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5 Bow Hunting Safety Tips for Your 2024-25 Season From a Hunter/Lawyer

 

Soon it will be the best time of the year for many hunters in Pennsylvania: Bow Season! I am sure most of us have some solid bucks on camera and are already hanging or trimming stands. As an injury attorney, I thought it wise to write an article on the five most common causes of injuries we hunters suffer due to our negligence, or sometimes even the negligence of others via poor manufacturing of products or the downright stupidity of fellow sportsmen.

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From a Redneck with a Law Degree: Choosing the Right Attorney for Your Hunting-Related Case

If you are one of the unfortunate Pennsylvanians who is hurt, financially or physically, while hunting or injured by any outdoor-related gear or equipment every year, you will need an attorney to handle your case. Most injured sportsman just hire a random injury lawyer and do not think about is how important it is to have an attorney with deep knowledge of that specific type of hunting, the products involved, how they are used, and how they are supposed to work.

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5 Turkey Hunting Safety Tips for Your 2024 Season From a Hunter with a Law Degree

As turkey hunting season approaches in Pennsylvania (May 4 for general season and April 27 for Youth Day), I am already seeing news stories and social media posts about hunters getting shot down south. Although it sounds incredibly difficult to screw up that bad, this happens every year.

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The Skeen Firm 2023 Holiday Primer - Products Liability at Christmas Time: The Red Ryder BB Gun in "A Christmas Story"

In the heartwarming holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” the quest for the ultimate Christmas gift takes center stage with young Ralphie Parker's desire for a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Beyond the comedic allure of Ralphie's pursuit, the film gives us a useful lesson in products liability.

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