James R Ronca

James R Ronca

January 14, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Liability for Failure to Include Collision Avoidance Systems

The advancement of collision avoidance technology opens new areas to find compensation for seriously injured plaintiffs.

By James R. Ronca and Ryan D. Hurd

12 minute read

June 19, 2018 | FC&S Insurance

Pleading Guilty to a Minor Traffic Offense May Be Ill-Advised

For every motor vehicle collision, someone is at fault. Whether the collision involves a single vehicle, two vehicles or 10 vehicles, with limited exception,…

By James R. Ronca and Ryan D. Hurd

10 minute read

June 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pleading Guilty to a Minor Traffic Offense May Be Ill-Advised

For every motor vehicle collision, someone is at fault. Whether the collision involves a single vehicle, two vehicles or 10 vehicles, with limited exception, someone's actions triggered the collision.

By James R. Ronca and Ryan D. Hurd

1 minute read

September 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Crash Course for the Personal Injury Lawyer

In your last 20 motor vehicle collision cases, how many times have you visited the scene of the crash or sought the drivers' phone records? Once, twice ... zero times?

By James R. Ronca 
and Ryan D. Hurd

19 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

What's Next for Products Liability in Pennsylvania?

In announcing its long-awaited decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 3031, the state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's 40-year-old case law should be reformulated. Unfortunately, the court's effort in Tincher may not have succeeded in bringing clarity and a universally workable definition of product defect to the state.

By Larry E. Coben, James R. Ronca and Sol H. Weiss

9 minute read

December 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Assessing the State of Products Liability Law Post-'Tincher'

In a sweeping, detailed opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court altered the landscape of Pennsylvania products liability law, reaching back in time to embrace and then update legal principles governing a consumer's burden of proof in recovering for harm caused by a defectively designed product.

By Larry E. Coben, Sol H. Weiss and James R. Ronca

9 minute read

April 19, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Conflicted State of Pa. Products Liability Law

Varying interpretations of strict liability law in Pennsylvania have led to confusion that shows no sign of abating in 2011.

By James R. Ronca

7 minute read