Wrongful Death

For most drivers a flat tire or other car problems are a nuisance that needs to be addressed before moving on with the day. Occasionally however, depending on the location, car problems can be quite dangerous.Earlier this week a fatal...

A pedestrian was involved in a deadly incident last week on Route 51 in Pennsylvania. According to police the 50-year-old man was trying to cross the road when he was hit by a car. After the fatal accident, the vehicles...

The family of a Pennsylvania man who died while in police custody recently learned it would be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the borough, former police chief and captain it believes are responsible for his death. The...

In September 2010, a then 17-year-old teenager was driving a car that crashed in Pennsylvania. That crash killed his passenger, a 16-year-old girl. Police believe that at the time of the motor vehicle accident the driver was intoxicated.Prior to the...

Earlier this month we wrote about the trial of a man who was accused of causing the death of three passengers in a car accident. The man was behind the wheel of the vehicle when the accident occurred on Parkway...

This past weekend a fatal car accident occurred in Penn Hills. The accident involved two vehicles that collided on Verona Road.Prior to the accident it appears that a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old woman was speeding and driving erratically on...

A gas explosion, or any accident, that causes death, is a tragic event. If there is factual evidence that the tragedy could have been avoided, the question of wrongful death becomes relevant. A gas explosion in Pennsylvania around a year...

A man from Erie, Pennsylvania will go to trial to face charges stemming from a fatal car accident on Jan. 6, 2012. The man stands accused of a litany of charges for the car accident, including: aggravated assault by vehicle...

A wrongful death and medical malpractice case involving nursing homes in northeast Ohio recently provided the opportunity for the Ohio Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter of the process by which compensation can be sought.The original wrongful death...

Last month a pedestrian accident occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the death of a man. The 61-year-old man was hit by a car during rush hour where Liberty Avenue and Grant Street intersect.After the accident, the man, from...

A Pennsylvania man facing trial for his involvement in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a 45-year-old motorcyclist this past fall, will have to wait a bit longer for his day in court. The trial which...