Monthly Archives: May 2013
Back injury sends public works employee to hospital
Pennsylvania is a beautiful state. This beauty is in part attributed to public works employees who keep communities throughout the state neat and tidy. As is the case in any occupation it is possible that the individuals performing these tasks...
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Fall at Pennsylvania construction site sends man to hospital
Construction sites are ripe for accidents resulting in worker injuries. One of the hazards of working at this type of location is the risk of falling. Earlier this week a construction worker in Pennsylvania was injured when he fell approximately...
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Exeter Hospital takes steps to increase patient safety
As victims in various states, including Pennsylvania, continue to deal with the ramifications of having contracted hepatitis C from a former hospital technician who allegedly spread the disease while trying to feed his drug addiction, one hospital, Exeter, focuses on...
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Truck accident on Route 534 leaves 2 dead
The holiday weekend that so many in Western Pennsylvania looked forward to, ended in tragedy for two individuals travelling in a road in Berlin Township. The crash, which occurred before midnight on Route 534, involved two trucks, a tractor trailer...
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Routine procedure results in 19-year-old’s severe brain injury
In an effort to properly diagnose patients, doctors often rely upon so-called routine procedures. One such procedure that is readily used to aid in the diagnosis of stomach ailments, is an endoscopy. When an endoscopy is administered, doctors snake a...
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Older pedestrians more vulnerable to injury, death
Walking is the oldest form of transportation and one that many Ohio residents rely upon every day whether for pleasure or out of necessity. Walking, however, is not without its dangers and a new study indicates these dangers may be...
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Safer saw technology available, not being used
Virtually everyone who uses power saws knows the dangers that the tool presents. When fingers or other body parts get in the way of a spinning blade, the result can be serious injuries including amputations. Despite users recognizing the dangers...
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Nursing home negligence alleged in death of elderly woman
Incidents prompting wrongful death lawsuits can take place at virtually any location and involve individuals of all walks of life. Those who unexpectedly die, in Pittsburgh and beyond, as a result of negligent behavior of another, do not need to...
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$38.5M award for potentially unnecessary medical procedure
A man who was seriously injured when a medical procedure went wrong was recently awarded $38.5 million by a jury. The award came at the end of a four-week jury trial regarding the incident that left the man in a...
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Criminal charges against driver who was texting before accident
By now it is fair to say that most drivers in Western Pennsylvania are aware that texting while driving is a risky action. Nonetheless, individuals behind the wheel are regularly unable to avoid the practice. In the worst cases the...
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Falling object kills Pennsylvania worker
We all know that no one lives forever. Having said that, it is likely that most Pittsburgh area residents do not spend a lot of time thinking about when and how they will die. In addition to there being very...
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Dallas Hartman named on of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania
Attorney Dallas W. Hartman, founder of the firm, has been selected by his peers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania as published by Super Lawyers. He was one of only ten lawyers from Western Pennsylvania selected in...
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