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- Pennsylvania family files suit after work death at steel plant
Dec 24, 2015
In Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas, there are many workers who make their living in the manual labor industry. Whether working with machines, dangerous products or extreme heights the workers are subjected to conditions much more life-threatening than in other lines of work. These workers perform and work hard in order to bring a decent wage home to support their families. This is why it is such a tragedy when a PA worker dies due...Read More - Calculating damages in birth injury and wrongful death cases
Dec 18, 2015
On this blog, we often discuss how damages are calculated in wrongful death lawsuits. These lawsuits concern highly emotional matters, but the calculation of damages itself is highly technical. This contrast can be uncomfortable for many people, but it is important to understand. When courts measure the damages in wrongful death cases, they mostly try to avoid the emotional issues at stake. Instead they look at things that are easier to measure in terms of...Read More - OSHA rights offer safety, aim to protect Pittsburgh workers
Dec 16, 2015
Pittsburgh is the home of many labor-intensive jobs that require workers to be vigilant about their safety and their surroundings. However, the employer also has requirements that are set to ensure the correct safety precautions are being followed by Pittsburgh businesses and workers. These Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, along with state regulations, are set in order to prevent workplace injuries and workplace deaths. OSHA regulations grant Pittsburgh workers a host of rights...Read More - Pittsburgh’s nursing home residents are at risk of neglect
Dec 9, 2015
As Pittsburgh’s elderly population continues to grow exponentially, there is an increase in the demand for nursing homes and other care facilities for this generation. While nursing homes can be a great solution for the elderly and their family, sometimes residents of nursing homes do not receive the best care. This can result in nursing home neglect or even nursing home deaths. However, health care professionals and the general public may not understand the full...Read More - Pittsburgh medical malpractice victims may seek recourse
Dec 2, 2015
Hospitals aim to offer only the best in medical care prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. But what happens when that treatment is incorrect or even harmful to the patient? Most Pittsburgh residents never imagine that their lives or health could be in danger due to a medical diagnosis or course of treatment. However, this is a possibility, as too many Pittsburgh residents already know. What should a patient do when an injury has occurred due to...Read More - What are the ‘Fatal Four’ in workplace deaths?
Nov 25, 2015
Manual workers in Pennsylvania today have access to unprecedented technology and worker tools on the job. So why are so many workplace deaths still occurring? One industry in particular has a track record of a high fatality rate. Construction workers are subject to a relatively dangerous job that can leave them injured or even killed. These injuries are made all the more serious when they are due to employer negligence. The Occupational Safety and Health...Read More - Victim’s family receives $1M after Pennsylvania cop’s negligence
Nov 20, 2015
Police officers are thought of as upstanding citizens, here to protect our wonderful city of Pittsburgh. However, police officers are human and they make mistakes. Such a mistake occurred in a nearby suburb when a Pennsylvania police officer rear-ended a man’s vehicle sending him into a nearby light pole and causing his untimely death. A lawsuit brought by the victim’s family alleged negligence. After a thorough investigation and hearing, it was determined that the police...Read More - What to know about birth injuries: cerebral and erb’s palsy
Nov 18, 2015
The birth of a child is one of the most exciting and life-changing events a person will ever experience. With all the preparation comes a bit of nerves for most parents at some point. However, most parents never even dream that their child could be afflicted by a delivery mistake that renders the child with a birth injury. Cerebral and Erb’s palsy are two potential life-long injuries associated with birth injuries. Delivery mistakes can happen...Read More - We know PA law when it comes to product liability claims
Nov 11, 2015
Products liability is a term that refers to defective products that have in some way come to hurt or injure the consumer or end user. Often times the average person is not familiar with this term, but maybe they ought to be. Manufacturing defects, design defects and marketing defects are more common than many think. Too many Pittsburgh people have had the unfortunate luck of being the end user injured in a products liability situation...Read More - What do I need to do to prove a PA wrongful death suit?
Nov 6, 2015
According to Murphy’s Law, anything that can happen will happen. Apply this scientific property to accidents where wrongful death has occurred and it seems to match up. Sometimes people pass away from fatal accidents in the most unexpected ways. Sometimes these accidents resulting in fatal death can be attributed to the negligence of another. If you or a loved one suspect that this could be true about how your loved one died, there are a...Read More