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- Speeding police officers create hazards and cause injury
Mar 21, 2012
Everyone has experienced a police car racing past them, either to respond to a call or to catch another speeding driver. You may have asked yourself, "Is that safe?" Just as it is unsafe for a citizen, an officer speeding through traffic can also be dangerous. Drivers in Pennsylvania and nationwide are all potential victims of reckless police drivers. Any speeding drivers are a threat and can result in motor vehicle accidents and serious injury to others on the road...Read More - Hair-Straightening product maker settles class-action lawsuit
Mar 21, 2012
With government inquiries and health complaints rising, the manufacturer of a popular hair-straightening product, Brazilian Blowout, has agreed to settle with class-action plaintiffs for $4.5 million. Pittsburgh users of this alleged defective product may receive $35 for each treatment (up to 3 total) and stylists are scheduled to get $75 for each bottle of the product they purchased. The manufacturer also agreed to cease and desist from marketing this product as "formaldehyde free," and give...Read More - Collision of bus and truck on Route 281 results in death of 1
Mar 21, 2012
It's every parent's worst nightmare–learning that their child has been involved in a motor vehicle accident with a tractor-trailer. Sadly the parents of 21Pennsylvania high school aged kids were forced to face that nightmare last week when a one such accident occurred on Route 281. According to a Pennsylvania State Trooper, the tractor-trailer was headed in the opposite direction from the bus when it crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with the vehicle full of kids...Read More - Clostridium difficile increase seen in nursing homes
Mar 19, 2012
A recent study showed that nursing home negligence could be the culprit in an increased number of illnesses and deaths resulting from the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile. According to the Center for Disease Control, 94 percent of the recent cases of this potentially fatal diarrhea-inducing illness have been linked with receiving health care. Additionally, 75 percent of these cases were first seen in nursing homes. The cause could be a failure of staff to adhere...Read More - Ohio ambulance rollover injures one
Mar 19, 2012
When drivers in Ohio hear the wail of an ambulance, they expect to see flashing red lights whiz by as the vehicle is off to assist the victim of some incident unknown. What they don't expect to be greeted by is the emergency vehicle tipped on its side in need of assistance itself. This alarming scene recently greeted drivers of Ohio after an ambulance rolled over. The vehicle rollover trapped one of the drivers and in...Read More - Former prison inmate wins medical malpractice case
Mar 16, 2012
A former Albion Prison inmate recently won a lawsuit alleging that he received "negligent care" for a broken ankle while a resident of the institution. The Pennsylvania state prison used a for-profit firm, Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), to provide health care. The jury decided that medical malpractice was the culprit. The inmate apparently leapt from his cell bunk and damaged his ankle. The injury was then misdiagnosed as a sprain. For unspecified reasons, medical...Read More - Some companies are not reporting product defects as required
Mar 16, 2012
It appears that some national organizations are neglecting to file federal government reports concerning known product defects. An Arizona TV station investigation recently discovered that an increasing number of companies are being penalized by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting safety defects. Since national companies were the prime focus of this investigative report, a product defect affects Pennsylvania residents, along with citizens of other U.S. states. The CPSC is becoming concerned that the...Read More - Toddler’s death inspires new law
Mar 16, 2012
The two-year-old Ohio girl's parents were ecstatic that their toddler was finally diagnosed as cancer free. To celebrate with their daughter, the parents decided they would get out of Ohio and out of doctor's offices and go on a trip to Disney World. Before they left doctors wanted to administer one more chemo treatment just to ensure they killed all the cancer. That last treatment would prove fatal in an egregious doctor error. For the...Read More - Remembering a Youngstown mother
Mar 16, 2012
A vigil is being held tonight in honor of a Youngstown, Ohio, mother that was killed almost two weeks ago while crossing the street after attending her high school reunion gathering. The gathering was at a bar on Glenwood Avenue, which was also close to the scene of the accident. The accident occurred at roughly two in the morning on Mar. 4. The 53-year-old pedestrian accident victim is survived by her daughter who is quoted as saying,...Read More - Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident on Route 51
Mar 14, 2012
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 involved left the scene. The first vehicle that reportedly hit him was a white van. He apparently hit the first vehicle fairly hard as the passenger-side mirror was stripped from the van. The second was...Read More