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- Settlement of $12 million awarded in birth injury lawsuit
Jul 3, 2012
For any parent, the birth of their child is an exciting and often anxious experience. While drugs used during labor are greatly beneficial to aid in the comfort and ease of delivery, when not administered correctly, they can cause irreversible damage and birth defects. Such was the case with a recent settlement where a hospital agreed to pay $12 million dollars to settle a medical malpractice and hospital negligence lawsuit. The lawsuit, brought by the...Read More - Pennsylvania worker injured in explosion
Jun 29, 2012
There are numerous ways in which a Pennsylvania worker can be injured while performing his or her job each day. Some injuries are due to repeating the same motion. Other injuries may be due to a slip or trip-and-fall. In some cases, the injury causing incident is more spectacular, such as an explosion. One such work related accident occurred earlier this week at the OC Lugo Company. The business, located in Connellsville, provides the military...Read More - Despite improvements, pedestrians still at risk of fatal accidents
Jun 29, 2012
Nationally, the number of pedestrian accidents has been on a downward trend for the past 20 years. In particular, the number of deaths and injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents with pedestrians ages 14 and younger has been on a steady and significant decline during that time period. In Ohio, unfortunately, the decline in fatal pedestrian accidents is not as clear. The statistics in our state have fluctuated during the past five years instead of continually trending...Read More - Butler County motorcycle accident kills rider
Jun 29, 2012
Anytime a person operates a motor vehicle of any kind there is the potential that a crash can occur. Motorcycle accidents occur throughout the Pittsburgh area on a regular basis. While at times they miraculously result in only minor injuries, other times they end in death. A fatal motorcycle accident occurred one afternoon last week in Butler County. The motor vehicle accident that resulted in death occurred near the Cranberry Mall at the mall's intersection...Read More - Auto defect investigations claim another ‘victim’
Jun 29, 2012
After years of outstanding reliability ratings, Toyota has yet another auto defect to address. A current government investigation, regarding potential fires that may start in the doors of some models with power windows, is expanding. Investigators have now added 600,000 additional vehicles, top selling Camrys, to their analysis. Around 1.4 million autos and SUVs are now investigation subjects, including many in Pennsylvania. Camrys and RAV4 SUVs, from model years 2007 to 2009 were the original...Read More - Pennsylvania man paralyzed in diving accident
Jun 29, 2012
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. There are however other situations under which individuals sustain personal injuries. In the summer months there is usually news about someone being hurt while cooling off and having fun in a swimming pool. Earlier this...Read More - Family of live donor plans to file medical malpractice lawsuit
Jun 27, 2012
For many siblings in the state of Pennsylvania, there is nothing they won't do for each other. For one sister in a neighboring state, that included donating a kidney to her brother who was in need of a transplant due to renal failure. Sadly, the operation to remove the organ from the 41-year-old woman was unsuccessful. She died due to loss of blood after her aorta was cut during the surgery. Surgical errors such as...Read More - Broken tray results in recall of high chair
Jun 27, 2012
Upon welcoming a baby into the world parents in Pittsburgh are bombarded with accessories commonly used while raising children. Along with the cribs, play yards and car seats, high chairs play an important role. As is the case with all of these products, there are a variety of models to choose from. Recently, a convertible high chair was recalled because it is a defective product. The problem with Evenflo's convertible high chair is that the...Read More - Woman assists man seriously injured in accident with pickup truck
Jun 27, 2012
Car accidents that result in injuries to those involved are undoubtedly tragic events that no one wants to be part of. In some cases however, the generosity and thoughtfulness of those who assist the injured provides a small bright spot. This was the case in a late night crash in Pennsylvania earlier this month. A 28-year-old woman came to the aid of a 60-year-old man who was pinned to his vehicle by a Toyota Tacoma...Read More - Pittsburgh man convicted deaths of friends sentenced to prison
Jun 27, 2012
The state of Pennsylvania takes reckless driving that leads to fatalities very seriously. A 21-year-old man from the Pittsburgh region is learning just how seriously, firsthand. The man was previously convicted of a total of 11 charges that were related to a fatal accident that occurred in February 2010. Those convictions include involuntary manslaughter and homicide by vehicle. The man was the driver of a car that reportedly left Interstate 376 and was launched over...Read More