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- Instant soup to blame for many burns
Dec 14, 2011
Throughout the state of Pennsylvania, every day individuals make soup in a cup for lunch. The easy meal, which often comes in a Styrofoam cup, is enjoyed by people of all ages including young children. Though the simple meal is widely popular with many, burn doctors are not included in the lot. This unpopularity is due to the number of burn injuries caused by the soup seen at hospitals throughout the country. The director of...Read More - Pennsylvania siblings die in car crash
Dec 14, 2011
Car accidents that result in the death of any person are unbelievably sad. When children are the ones who die it is even worse. When siblings die together in a car accident it is almost unbearable. Sadly, the parents of three Pennsylvania children are dealing with this first hand. Their children died last week in a collision with another vehicle. The victims, twin brothers who were 16-years-old and their 9-year-old younger sister were the only...Read More - UMPC ordered to pay $12.5 million in death of accountant
Dec 11, 2011
The first Allegheny County, Pennsylvania jury verdict award of over $10 million on record was recently handed down to the family of a man who died eight years ago at UPMC Shadyside. In total, the family was awarded $12.5 million. Of that amount, $10 million was for how much he would have made in his lifetime had he lived. The additional $2.5 million was awarded earlier, in 2008, when a different jury determined that negligence...Read More - Naked man takes spin on turntable following accident
Dec 7, 2011
An accident in Upper Macungie Township took a weird turn when a man driving a car that hit a tractor-trailer, took his clothes off and stood on a record player placed in the concrete median. For those unfamiliar with a record player, it is a device that was used to listen to music on records before the invention of cassette tapes, compact discs and MP3 players. It is unclear where the record player came from...Read More - Concrete truck involved in fatal accident on Route 119
Dec 7, 2011
Fatal accidents are difficult to deal with for a variety of reasons. For most, the death of a loved one is a trying matter. When the death is sudden and unexpected it is even worse. When actions could have been taken that would have prevented the fatal accident but were not, it is often the final straw. A 37-year-old Pennsylvania man, who was a passenger in a car involved in an accident late last month,...Read More - OSHA fines Pittsburgh based sporting goods retailer
Dec 2, 2011
A safe working environment is something that employees throughout Pennsylvania have come to expect. As a result of this being important to residents throughout the county, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducts inspections of businesses nationwide. The goal of these inspections is to prevent work related injuries. Dick's Sporting Goods, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was recently fined by OSHA for several safety violations discovered in a store in New York. There were...Read More - Pennsylvania hunter injured in fall from tree stand
Dec 2, 2011
Each fall Pennsylvania deer hunters anxiously await the opening of deer hunting season. At the opening of the rifled deer hunting season, warnings about gun safety are conveyed throughout the state. However, being accidentally shot is not the only type of accident that hunters need to be aware of. A hunter recovering from a fall that occurred in York County while he was hoping to bag a deer knows this all too well. The man...Read More - Chain reaction crash sends couple to hospital
Nov 30, 2011
While reading and hearing about motor vehicle accidents no doubt becomes commonplace for those who regularly read or tune into news broadcasts, for those involved in such accidents, it is anything but. Uncertainty about one's recovery and dealing with insurance companies are things few people want to have to deal with. Two Altoona residents are dealing with those very things now after being involved in an accident in Kittanning Township earlier this month. The individuals,...Read More - Tractor-trailer causes fatal PA car crash
Nov 30, 2011
Most people in Pennsylvania recognize that all accidents have the potential to be catastrophic. Serious injuries such as traumatic brain injury and spinal injuries can be difficult to recover from. In the worst cases individuals involved sustain such severe injuries that they lead to their death. This is particularly true when one of the vehicles involved in the accident is a tractor-trailer. A tractor-trailer caused a chain-reaction car accident earlier this month. The accident occurred...Read More - Man dies after accidentally receiving execution drug at hospital
Nov 30, 2011
Pennsylvania residents fighting their own medical malpractice lawsuits should take particular interest in a recent case in Florida. The family of a deceased man is suing a Miami hospital, claiming that the hospital accidentally gave him a drug used in executions, a mistake that cost the man his life. This story provides yet more evidence that even the best medical centers can make deadly errors. According to a feature story by the Huffington Post, a...Read More