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- One dead after multivehicle accident in West Mifflin
May 25, 2012
There are of course many actions that lead to the occurrence of a car accident. One that often appears in news stories throughout the Pittsburgh area is when a vehicle crosses the centerline and enters the lane of traffic travelling in the opposite direction. The outcome of these head-on accidents can be serious injuries and even death. A car accident of this kind, involving multiple vehicles, took place last weekend in West Mifflin. According to...Read More - Medical malpractice reform reduces the number of cases heard
May 25, 2012
Medical malpractice reforms are reducing caseloads in Pennsylvania courts. The state Supreme Court celebrates its 10th anniversary of lower caseload reforms. Though the court system comes out ahead with the reforms, what about injured patients? Along with decreased medical malpractice cases due to things such as hospital negligence in Pennsylvania, plaintiffs' successful verdicts have also declined. Requirements that cases must be filed in the venue where the cause of action arose and that a "certificate...Read More - Motorcyclist dies after collision with car on Route 51
May 25, 2012
Sadly there do not seem to be a shortage of stories about motorcycle accidents that result in death. These fatal accidents take place throughout all of Pennsylvania including the Pittsburgh area. While these accidents often involve only the motorcycle and no other motor vehicles, this is not always the case. A man riding his motorcycle on Route 51 earlier this week, died when he was involved in a collision with another vehicle. According to the...Read More - Anesthesiologist sued for amputation of genitalia
May 23, 2012
It's an allegation of medical malpractice that is too sensational for most, including those in the Pittsburgh area, to miss. The case of the man who sued after his external male genitalia had to be removed due to an infection. Gangrene reportedly set in after the man underwent an elective surgery to get a penile implant in response to erectile dysfunction he was experiencing. According to the lawsuit, the August 2007 surgery should never have...Read More - Crib and play yard tent recalled after death of child
May 23, 2012
It is a parent's worst nightmare. Learning that a product they have purchased to keep their child safe is in fact potentially deadly. Many Pittsburgh parents likely felt that when the news broke earlier this month that tents used to keep children in their cribs and play yards made by a company called Tots in Mind, Inc. were voluntarily recalled by five retailers that sold the defective and dangerous product. The recall, announced by the...Read More - On-the-job electrocution claims life of Pittsburgh man
May 23, 2012
There is no question that deaths occur on a regular basis throughout Pittsburgh. While many are due to natural causes, sometimes they happen because of accidents. When those accidents are caused by another person's negligence, the death may lead to a civil wrongful death lawsuit. Fatal accidents prompting these lawsuits sometimes happen while the deceased person is working. Earlier this week a 26-year-old man died in a job-site accident. The man was reportedly electrocuted in what is...Read More - Organizations Observe National Dog Bite Prevention Week
May 23, 2012
Personal injury lawsuits are filed by individuals through the Pittsburgh area each day. The injuries that prompt the lawsuits vary widely and are sustained through many different types of incidents. While our Pittsburgh personal injury attorneys know that car accidents are likely the largest cause of personal injury lawsuits, dog bites also account for some of those suits. This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. In observance of this, several organizations including the U.S...Read More - Button batteries can be dangerous to small children
May 18, 2012
Button batteries, those flat, round power sources that look like coins, are used in many children's toys. Along with a source of power, they also are proving to be a source of danger to young children. Recent research displays that emergency room visits that are button battery-related have doubled in the past 20 years. A study published in Pediatrics magazine (May 2012), graphically illustrates this problem. Pennsylvania children are exposed to this potentially dangerous product as...Read More - Port Authority bus collides with SUV, injuring 3
May 16, 2012
Many people throughout the Pittsburgh area utilized public transportation in the form of buses. Accordingly, it is not uncommon to see them on routes throughout the metro area. With so many of them regularly on the roads, it is inevitable that they will at some point be involved in a car accident. A Port Authority bus was involved in one such accident earlier this month. The incident, involving the 54 North Side-Oakland-South Side bus, occurred...Read More - Inflatable pool slide that injured Pennsylvania woman, recalled
May 16, 2012
As regular readers of this blog are likely aware, often products are recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission due to the risk of a consumer sustaining an injury before an actual injury occurs. There is good cause for this. The recall of a defective or dangerous product before it harms someone could prevent a serious injury or even a death from occurring in Pittsburgh and elsewhere in the country. Unfortunately, the recent recall...Read More