As we move through the winter season, snow will, in all likelihood, soon be factored into our daily lives. Among other things, property owners will be busy shoveling and placing salt on their sidewalks. If they fail to do so, they risk that a pedestrian walking by their property will slip and fall onto their sidewalk, and, if that happens, they could be embroiled in a lawsuit.
The same holds true for local governmental agencies throughout the commonwealth, to a degree. Unlike private property owners, however, these local governmental agencies enjoy special protections from liability under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa. C.S. Section 8541 et seq.
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