Monthly Archives: October 2013
Ohio State Trooper t-bones 85-year-old woman after she failed to yield
Earlier this week, the Ohio State Police cited an elderly woman from Youngstown for allegedly causing a three car pile-up earlier in the month that involved an Ohio State Police Patrolwoman's cruiser and another vehicle.The 85-year-old woman from Youngstown, OH...
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Pennsylvania parade participant struck by bicycle injures head
In this blog we often write about injuries suffered by individuals due to negligence on the part of another person. Many times those injuries are due to involvement in a motor vehicle accident that occurs in the Pittsburgh area. Those...
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Nursing home care remains substandard in many states
When you realize that it is too difficult to take care a family member for whom you love a great deal, it can be a worrisome decision to have them placed in a nursing facility or assisted living complex. But...
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Pennsylvania worker’s legs pinned in accident
Each day many Pittsburgh area residents wake up and head off to their jobs. While most days workers throughout the state of Pennsylvania do their day's work without incident, at times workplace accidents do occur. The nature and severity of...
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Jury agrees birth injury resulted from negligence, awards $13M
In years past, expectant mothers and infants often suffered injuries during the birthing process. Today, thankfully many concerns over birth injuries have been alleviated by modern technological advances as doctors and nurses are able to continually monitor the vital signs...
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed in truck accident that killed three
Drivers in Ohio and throughout the country are often cautioned to only stop along a freeway in the case of an emergency. If a driver encounters an emergency that necessitates a stop, drivers are advised to pull their car off...
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OSHA seeking to limit exposure of workers to silica dust
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for creating rules regarding safety in workplaces throughout the nation, including those in the state of Pennsylvania. The rules target specific types of occupations such as the construction sector. This process is...
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Greyhound bus crashes into tractor-trailer along I-80, one dead
People around the country often rely upon buses for transportation needs. Whether a city bus, charter bus or long distance bus; each day hundreds of thousands of Americans ride buses. Individuals who ride buses either by choice or out of...
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The hidden dangers of weekend hospitalizations
Individuals who are impacted by a medical emergency don't have the luxury of choosing when the event occurs. When an individual suffers a heart attack or stroke, time is of the essence and medical intervention is often necessary to stabilize...
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One dead after rollover accident involving church passenger van
Many churches throughout the state of Ohio readily rely upon large passenger vans to transport adults and children to church-related events. The safety of these types of 15-passenger vans, however, has come into question amid cautions by the National Transportation...
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Parents contend hospital negligent in causing son’s birth injury
When most Ohio residents think about the act of having a baby, images of a woman baring down in a hospital room typically come to mind. Increasingly, however, Cesarian births are becoming more routine. While C-sections may be more common...
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Tractor-trailer causes multi-vehicle accident in Pennsylvania
Late last month a tractor-trailer that rear-ended another car started a chain reaction crash on a Pennsylvania interstate. When all was said and done a total of 10 vehicles were involved. The crash shut down all traffic heading north on...
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