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- Bus crash kills driver and head coach en route to lacrosse game
Mar 25, 2013
For student athletes and their coaches, traveling to an away game can mean excitement, jitters, anxiety about facing their opponents or worrying about how a player’s injury will hold up. The possibility of a work related injury may never cross the mind of a coach. However, greater tragedy can strike, changing lives forever. Recently, the head coach of the Seton Hill University women’s lacrosse team was killed in a tragic bus accident. The bus, carrying...Read More - Pennsylvania employer cited for fluting worker safety standards
Mar 20, 2013
Many Pittsburgh residents may know that workers in the United States enjoy a good deal of rights. However, that does not mean that the workplace is completely free of danger. Companies that cut corners or act carelessly toward their employees can cause a work related death or injury. Fortunately for workers in America, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration strives to protect workers from dangerous or even deadly work conditions. Recently...Read More - FDA recalls knee replacement device
Mar 13, 2013
Undergoing surgery can be a traumatic experience for many people, especially if the outcome of the surgery is uncertain. However, any Pennsylvania product liability lawyer knows in some types of surgeries that involve implantation of devices, where the operation was successful and the patient appears to have fully recovered, it can come as a shock when injury later occurs-this time due to a defect in the device. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...Read More - State legislature considers “apology laws” for med mal cases
Mar 6, 2013
When someone makes a mistake, the natural expectation on the wronged party is that the person who made the mistake should apologize. And in many situations, an apology from the party in error is forthcoming and can even resolve the problem. However, as any Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyer knows, it is not that easy for a doctor who has made a mistake to just apologize. This is because in some cases, an apology could be...Read More - Helicopter crash kills Pennsylvania man
Feb 26, 2013
Some professions inherently involve more danger than others. Construction work and factory work are two of the most hazardous jobs out there, but sometimes, other professions can be just as dangerous. People often do not expect television production to be one of the dangerous fields of work, but depending what is involved in producing the show, a workplace injury can happen. Recently, a man from Indiana, Pa., who was working on a television show in...Read More - Wood shop worker killed by lumber processing machine
Feb 20, 2013
Some types of jobs are much more dangerous than others, particularly jobs that require operation of or close contact with heavy or complicated machinery. In these types of professions, serious workplace injury, or even death, is a very real risk that workers must face every day. Recently, a 33-year-old worker at a wood products shop was killed after he was pinned in a machine. The man, who had worked there for three years, was operating...Read More - Families of Pittsburgh flood victims bring wrongful death suits
Feb 12, 2013
Losing a family member in a tragic accident can be a traumatic and devastating time. And any wrongful death attorney knows that loss is even more heart-rending when a single accident claims the lives of multiple family members. One Pittsburgh husband and father experienced that nightmare when his wife and two young daughters drowned during a flood. They were trapped inside their minivan as the vehicle became submerged by 9 feet of water. This same...Read More - Drunk driver who killed bicyclist sued for wrongful death
Feb 4, 2013
The death of a child, no matter their age, can be devastating for a parent. Any wrongful death lawyer knows that when that death was caused by the misconduct of another, it can be particularly painful for the surviving family members. The father of a 19-year-old who was killed by a drunk driver recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver. The 19-year-old was riding a bicycle when he was hit by an SUV;...Read More - Court awards veteran $3.7 million in medical malpractice suit
Jan 31, 2013
When a patient goes to a doctor’s office or hospital, they must rely on the expertise of the medical professionals who oversee and administer their care because the patient does not have the medical knowledge to make sure that the course of treatment is the correct one. And any Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyer knows how dangerous it can be when a doctor or hospital fails in their duty to properly diagnose and treat a patient...Read More - Drugs a factor in car accident death of Pennsylvania woman
Jan 23, 2013
Car accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, and can change lives forever and cane devastating for the surviving family members. As any Pittsburgh wrongful death lawyer knows, this tragic event can be even more overwhelming when the victim was killed in an avoidable accident. A Pittsburgh-area woman recently pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for killing a woman in a car accident. The crash occurred while she was fleeing police, and the woman...Read More