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- Nursing home chain to ordered to pay $2 million to patients
Oct 12, 2016
A troubling case related to nursing home abuse has surfaced in a Pennsylvania nursing home chain that cares for the elderly. After loved ones reach a certain age or medical condition, it is often family member’s best option to consider moving their loved one to a nursing home. Usually sons or daughters need to make this difficult decision for their aging parents. This likely gives many PA families a scare, since they themselves likely know...Read More - Helping families cope with the long-term effects of birth injury
Oct 7, 2016
The birth of a child is an incredible, emotional time for families, but it can be very dangerous for mother and child. When problems arise in pregnancy or the labor itself, they can lead to brain damage and other types of injury for the child. These injuries can create disabilities for the child for the rest of his or her life. There are many types of conditions that can stem from problems during pregnancy and...Read More - Benefits and downsides to suing employer after a work injury
Sep 30, 2016
On work days, workers have to rise-and-shine, and get to work. Most Pittsburgh workers are diligent and work very hard. That is what makes it so hard to swallow when a worker suffers a work-related injury. There are several ways that a person can collect, and from different parties after a work-related injury. The main differences are who an injured person is collecting from and why. If a person decides to pursue a workers’ compensation...Read More - When can hypoxia occur for a newborn baby?
Sep 28, 2016
Many people mistakenly associate birth injuries with only those suffered during labor or immediately post-delivery. However, this is not comprehensive of all times that birth injuries can occur. Birth injuries can occur prior to, during and immediately following an infant’s birth. This includes birth injuries like hypoxia, which is a term that described when a fetus, or infant does not receive adequate oxygen to the brain. The lack of oxygen can cause brain injury that...Read More - Work-related death of loved one often unnecessary, compensable
Sep 23, 2016
Whether you love your job, or understand why they call work, ‘work’, everyone has the right to safety at their workplace. Accidents can happen a number of ways on the judge, the options are pretty much endless, much as in everyday life. Sometimes a terrible accident in a vehicle or at the office can result in a worker’s untimely death. Those deaths can sometimes be attributed to a responsible party. If you suspect this is...Read More - PA product liability case gets second chance at trial
Sep 16, 2016
Few lawsuits ever get tried twice. For one Pennsylvania man, he is one the few who gets a second chance at trial after his leg was crushed by a lift table. The man is seeking damages resulting from the injury. He alleged that the table was unsafe due to its lack of warning lights or alarms. A recent case set a new precedent, which has called for its ability to be re-tried. The Supreme Court’s...Read More - Losses and injuries that can be claimed after nursing home abuse
Sep 14, 2016
Injuries can happen to anyone. Sadly, this means even loved ones are susceptible to injury from a third-party. For instance, despite many nursing homes best intentions, an incident related to nursing home abuse can befall residents that causes unnecessary injury or even pre-mature death. Abuse can be defined as intentional or unintentional, it’s main requirement is that carelessness occurred or that a duty was not met by a provider, and it directly resulted in injury...Read More - Why are drug companies obligated to a duty to warn?
Sep 7, 2016
In the last several decades, prescription drugs have flooded the market for a number of different ailments. Some of these drugs have greatly improved the life of the consumer. While their benefits are undeniable, there is a dark side to prescription drugs. If improperly used, these drugs can pose a great danger to its end user. This is one of the reasons that drug companies are obligated to warn their consumers of the inherent danger...Read More - Suspicious nursing home death of loved one? We can help
Sep 2, 2016
Pennsylvania nursing homes, in many cases, seem to be the best option for elderly loved ones, especially if their health is frail. Nursing homes have obvious benefits that vary depending on a resident’s needs. However there are many reasons that families view nursing homes as their number one choice. Round the clock health care, adequate facilities and social reasons are great benefits of nursing homes. Sometimes, though, nursing home care goes terribly wrong. By “terribly...Read More - PA judge awards mother of lost twins $4.25 million
Aug 31, 2016
Many medical malpractice suits settle out of court and the settlements are not made public. However, recently a Pennsylvania judge ruled against disclosing a recent PA woman’s settlement because the public’s right to know outweighed the defenses concerns. With that, it was released that the woman suing a Pennsylvania hospital for medical malpractice won because of an error on behalf of hospital and staff. This settlement, while large, is a bitter-sweet moment for the family...Read More