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- Bunny sippy cups recalled due to risk of injury
May 2, 2012
In the spring, many families celebrate the Easter holiday. As a part of the traditions of many, parents surprise their children in the morning with baskets full of small toys, candy and other fun items that are supposed to be from the Easter Bunny. Parents throughout the Pittsburgh area may want to give a second thought to an item that may have been included in the Easter baskets of their sons and daughters this year...Read More - $73K in sanctions stemming from birth injury lawsuit upheld
May 2, 2012
There are of course many different injuries that if sustained by a patient, can lead to a medical malpractice lawsuit. Perhaps the most tragic of those is an injury to a baby that occurs as it is being born. Known as a birth injury, they are particularly sad since the victim is so young and has not had a chance to know a normal life. An Erie couple filed one such medical malpractice lawsuit in...Read More - School bus involved in minor accident with truck outside Pittsburgh
May 2, 2012
Truck accidents often result in devastating injuries. Likewise, because of the number of individuals often involved in bus accidents, the outcome of these types of crashes can be dire. Late last month the parents of students attending Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 school, were likely initially troubled to learn of an accident involving a charter bus transporting some students from the school. The bus was reportedly briefly hit by a tractor-trailer, transporting cars, as it travelled on...Read More - PennDOT observes National Work Zone Awareness Week
May 2, 2012
It is sometimes said that states located in the northern part of the country have two seasons, winter and road construction. With the warmer temps and disappearance of cold and snow, which usually occurs by the end of April, road construction season is right around the corner. Perhaps not coincidentally, the last full week of April was National Work Zone Awareness Week. The state of Pennsylvania made sure it took actions to observe the occasion...Read More - Head-on crash kills 1 in Westmoreland County
May 2, 2012
There are many factors that make Pennsylvania car accidents serious rather than just minor fender benders. In addition to the speed the vehicles are travelling at the time of the collision, size differences and the setting of the accident can play a role. Another factor is what part of each vehicle absorbs the majority of the impact. One of the worst types of motor vehicle accidents are those characterized as head-on crashes. A fatal accident...Read More - Student pronounced dead after fraternity house balcony fall
Apr 27, 2012
A Gannon University student, placed on life support after falling from a fraternity house balcony in April, was pronounced dead a few days after the accident. The engineering major, a junior, tumbled from the second-story balcony at the Alpha Phi Delta (his fraternity) house. From Butler County, his family kept the student on life support until his brother came home from a tour of duty to say "goodbye" to his sibling. The demise of the...Read More - Paying attention to product recalls to keep your family safe
Apr 27, 2012
Most people do not spend a lot of time worrying about the potential safety risks associated with common household items. Yet, on average, more than 20 products are recalled by their manufacturer each month for safety defects. A few recent recalls that we wrote about involved a dishwasher that could catch fire and a bicycle car seat that was capable of amputating a child's fingers. These facts suggest that consumers need to keep an eye...Read More - Truck accidents spur new fatigue factor controls
Apr 27, 2012
Sleep apnea has moved to the front and center of concern for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Strong new standards for sleep apnea driver evaluations may be adopted soon. As the number of truck accident events increase on Pennsylvania highways and around the U.S., the FMCSA is heeding the recommendations of two advisory panels. A medical and industry panel each recommends that all drivers with a body mass index of 35 or more be...Read More - Pennsylvania man faces hit-and-run, death resulting, trial
Apr 27, 2012
A Cheswick driver faces trial for a hit-and-run death of an East Vandergrift man. The Pennsylvania motor vehicle accident occurred on Wildlife Lodge Road in March 2012. A resident of Wildlife Lodge Road witnessed the aftermath of the tragedy when hearing a loud “thud” outside, while he was watching TV at around 9:15 p.m. The witness testified at a recent hearing that he and his wife looked out, seeing a man, obviously injured, lying in...Read More - Child bicycle seat nearly amputates fingers of children
Apr 18, 2012
It is likely that most residents of the Pittsburgh area believe that whatever product they are purchasing is safe to use so long as it is used in the manner it was intended. It is under that assumption that people probably purchased a specific baby bicycle seat. The seat, which was available for purchase at various retailers, such as REI, reportedly nearly amputated the fingers of two children. The injuries the dangerous product inflicted on...Read More