Personal Injury

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...

People are injured in different types of accidents throughout the Pittsburgh area on a regular basis. While motor vehicle accidents are often the cause of the personal injuries, most would agree that it is uncommon for one of the motor...

Each day individuals throughout the state of Pennsylvania find themselves injured in a variety of accidents. These personal injuries vary in severity depending on the accident that causes the injury. One of the most common ways in which these injuries...

An accident at a Pittsburgh area elementary school sent 12 people to the hospital earlier this week. The accident occurred when a large pipe suspended from the ceiling of Shaler Area Elementary School's cafeteria fell, causing personal injury to four...

Resistant to both heat and fire, asbestos is an insulator used for many years in a variety of products. In addition to industrial products, it was also used in residential, commercial and consumer products such as toasters, tires, oven mitts...

Each day, individuals throughout the Pittsburgh area are injured due to the negligence of another person. In those instances, the injured parties may try to recover financial compensation from the negligent individuals or entities that caused the injuries. To accomplish...

Recently, it was announced that four separate lawsuits targeting the NFL for concussion, dementia and brain disease issues are to be combined in Philadelphia. At the beginning of February 2012, the NFL and plaintiffs' attorneys received approval from a U.S....

There are many different types of civil lawsuits that are filed in the state of Pennsylvania each day. There are several reasons these lawsuits are filed. A fair amount of those lawsuits filed are personal injury or wrongful death actions....