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Toyota car fires prompt NHTSA investigation

Feb 17, 2012

Earlier this week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced an investigation into fires occurring in two vehicles in Toyota's line of car models. Affected are the crossover RAV4 SUV and the popular Camry. Both vehicles are found throughout the state of Pennsylvania. This is certainly not the first time we have written a post having to do with a car catching on fire due to a product defect. Generally however, those fires are located...

Construction workers free Pennsylvania girl from submerged SUV

Feb 17, 2012

A young girl was seriously injured earlier this week when she was involved in a car accident. The 4-year-old was a passenger, secured in child safety seat, in a Ford Explorer driven by her father. The motor vehicle accident occurred on Sunken Valley Road shortly after noon. The SUV apparently landed in a creek, partially submerged, upside down after he lost control of it on a patch of ice on the road that was gravel...

Two-trial system found constitutional by Ohio court

Feb 17, 2012

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 and medical malpractice case was brought against the nursing homes by the estate of a now deceased resident. Before dying, the resident had undergone surgery for ulcers. The issue being examined by the court...

Pennsylvania ethicist says it is okay for doctors to lie to patients

Feb 16, 2012

In a recent study, over 2000 doctors were asked whether they ever lie to patients. Many member of the public were shocked by doctors' self-reported rates of untruthfulness. Some 20 percent of doctors admitted they had not told patients the truth when a medical mistake occurred. Over 10 percent of doctors failed to disclose their own financial conflicts of interest. And, 15 percent had downplayed the seriousness of a patient's prognosis. Is this indifference to...

Fatal pedestrian accident in downtown Pittsburgh

Feb 15, 2012

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 Baden, was reportedly alert and talking with the paramedics who were attending to his injuries. Despite having sustained injuries to both his head and torso, he was considered to be in stable condition and...

Simple checklists may be the key to improving patient safety

Feb 8, 2012

Imagine going to the hospital for a routine surgery and having the wrong organ removed or dying from an infection that you acquired while under a doctor's supervision. It seems almost impossible in today's high tech culture, doesn't it? However, similar instances of medical malpractice seem to be prevalent in Pennsylvania, as well as throughout the rest of the nation. Doctors and health officials started to take notice of the sheer volume of negligent mistakes...

Hair straightening product deemed a carcinogenic

Feb 8, 2012

For many people throughout the country there is no end to the price they will pay to attain a certain level of beauty. Facials, regular manicures, pedicures and even plastic surgery are routinely undertaken by people throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Another procedure some with curly hair decide to undergo is hair straightening. It is likely that few paying for that service want to be exposed to a dangerous product. Many who seek straight hair...

Birth control mislabeling could lead to improper dosage amounts

Feb 5, 2012

While products of all kinds are recalled throughout the country on an all-too-regular basis, one group of products that consumers might not think about as being dangerous or defective products are prescription drugs. To be sure, people who are prescribed drugs by their doctors often take for granted that the products will help their condition, whatever it is–and that the drugs will not be inert, or even worse, do them harm. Women in Pennsylvania who...

Auto insurance fraud prevalent in Pennsylvania

Feb 3, 2012

Throughout the country, individuals commit fraud on a regular basis by staging car accidents and collecting the benefits. States such as Pennsylvania are particularly inviting to these scammers as they are no-fault states. Under no-fault insurance, both parties involved in an accident must pay out. Accordingly, the payouts can be substantial. States throughout the nation have been working hard to prevent these scams from occurring and Pennsylvania is one of the most aggressive. This is...

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek involved in car accident

Feb 3, 2012

As everyone knows, car accidents occur on a regular basis throughout the country. These accidents happen for a variety of reasons. One of the prevalent reasons in the United States, including the state of Pennsylvania, is drivers who are intoxicated. Most would agree that drunk driving accidents account for far too many motor vehicle accidents. This is frustrating to many since they are completely avoidable. Brent Celek, tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles was reportedly...