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Aug 19, 2011

There are many reasons people choose to take a bus when traveling across the county. For some, the decision to take a commercial carrier is for financial reasons. Others like to see the country but do not want to drive. Whatever the reason, when one decides to take a bus they are entrusting their safety with the driver. Passengers assume they will reach their destination free from harm. A bus accident occurred last weekend in...

Wrongful death lawsuit filed following poisoning of Penn alum

Aug 19, 2011

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the employer of the deceased's spouse and the hospital where he died, in the poisoning death of a man by his estranged wife. Besides the two entities, numerous health-care workers are named in wrongful death lawsuit including doctors who attended to him. The lawsuit states that negligence on the part of the defendants contributed to his death. The man's estranged wife has been charged with murder. The...

Pennsylvania boy dies after crashing motorcycle at campground

Aug 16, 2011

The aftermath of a motorcycle accident can be devastating. Because the rider has little or no protection, resulting injuries are often serious and sometimes include death. This is even more likely if the rider is not wearing a helmet which is not required in the state of Pennsylvania. A 7-year-old Pennsylvania boy died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident this past weekend. The boy, who was from Vestal, along with his...

Pittsburgh teen’s joyride ends with car accident

Aug 15, 2011

A 13-year-old Pittsburgh boy recently stole his mother's car and led police on a chase before getting into an accident. The events leading up the car accident unfolded like this: the boy stole the car from Pittsburgh's Beltzhoover neighborhood around 1 a.m. Monday. He drove it for about a mile. After attracting police's attention, he struck a parked car and then attempted to escape. The boy tried to abandon the vehicle and flee police, but...

Victim alleges deadly bus accident could have been prevented with GPS

Aug 11, 2011

Over the past nine months there have seemingly been a high number of serious and deadly truck accidents and bus accidents in Pennsylvania and in the Northeast. Last September, a deadly Megabus accident occurred near Salina, Pennsylvania and killed four people. One of the passengers from the crash has filed a lawsuit against the bus company. The lawsuit argues that if the bus driver had been provided with a company GPS device, the deadly accident...

Prominent Pittsburgh doctor dies in car accident

Aug 11, 2011

A prominent Pittsburgh doctor was killed in a car crash over the weekend. Susan Vecchione, 44, had worked at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh since 2004. She worked in the hospital's Children's Cleft-Craniofacial Center. Vecchione was also assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and at the School of Dental Medicine. Her research focused on facial muscles in children. The car accident that killed Vecchione occurred when she was...

True number of distracted driving car accidents unknown

Aug 8, 2011

Distracted driving is clearly a major cause of car accidents in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United States. As communication technology evolves and becomes more convenient, the danger of distracted driving will likely only increase. While we all know it is not safe to use a cell phone while behind the wheel, the statistics on car accidents caused by distracted driving remain inaccurate across the country. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted...

One dead in high-speed crash near Pittsburgh

Aug 8, 2011

Police in Indiana and Pennsylvania are looking for a driver whom they believe was involved in a high-speed crash that killed one man and severely injured two other people. The accident occurred Sunday near Clarksburg, which is about an hour away from Pittsburgh. Authorities believe the car accident occurred as people were street-racing along Route 286. The 45-year-old Blairsville man died when his car collided head-on with another vehicle. He was traveling "at a high...

Smartphone applications contribute to distracted driving car accidents

Aug 4, 2011

The law is often behind developments in technology. Just as lawmakers try to catch up to the dangers of texting and distracted driving, a new concern regarding technology and car accidents is developing at least among younger drivers. Researchers say smartphone application use while driving is a developing driving hazard that parallels the dangers of texting and younger drivers use cell phone applications the most. New research on cell phone use behind the wheel shows...

Welcome to our Pennsylvania workers’ compensation blog

Aug 4, 2011

When you are hurt at work, it can be challenging to get the compensation that you need. Pennsylvania's workers' compensation system can be confusing and intimidating, with a unique set of rules and a language of its own. An experienced and dedicated lawyer can help you evaluate your options and make the right decisions. At the law office of Dallas W. Hartman, we assist clients throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio who have suffered work-related injuries. When...