Personal Injury

When we talk about nursing home abuse, we often talk about reporting the abuse. In Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, reporting the nursing home abuse is an initial step towards stopping future abuse- but what happens if the abuse is...

Dog attacks happen throughout the nation regularly. Though scary, most do not result in serious physical injuries that then lead to lawsuits. When they do however, the aftereffects can be devastating. This is particularly true when it is a child...

Many likely saw the surveillance video of the Pennsylvania man who fell of a train platform while talking on the phone. It sounds funny at first, like it must be a part of a joke. In reality however, people who...

Parents of children of all ages are likely aware of how active they can be. Many want to be in constant motion-usually the faster, the better. While bikes and skateboards are popular ways kids find to go fast, it is...

The Insurance Information Institute still places dog bites ahead of all other homeowner's insurance claims, besides fire losses. In 2011 the average (yes, average) settlement cost for dog bite claims was over $29,000. Accounting for more than one-third of all...

Concerted efforts by Pennsylvania nursing homes to cap their medical malpractice liability are receiving a "cool" reception from legislators in Harrisburg. Nursing homes originally succeeded in having a bill passed by the House last fall, but the legislation has been...

People throughout the state of Pennsylvania find themselves injured for a variety of reasons every day. As any regular reader of this blog is likely aware, car accidents are one of the most prevalent ways in which people are injured....

Last month, 10-year-old Allison Paige Simmons of Ida, Louisiana was killed after being thrown from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Simmons was one of five passengers, all children, riding on the side-by-side ATV and thrown off after the driver swerved to...

There are many different ways in which injuries prompting personal injury type lawsuits are incurred. In this blog we often write about motor vehicle accidents because they are so prevalent. Car accidents are by no means the only way in...

There are of course many ways in which a person might be injured. While car crashes and work accidents are likely the first to come to mind, seemingly less dangerous pursuits can also lead to serious injuries such as broken...

Each day residents throughout Western Pennsylvania are injured in incidents that are caused by the negligent or wrongful acts of other people. These incidents take many different forms but often involve motor vehicles. Earlier this week a 75-year-old woman was...

May is a busy month where safety initiatives are concerned. In addition to hosting National Dog Bite Prevention Week and Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month it is also National Bike Safety month. Reminders of a bicycle accident causing personal injury abound...