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- Texting dulls reaction time of motorists
Nov 2, 2011
We all know that many motor vehicle accidents in Pennsylvania are caused by drivers who are distracted while texting. A new study, though, shows that texting or sending email while driving is even more dangerous than experts previously thought. The Reuters news service recently covered a study by Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute that found that texting doubles a driver's reaction time. This means that drivers who are texting are less likely to respond...Read More - Texas roughneck injured in crane accident sues Energy Drilling Co.
Oct 31, 2011
After being struck by a stack of winches weighing more two and a half tons, a Texas oil rig "roughneck," as they are commonly referred to as, filed a workers' compensation lawsuit against the Energy Drilling Company, claiming he was injured when a noncertified crane hit the man. The incident took place in October 2010 as the man was working on an oil rig owned by Energy Drilling. The man states in the lawsuit that...Read More - Pennsylvania lawmakers debating ‘benevolent gesture’ legislation
Oct 28, 2011
Throughout the United States so far 35 states have passed what is known as "benevolent gesture" legislation. These laws disallow the use of apologies and like statements made by medical providers from being used against them in a civil lawsuit, potentially making it more difficult for an injured party to recover in a medical malpractice case. In Pennsylvania a bill containing this type of legislation was passed by the House of Representatives last spring. It...Read More - Nordica USA fined for failing to report defective bindings
Oct 28, 2011
As we have reported in previous posts, companies in Pennsylvania and throughout the country are required to report product defects that could cause harm to a user to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission immediately upon learning of the defect. Many businesses fail to meet this requirement and are assessed civil penalties as a result. The CPSC announced earlier this week that Nordica USA will pay $214,000 for failing to report defective binding plates on...Read More - Pittsburgh toddler burned by space heater
Oct 28, 2011
As the weather in Pennsylvania grows colder, residents throughout the state pull out warm sweaters, blankets and space heaters to help stay warm. While warmer clothing and blankets generally do not present a great risk to those who use them, the same cannot be said for space heaters. While a very effective way to warm an area, the device can potentially cause great injury. A Pittsburgh mother is all too aware of this. Early this...Read More - Pennsylvania teen killed in farming accident
Oct 28, 2011
Each fall farmers around the state of Pennsylvania take to the fields to harvest the crop that will help them make their living for the year as well as help to feed the country. As is the case in at any job, it is possible that an accident can occur. Sadly, because of the size and nature of the equipment used in farming the injuries in these types of accidents are often very serious. A...Read More - Man dies after tragic accident at auto auction in Pennsylvania
Oct 21, 2011
A man involved in a tragic accident earlier this month sadly died this week. The fatal accident occurred at an auto auction he regularly attended located near Manheim, Pennsylvania. The 57-year-old man was the founder and owner of a 15-year-old company that specialized in the transportation of vehicles. At the time of the accident the man was in the process of loading vehicles onto a carrier when an air hose apparently dislodged causing a Ford...Read More - Ohio nurse tending to girl who died surrenders professional license
Oct 19, 2011
Earlier this year a 14-year-old Ohio girl with cerebral palsy died of while in the care of her nurse. This past month, the nurse who was attending to the girl surrendered her nursing license. According to Ohio Board of Nursing records, she had been licensed since July 1994. The surrender will make it impossible for her to ever be licensed in Ohio again. Prior to the girl's death she had cared for the girl for...Read More - Should ERs regularly staff pharmacists?
Oct 19, 2011
While no medical provider makes a medication error on purpose, they occur on a regular basis in emergency rooms throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the country. Because those in the medical profession do not want to harm their patients, improvements to processes that may help lower the occurrence of things such as a medication errors, are constantly being made. A recently study conducted in the emergency department at the University of New Mexico in...Read More - Sony recalls more than 1.5 million TVs because of overheating fears
Oct 19, 2011
Any residents of Pennsylvania who recently purchased Sony Bravia TV sets should be careful. They may have purchased a defective product. According to a report by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Sony Corp. in mid-October recalled 1.6 million of its Bravia flat-panel TV sets for an important reason: A defective component may cause them to either melt or start on fire. The Bloomberg story says that Sony launched the recall following a September incident in which a customer...Read More