Many people in Pennsylvania will be lucky enough that they will never see the inside of a hospital emergency room. But, the reality is that each year in Pennsylvania and throughout the country thousands, if not millions, of people suffer injuries in a wide variety of...
Personal Injury
Understanding Pennsylvania’s wrongful death law
This blog recently discussed certain aspects of the helicopter crash that killed former basketball star Kobe Bryant. We observed that Bryant’s family and the families of the other eight persons who died in the crash may have claims for wrongful death. That crash...
Experts begin to examine crash that killed Kobe Bryant
Despite the fact that the United States Senate was conducting an impeachment trial of President Trump, the most newsworthy event of the past weekend was the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in southern California. The news of the crash that...
AAA: deaths from red-light running crash reach 10-year high
The year 2017 saw a 10-year high in the number of deaths arising from red-light running crashes. The total came to 939 people, and in most cases, it was not the offending driver who died. Pennsylvania residents, whether they are drivers, pedestrians or bicyclists,...
Speeding truckers put others at risk, but safety tech may help
Pennsylvania residents may not know this, but the number of truck accidents is on the rise. Florida saw an especially steep incline from 23,515 in 2014 to 32,513 in 2018, and the Florida DoT has identified speeding as the number one driver-related factor in these...
CONCUSSIONS AND POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME
Concussions and Post-Concussion Syndrome July 18, 2018 | Category: Personal Injury Individuals involved in a motor vehicle collision commonly experience concussions. It is commonly assumed that a concussion is not a serious injury because the signs and symptoms are...
PENN STATE STUDENT PEDESTRIAN INJURED IN HIT AND RUN HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
StateCollege.Com recently reported on a twenty-one year old Penn State student who was run down and left for dead after being hit by an unknown driver on blue course drive in State College. According to the report, the horrific accident occurred around 5 a.m. on a...
38.5 MILLION DOLLAR PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARD IN FATAL KRAFT FACTORY SHOOTING HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR ADEQUATE SAFETY
A Philadelphia jury awarded more than $38.5 million in punitive damages to the estates of two former Kraft employees who were fatally gunned down by a disgruntled co-worker. After less than three hours of deliberations, the jury found in favor of the two deceased...
SUMMER DRIVING
Summer Driving May 25, 2018 | Category: Personal Injury The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is sometimes referred to as the "100 Deadliest Days", and for good reason; statistically, summer is the most dangerous time to be a driver. With those 100 Deadliest...
AFTER A SLIP AND FALL, DO THESE 5 THINGS
After a Slip and Fall, Do These 5 Things March 13, 2018 | Category: Personal Injury Slip or trip and falls are among the most common sources of personal injury claims. A fall on an untreated icy sidewalk, a trip on a hazardous obstacle in a public building, or a slip...