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State Lawmakers Say New Rules Needed to Reduce Teen Car Accidents

Dec 28, 2010

One state lawmaker and one parent who lost his 16-year-old daughter are among a group of lawmakers and citizens that are determined to pass stricter driving laws for teenage drivers in Pennsylvania. House Bill 67 prescribed passenger and cell phone limitations for teenage drivers. The bill did not ultimately pass in the state Senate this year. Staying on his path to reduce teen car accidents, Representative Shapiro from the 153rd District plans to reintroduce a...

Concussion Risks Could Be Greater for Girls – Part 1

Nov 30, 2010

A 14-year-old high school girl from Michigan suffered two concussions while playing soccer this fall. The story of the high school freshman demonstrates that concussions are not only prone to sports like football, they are likely to occur outside of contact sports. Her story also demonstrates that young girls are also exposed to the risks of concussions. In this post we will talk about the story of the high school girl, and in our next...

Personal Injury Allegations Prompt Rental Car Investigation

Nov 24, 2010

Spurred by allegations of incidents involving personal injury and death, safety officials have started an investigation to determine how long it takes car rental companies to repair vehicles that have been recalled for safety concerns. Currently, there is no federal law that ensures that rental companies fix car that have been recalled before renting them to patrons. Ford, Chrysler and GM have been asked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association to provide updates on...

Holiday Safety Tips for Purchasing Toys

Nov 23, 2010

This coming Friday is the largest shopping day of the year and about 50 percent of all toy purchases in the United States occur during the time period between Black Friday and Christmas day. Recent years have seen a string of headlines related to toy recalls based on the danger of possible personal injury. Every year in the United States there are around 169,300 children ages 14 and under that are sent to a hospital...

Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. set to be one Grove City YMCA new expansion’s chief donors

Nov 19, 2010

Eighteen months ago, concerned citizens of the region and YMCA administrators set out to increase awareness of the new upgrades that were essential for the Grove City YMCA. As a result of the Capital Campaign conversations surrounding the incredible outreach and impact they have anticipated, over $1.6 million in pledges has been made. More than $600,000 of which was contributed by the current and former YMCA board members and current YMCA staff have pledged nearly...

Use of Forensic Meteorologists Popular in Personal Injury Cases and Others

Nov 15, 2010

Meteorologists are not just predicting the weather anymore; they are also helping attorneys reconstruct accident and crime scenes by repainting weather conditions. Forensic meteorologists assist personal injury attorneys, insurance companies and even criminal attorneys by detailing a particular day’s weather to help win a case. The weather is involved in more legal cases than you would think, and therefore the expertise of a meteorologist is useful. Weather conditions can be crucial in slip-and-fall cases that...

Fatal School Van Crash Kills Driver Injures Two Students

Nov 8, 2010

A 77-year-old school van driver is dead and two students were injured in a van accident last Friday morning. The accident occurred at 6:00 a.m. as the school van was on its route. The driver of the van died at the scene of the accident. The two students that were injured in the crash are sisters and were taken to a hospital for the treatment of minor injuries. According to police, the van struck a...

Four-Year-Old Can Be Sued in Personal Injury Case – Part 2

Nov 3, 2010

In our last post we discussed that a New York state district judge ruled that a four-year-old could be sued for negligence in a personal injury case. We also discussed the events that led up to the New York lawsuit. In this post we will discuss the legal arguments from the case. To rehash the facts, the two young children had been riding their bikes with training wheels down the sidewalk while their mothers supervised...

Four-Year-Old Can Be Sued in Personal Injury Case – Part 1

Nov 1, 2010

A New York state district court judge has ruled that a four-year-old can be sued in a personal injury case. The judge ruled that a four-year-old girl who was accused of hitting an elderly woman with her bike while racing can be sued for negligence. The judge's ruling did not find that the little girl was negligent; it only found that a lawsuit could be filed against her. In this post, we will discuss the...

Truck Accident Takes Out Bridge on Interstate 70

Oct 28, 2010

A large truck carrying an oversized load on Interstate 70 failed to follow a designated route last Monday. The truck ripped through an overpass bridge tearing seven of the bridge’s 13 support beams. As a result of the truck accident, the McIlvane Road bridge over Interstate 70 near Bentleyville, Pennsylvania had to be torn down. The truck was carrying equipment for a large electric motor. Drivers who haul oversized loads are supposed to obtain permits...