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- Maserati issues recall of cars due to problem with tie-rods
Sep 2, 2011
Many residents of Pennsylvania may assume the more they pay for a vehicle, the safer the occupants will be. The reality however is the price of a consumer product is not necessarily indicative of the product's safety. This is illustrated in the recent recall of 763 Maserati cars in the United States. The Italian carmaker which is owned by Fiat Group, a partner of Chrysler Group, has recalled two-door GranTurismo coupes and Quattroporte sedans due...Read More - NTSB requests review of safety procedures by duck boat company
Sep 2, 2011
Earlier this month we wrote about the guilty plea to the maritime offense of misconduct of a ship operator causing death entered by the pilot of a tug boat. The two deaths occurred when he pushed a barge into a duck boat on the Delaware River. At the time, the duck boat was anchored in a busy shipping channel due to the belief there was a fire on board. Now, as a result of the...Read More - Trooper injured after crash with fleeing suspect
Sep 1, 2011
A Pennsylvania state trooper was injured on the job last week when the police cruiser he was driving was hit by the car he was pursing. The accident happened shortly before 5 p.m. on New Falls Road in Bristol Township. When the accident occurred, the 46-year-old trooper was in pursuit of a 1998 Buick Century driven by a 31-year-old New Jersey resident. The Buick hit the driver-side front fender of the cruiser after trying to...Read More - Defective swing set recalled
Aug 31, 2011
Most people would probably agree that it is important to supervise children when they are playing. However, one usually assumes that when children are playing with a toy specifically designed for someone of their age, it will not break. When children are injured when using or playing with a defective product, it can be very upsetting. A swing set has been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The voluntary recall is based on...Read More - Minor injuries in chain-reaction crash in Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2011
Ensconced in one's vehicle, not all Pennsylvania drivers are thinking about the cars surrounding them on the road and how the actions they take inside of their vehicle may affect other vehicles on the road. In reality, a driver need only be distracted for a moment for an accident to occur. The delicate nature of the interaction between all drivers on a road becomes clear when a chain-reaction car accident occurs. Two people sustained minor injuries...Read More - Father and daughter killed in PA traffic accident on I-79
Aug 31, 2011
Minor car accidents can be stressful. Dealing with property damage and nonlife threatening injuries can be time consuming. When a traffic accident proves to be fatal however, the survivors and loved ones of the deceased must deal with a completely different level of stress. The wrongful death claim that often follows is usually very difficult to deal with emotionally. According to Pennsylvania State Police a father and his 22-month-old daughter were both killed in a...Read More - Teen who punched man charged with involuntary manslaughter
Aug 31, 2011
After a long winter, most people in Pennsylvania welcome local summer festivals with open arms. The opportunity to be outside socializing with others is for some, what summer is all about. Unfortunately, all it takes is carelessness or negligence on the part of one participant to take a social event from fun to tragedy. A 17-year-old was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a 23-year-old Carbondale man earlier this month. He...Read More - PennDOT dump truck driver dies after accident
Aug 26, 2011
Car accidents can happen anytime one is driving, regardless of the time of day or why one is in a vehicle. One is not immune from a car accident because the vehicle they are driving is done in the course of everyday business. A 51-year-old equipment operator in the York County Maintenance Office for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), died earlier this month after being involved in a single-car accident while working. The man...Read More - $425K settlement in product-defect case involving exercise device
Aug 26, 2011
A settlement of $425,000 has provisionally been approved unanimously by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in a case against Perfect Fitness. The product defect case pertains to a defect in the initial version of the exercise device, known as Perfect Pullup. Products made available to consumers for purchase are expected to meet the ordinary expectations of the consumer. Retailing for between $80 and $100, the fitness device consisting of a poll with attached hanging...Read More - Woman without pants detained after car accident
Aug 26, 2011
Last Saturday, shortly after police received calls describing a red Chevrolet Cavalier driving in an unpredictable manner down Route 119 in Youngwood, an accident occurred. The driver of the Chevrolet rear-ended a Jeep at Lowe Street. Immediately after the car accident the driver of the Chevrolet, a woman who was not wearing any pants, attempted to flee the scene, leaving her 7-year-old in the back seat. People living near the accident scene restrained the woman...Read More