September 5, 2017

Pennsylvania is the site of hundreds of car accidents every year, according to federal investigators. But some roads are the sites of more frequent accidents than others—and 33 of the most dangerous roads are located in the Pittsburgh area, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Here are some of the most dangerous roadways in the state, according to a…

August 29, 2017

In the world of criminal legal defense, most attorneys recommend that their clients avoid using social media to talk about the case, lest they accidentally say something that puts them at risk of a conviction. While the stakes are different in a civil personal injury lawsuit, the risk of social media being used against you still exists, according to a…

August 22, 2017

Swim lessons turned dangerous after a freak accident at a pool when several children were exposed to chlorine gas. A local fire rescue arrived to respond to the call for several children suffering from vomiting and nausea after being exposed, and five of the children were transported to the hospital to ensure that the exposure to the chemical was not…

August 15, 2017

Headlines involving Walmart are often stranger than fiction, and a recent headline certainly fits the bill here. A woman went to her local Walmart and entered their bathroom. Three days later, she was found deceased in the restroom. The woman was observed as coming into the store on Friday around 6 in the evening on store security feeds and entered…

August 8, 2017

Many people enjoy Pennsylvania’s amusement parks, fairs, and carnivals in the summer. Before you decide to enjoy any of the rides, you should take a moment to learn more about Pennsylvania’s state agency that regulates these rides to maintain safety. Although it’s impossible for any governmental agency to ensure that injuries or accidents will never happen, many Pennsylvanians are calling…

August 8, 2017

A case involving negligent demolition of a building that resulted in seven deaths and 13 serious injuries has ended with the largest personal injury award in Pennsylvania history, according to a recent news report from Philly.com. The accident occurred in 2013, when debris from a demolition site crashed into a neighboring Salvation Army store, killing six people on site and…

July 31, 2017

A Luzerne County jury recently awarded a patient $10M as compensation for a medical misdiagnosis that caused a delay in treatment and care. The patient accused a medical clinic and its doctors of malpractice in failing to diagnose his infected cyst in a timely manner. In 2013, the patient visited the medical clinic, where he was diagnosed with hemorrhoids and…

April 25, 2017

“Slipping and falling is not a big problem for adults.” If you agreed with this statement, it might surprise you to know that it is not true. Sure, everyone has slipped, fallen and skinned a knee or two as a child, but an alarming number of adults have experienced slip-and-fall accidents as well, often leading to serious injury or death.…

April 18, 2017

Schools are supposed to be safe places for Pennsylvania children. However, news reports often feature stories about assault that takes places in educational facilities. From schoolyard beatings to outright sexual assault, how can the state and even the nation better deal with these harmful and unacceptable behaviors? No one wants schools to become prisons for youths, but perhaps inadequate security…

April 13, 2017

As you might expect, not just anyone can enter the scene of a fire and determine what caused the incident. In fact, it takes training and experience to uncover clues about the origins of fires or explosions leading to a fire. Large cities like Pittsburgh typically take fire scene investigation seriously, whether the fire was accidental or intentional. In many…