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- I never worked around asbestos. How do I have mesothelioma?
Jul 13, 2017
While mesothelioma affects men much more than women, it has nothing to do with genetics. The only known link to mesothelioma is asbestos exposure, and men simply worked around asbestos at a much higher rate than women did in decades past. However, about 8 percent of mesothelioma cases each year are in women, many of whom did not work in fields that involved exposure to asbestos. Instead, many of those cases occur because of what...Read More - Thousands die each year in work-related fatal accidents
Jul 12, 2017
People’s jobs are their means of earning a stable income and providing for themselves and their families. Without a job, a Pittsburgh resident may lack the capacity to keep a roof overhead, put food on the table, or keep the kids in clothing throughout the year. Because jobs play a significant role in the health of Pennsylvania families, many people are willing to put in long hours and take on occupational burdens to keep their...Read More - When are birth issues the result of negligence?
Jul 8, 2017
Every Pittsburgh parent hopes that his or her newborn child enters the world with a happy heart and a healthy body. While most children are able to make it through labor and delivery without suffering any complications, others require interventions and significant medical care just to survive. After living through a traumatic birth experience, parents may wonder if the complications and challenges that their children suffered during and after birth were the result of negligence...Read More - Medical malpractice losses can be significant and costly
Jul 6, 2017
Medical accidents, and situations of medical negligence can be costly, painful, and life-altering. Pittsburgh residents who have to endure the difficultly of suffering medical malpractice injuries or losses can attest to the many challenges that accompany such an event. Aside from the very difficult process of healing from a doctor’s or hospital’s error or mistake, comes the financial toll of extra medical bills and lost earnings, the emotional stress of experiencing a hardship and the...Read More - Massive airbag inflator recall leads to company’s bankruptcy
Jun 28, 2017
Although there are many precautionary measures in place to assure a customer’s safety and wellbeing while using products in the United States, there still may be dangerous products out on the market that could seriously injure or even kill a consumer. This week, the aftermath of the largest automotive parts recall in history left the Japanese company Takata Corp bankrupt, following a massive recall of their airbags that left at least 17 dead throughout the...Read More - Know the dangers of a construction worksite
Jun 23, 2017
Throughout western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and the greater Pittsburgh area, there are always construction projects going on. Whether it is residential homes being built or upgraded, new commercial stores or malls being built, or the ever-changing industrial fields trying to adapt to new technologies and changes in demands; construction throughout the United States will always exist. Those working in construction zones know of many of the inherent potential of dangers. These dangers could lead to...Read More - Indictment for 3 nursing home aides in New Jersey
Jun 21, 2017
When a family makes the decision to enter their elderly or disabled loved one into a nursing home, the decision is made with the assumption that the facility will provide adequate and satisfactory care. This means that the patient and now resident will receive all the necessary meals and medication, will have the living area regularly cleaned and linens washed, will be showered or cleaned regularly, and will have social activities when applicable, all in...Read More - Protecting yourself from dangerous products
Jun 14, 2017
Americans are one of the largest consumers of products in the world. While products produced in the United States have to adhere to laws and regulations designed to assure the safety of consumers, there are still instances where a product can become dangerous or even deadly. Throughout the United States, state laws are in place to protect consumers from defective or dangerous products. These laws usually fall within the theories of breach of warranty, strict...Read More - How dangerous are trucks on the roads?
Jun 9, 2017
While traveling on the roads in the Pittsburgh area, or anywhere in the United States, you may be sharing the roads with dangerous vehicles that you generally take for granted — trucks. Trucks play a vital role in the American economy. Whenever you enter a grocery store, department store, furniture store or appliance store, more likely than not, everything under the store’s roof was delivered via truck. Semi-trucks are typically far larger and heavier than...Read More - America loses a hero who died following his work at ground zero
Jun 7, 2017
Like most other people throughout the country, people in the Pittsburgh area will never forget the incredible heroism of hundreds of first responders on that fateful day of 9/11. New York City firefighter Raymond J. Pfeifer was not working on that beautiful autumn Tuesday morning; he was enjoying a round of golf with fellow firefighters. But when he learned of the plane crash, they immediately ended their round and headed right for ground zero. Pfeifer...Read More