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Motorcycle Crash That Killed Five Results in Criminal Charges

Sep 7, 2010

A Harrisburg taxi driver has been charged criminally in relation to a motorcycle accident that resulted in the deaths of five motorcyclists last June. The collision between the taxi van and several motorcycles resulted in the deaths of two couples and another man in Lancaster County. The taxi driver has now been criminally charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving, and disregarding a traffic lane. There are no reports of a personal injury or wrongful death...

Woman Alleges Medical Malpractice Caused Infertility, Part 2

Sep 2, 2010

In our last post, we began telling the story of a Plymouth, Pennsylvania, woman who underwent multiple surgeries, and has alleged in a medical malpractice suit that several doctors and the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital provided her with substandard medical care eventually causing her infertility as well as significant pain, scarring and depression. Below is the conclusion to this story. The following day, Hebda again experienced uncontrollable vomiting and consequently went to the hospital. In his...

Woman Alleges Medical Malpractice Caused Infertility

Aug 30, 2010

A woman from Plymouth, in northeast Pennsylvania, has brought a lawsuit against two doctors and the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital alleging that their medical malpractice resulted in, among other things, pain, anxiety, depression, and infertility. In total, she is seeking $550,000 in damages against the defendants. According to the lawsuit filed last week, Michelle Hebda had previously undergone two surgeries performed by Dr. John Frye and had been diagnosed with endometriosis and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease...

Woman Awarded $6.8 Million for Injuries Caused by Drunk Driver

Aug 24, 2010

One of the most common causes of severe motor vehicle accidents is drunk driving. While we usually think of criminal charges when we think of drunk driving, there is also a personal injury component to these car accidents. In addition to suing the person that was driving drunk, a injured person may also be able to sue to the bar, tavern, or restaurant that served the alcohol under what is called "dram shop liability. A...

Lawsuit Claims Dangerous Intersection Caused Car Accidents

Aug 9, 2010

A recently filed lawsuit claims that Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is at least partially responsible for a dangerous intersection that has claimed the lives of at least four people. The suit was brought by the families of four people who were killed in three separate car accidents at the intersection of Route 136 and Church Road near Somerset. According to the allegations in the lawsuit, the grading and curves of Route 136 make the...

UPMC Montefiore Settles Malpractice and Wrongful Death Case

Aug 6, 2010

The family of an elderly dementia patient recently settled a medical malpractice and wrongful death suit with UPMC Montefiore for a reported $900,000. The settlement was apparently reached in a mediation session late last May and finalized just recently. The deceased patient, Rose Lee Diggs, was an 89-year-old dementia patient at the Village at Pennwood Nursing Home, but had been transferred to UPMC shortly before her death in December of 2008. Allegedly, the nursing home...

Car Accident Results in Death of 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Woman

Aug 2, 2010

A collision between a Ford F250 Super Duty pickup and a Jeep Cherokee Sport occurring last week on Route 187 left a 20-year-old Wyalusing woman dead and injured a child riding in her vehicle. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon and its cause is reportedly still under investigation by local authorities. One common cause of car accidents is driving too fast, especially if you are driving on roads with which you are not familiar. It is...

Jeep and Tractor-Trailer Collision Leads to Wrongful Death Action

Jul 29, 2010

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Luzerne County Court in relation to a 2008 traffic accident. Joseph Rogan died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a collision between his Jeep and a tractor-trailer traveling on Pennsylvania Route 115. The accident occurred in the early hours of September 13, 2008. According to the lawsuit recently filed by Rogan's parents, Rogan was southbound in his Jeep when he collided with a large...

Car Accident Victim Awarded $2.3 Million in Personal Injury Suit

Jul 22, 2010

A jury trial in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, recently ended with a jury awarding a couple more than $2 million in damages for the injuries they suffered in a car accident occurring in 2003. The accident occurred on westbound Route 288 in October of 2003. According to court records, Brian and Tina Murphy were attempting to make a left turn onto Hickernell Road when they were struck from behind by a vehicle owned by Harvey's Auto...

Lawsuit Claims Negligence by Hospital Lab Resulted in Death

Jul 19, 2010

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court alleges that a neurosurgeon performed a riskier than necessary procedure due to an inaccurate laboratory report, ultimately resulting in the death of a 14-year-old girl. The lawsuit was filed in Dauphin County and alleges negligence on the part of employees of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center resulted in the death of Charity McCoy. McCoy was born with a condition called hydrocephalous, commonly called "water on the brain." To...