian injury every eight minutes.
Teaching Materials - April 8, 1999 - How to Defend the Slip and Fall Claim [PDF]
This outline of the law of Premises Liability was provided to attendees at a seminar given by Eric Purchase on April 8, 1999. Those in attendance included insurance adjustors, claims professionals and insurance defense lawyers.
Premises Liability : How the Status of the Injured Person Impacts the Liability Analysis
If you've been seriously injured as a result of a dangerous condition on someone else's property, you may have questions about whether you're entitled to compensation to offset medical expenses, lost wages and other harms. The answer to your question requires some complex legal analysis which necessarily involves determining your status as a guest, business visitor or trespasser. We offer an overview of the law pertaining to the impact of an injured person's status on the analysis of property owner liability.
Pennsylvania Dog Bites and Animal Attacks - An Overview
Learn about the law of Pennsylvania dog bite cases. We offer free information in this site, including information about what to do if you or child has been bitten, safety advice on how to avoid an attack and information about how a Northwest Pennsylvania dog bite lawyer can help you to use homeowner's insurance to both compensate the victim and minimize expense and inconvenience to the responsible dog owner.
Property Owner Slip and Fall Negligence Generally and Common Examples
A property owner isn't responsible to pay damages merely because someone was hurt on their property. Legal responsibility arises from the property owner's negligence or carelessness. What that means, generally, and specific examples of property owner negligence, are explored further here.
Slip and Fall Accidents Related to Snow or Ice
Icy and snowy conditions are common causes of slip and fall injuries. Unfortunately, snow and ice are part of the reality of living in Northwest Pennsylvania and property owners aren't responsible for all snow and ice related accidents. However, there are times when a property owner is responsible for creating or failing to remedy a snow and ice hazard. Whether your fall on snow and ice is the property owner's fault or not will depend on several factors unique to your case.
What to Do After a Slip and Fall Injury
If you've been injured in a slip and fall accident that was caused by a negligent landowner, you are about to find out that the insurance companies who defend these cases are going to pick apart every aspect of your case. There are things you can do to be prepared.
Slip and Fall Accidents - Overview
Slip and Fall or "premises liability" is a short hand method of referring to injuries caused by dangerous conditions on someone else's property. Often the injury literally results from a slip or trip and fall but it can also result from other circumstances, such as when a staircase collapses. Slip and falls are the leading cause of hospitalization among adults and can result in serious injuries, including fractured bones, dislocations, brain injuries, paralysis and even death.
Real Life Question and Answer Series - Injury From Defective Handrail on Vacation Property
In our "Real Life Question and Answer" Series we present actual questions that have been posed by real people and the answers we've provided. In this case, a woman on vacation was injured when the railing on a staircase at her vacation home came apart. She had questions. We offered answers.
How to Avoid a Dog Bite (and What to do if You've Been Bitten)
By following these 7 simple tips you can reduce the chance you'll be bitten by a dog. We also offer helpful information on what to do if you've been bitten by a dog.
How to Prevent Your Dog From Biting
Here are 8 simple tips to prevent your dog from attacking others and instructions on what to do if a bite should occur.
CPSC Pool Safety Alert - Always Supervise Children [PDF]
An average of 350 children under age 5 are drowned each year in home swimming pools and spas. The key to safety is layers of protection. This CPSC publication alerts parents to the importance of supervision of children and other safety measures.
Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer [PDF]
The CPSC has published detailed guidelines for making pools and spas safer regarding entrapment hazards. Those guidelines can be downloaded directly from the CPSC and we've made them available at our site for your convenience.
How to Plan for the Unexpected - Preventing Child Drownings [PDF]
A CPSC publication on How to Plan for the Unexpected - Preventing Child Drownings is available here.
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools [PDF]
The CPSC has published "Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools" and it is available here for your review or download.