Monthly Archives: June 2014
Workers’ Compensation: 3 men injured during industrial explosion
Our Workers' Compensation attorneys at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. are particularly familiar with industrial accidents and explosions. In Pennsylvania, industrial plants are still alive and thriving - particularly in western PA and eastern Ohio where many peoples' lives and well-being...
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Pedestrian accidents: woman hit near Edinboro
Pedestrian accidents that involve hit-and-run drivers can be especially difficult for the victim and his or her family members. When an innocent person is walking down the street and gets blindsided by a negligent and/or drunk driver, and the suspect...
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Car accidents: hit-and-run in Erie is a strange case
Hit-and-run car accidents in western Pennsylvania have been well-recorded here in our personal injury blog. From Pittsburgh to Erie, rarely more than a few weeks goes by where we don't read and write about an unfortunate hit-and-run car accident. These...
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Pedestrian accidents involving motorized bikes
Pedestrian accidents involving people on bikes are an all too common scenario in western Pennsylvania. People who are hit while riding their bikes have a good chance of getting seriously injured or even killed because of the lack of protection...
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Truck accidents often caused by lack of sleep
Truck accidents often end tragically for everyone involved. When a commercial tractor trailer driver falls asleep at the wheel, the truck becomes a multi-ton death machine, barreling down roads at speeds of more than eighty miles per hour. If you...
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Workplace accident at Amazon warehouse claims life of worker
It used to be that when someone needed something they would hope in their car and drive to the nearest store carrying the desired item. With the ease of online shopping however, many people turn to their computers. Amazon is...
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Motorcycle accidents: Ohio man killed in Port Clinton pile-up
Motorcycle accidents usually provide deadly outcomes. The lack of protection for motorcyclists and their passengers coupled with the negligence of other drivers who fail to acknowledge bikers on the road can lead to a tragic end for many motorcycle accidents....
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Car accidents: mother of one-year-old dies in Ohio crash
Fatal car accidents happen within seconds and change victims' families' lives forever. This is especially so when the victims of these car accidents have young children and a full life yet to live. If you have lost someone close to...
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Workers’ compensation: OSHA to address hazardous chemicals
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a new standard concerning the manner that hazardous chemicals are handled at work. Failure to abide by this standard will, of course, result in an OSHA citation and possible workers' compensation claims. In...
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GM talks defective products, starts voluntary payout program
Defective products made by the car conglomerate General Motors have been linked to at least thirteen deaths and countless injuries. Now, GM says it has a plan for paying back the victims and victims' families for the accidents caused by...
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Defective products: defective drug Actos $9 billion settlement
Defective products and dangerous drugs attorneys have been busy with litigation over the Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. and Eli & Lilly Co. diabetes drug Actos has recently taken a significant turn for the worse. After a federal judge ruled the drug company...
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Heat related illnesses could prompt workers’ comp claim
Now that the calendar indicates it is June, the temperatures throughout Western Pennsylvania will likely soon heat up. While after a long, cold winter, many who reside in the area probably welcome higher temperatures, for some individuals it can be...
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