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- Criminal charges against man who struck teen pedestrian
Dec 21, 2011
The 76-year-old man who initially lied to authorities about hitting a teenage girl with his car this past October has been criminally charged. The car versus pedestrian accident occurred on Moon Clinton Road, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, after dark, on the fall night. In addition to reckless driving, he was charged with creating an accident involving death or personal injury. The latter charge is a felony. The teenager was reportedly struck by the man's car...Read More - Tentative class action settlement funds Chinese drywall repairs
Dec 21, 2011
We have written about the lawsuits stemming from defective Chinese drywall in previous posts. Now, a tentative settlement has been reached in the class action suit regarding the defective product. One affected home owner from Florida moved his family into a brand new home in 2005 after a series of hurricanes destroyed thousands of Florida and Louisiana homes. Soon after they moved in, his family noticed an odor of bitter sulfur permeating the home. As...Read More - Truck crashes into houses after loss of control
Dec 21, 2011
Most people would agree that car accidents are always potentially dangerous. This is particularly true if one of the vehicles involved in the crash is at tractor-trailer. Because of trucks’ weight, it is not uncommon for the objects it hits to be decimated. Sadly as one might expect, the end result of many of these truck collisions is death. Recently, a truck driver lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, on...Read More - Construction worker killed in work accident
Dec 21, 2011
A road-construction worker was killed earlier this month while working at a construction zone located around 1900 Willow Street in West Lampeter Township. The street was torn up so that new water lines could be installed in the area and she was acting as a flagger for passing traffic. Her employer, Wexcon Inc., had been hired to do the work. The accident that caused the death occurred at the end of the work day. The...Read More - Teen killed while boarding bus near Erie
Dec 20, 2011
Today, a 13-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a car while boarding her bus in Erie County. Another student was also injured and was taken to the hospital. The car accident happened just after 7 am this morning. No charges have been filed against the 19 year old driver as of yet. But it's possible the family of the student who died will file a wrongful death lawsuit against him. The injured student's...Read More - Fire truck involved in fatal Pennsylvania car accident
Dec 16, 2011
When one thinks about fire trucks at a motor vehicle accident scene it is usually in the context of assisting those who have been injured. Rarely does one think about a fire truck actually being involved in a car accident. Sadly, last week a fire truck was involved in a fatal car accident in South Middleton Township, Pennsylvania. The fatal accident occurred one afternoon when a 70-year-old woman driving a minivan entered an intersection at...Read More - Woman assisting elderly man is injured by own vehicle
Dec 16, 2011
Too often these days it seems like every time one turns on the news or opens a newspaper a bad act on the part of a person results in an injury to someone else. This is of course not always the case. There are good people out there who want to do what they can to help those around them. Unfortunately, good intentions do not always translate into a good outcome. A western Pennsylvania woman...Read More - $3M workers’ comp settlement for quadriplegic highway worker
Dec 16, 2011
A Pennsylvania highway construction worker who was left a quadriplegic after being injured at work recently reached what is considered to be one of the largest workers’ compensation settlements in the country. At the time of the accident the man was employed by Liberty Construction. Erie Insurance Co. is his former employer’s insurance carrier. Under the approved settlement the man will receive $3 million. The accident took place over 10 years ago, in January 2001,...Read More - Earphones named as culprit in some railroad fatalities
Dec 16, 2011
MP3 players and the headphones needed to hear the music are involved in some Pennsylvania wrongful death events. These earphones, blocking out other sounds, are apparently accentuating the surrounding distractions and contributing to fatalities of persons on or near railroad tracks. Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit organization focused on railroad safety education. They believe that pedestrians walking near railroad tracks apparently feel a false sense of safety, even when their earbuds are firmly seated in...Read More - Medical errors on the part of EMS higher when fatigued
Dec 14, 2011
Emergency medical services workers who are tired are more likely to take actions that are errors or lead to injuries in patients. This correlation between sleep and medical errors may not come as a surprise to many but now research conducted by individuals in the U.S. supports it. The lead author of the study is from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The data collected that provides these numbers is based on questionnaire completed...Read More