Personal Injury

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....

Gas wells can be found throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Two welders were injured in May 2010, while working for a gas well drilling company. They were at a work site in Derry Township, when a fire broke out around...

Now that winter is here and snow blankets much of Pennsylvania, children throughout the state have bundled up, pulled their sleds out of storage and headed to local sliding hills for what they likely consider carefree winter fun. For residents...

As many expected, the Pennsbury School District has filed a motion to try to reduce the $14 million verdict that was awarded to a young woman who lost one of her legs after she was run over by a school...

When many think of cheerleaders they picture young women in pleated skirts holding pompoms, reciting a cheer. The reality however is that many of today's cheerleaders are serious athletes who practice long hours to compete in competitions.Injuries in cheerleading competitions...

Each fall Pennsylvania deer hunters anxiously await the opening of deer hunting season. At the opening of the rifled deer hunting season, warnings about gun safety are conveyed throughout the state. However, being accidentally shot is not the only type...