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MP3 players and the headphones needed to hear the music are involved in some Pennsylvania wrongful death events. These earphones, blocking out other sounds, are apparently accentuating the surrounding distractions and contributing to fatalities of persons on or near railroad...
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A Pennsylvania taxi driver has been arrested after allegedly allowing the taxi he was driving to hit another vehicle. Though the accident occurred this past spring, he was arrested just last week.The accident occurred where Scotch Cap Road and Route...
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Last week we wrote a post on the lawsuit a young Pennsylvania woman filed against Pennsbury School District after a bus accident caused her to sustain serious injuries. One of the injuries caused her to lose part of one of...
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Emergency medical services workers who are tired are more likely to take actions that are errors or lead to injuries in patients. This correlation between sleep and medical errors may not come as a surprise to many but now research...
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Throughout the state of Pennsylvania, every day individuals make soup in a cup for lunch. The easy meal, which often comes in a Styrofoam cup, is enjoyed by people of all ages including young children. Though the simple meal is...
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Car accidents that result in the death of any person are unbelievably sad. When children are the ones who die it is even worse. When siblings die together in a car accident it is almost unbearable. Sadly, the parents of...
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The first Allegheny County, Pennsylvania jury verdict award of over $10 million on record was recently handed down to the family of a man who died eight years ago at UPMC Shadyside. In total, the family was awarded $12.5 million....
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Pennsylvania readers probably do not like to hear about harm being done to infants. After all, who does? But sometimes it is necessary to relate stories of birth injuries as a cautionary tale. Doing so serves a twofold purpose. First,...
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When many think of cheerleaders they picture young women in pleated skirts holding pompoms, reciting a cheer. The reality however is that many of today's cheerleaders are serious athletes who practice long hours to compete in competitions.Injuries in cheerleading competitions...
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Impaired drivers present a hazard on Pennsylvania roads every day. The ingestion of alcohol or drugs can cause a driver to make decisions while driving that he or she normally would not. Sometimes these decisions result in car accidents. These...
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It seems as though every week brings news stories of some kind of product recall. Whether it takes place in Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the country, it can be frightening for people who have used or consumed that product. Many...
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A 34-year-old man was killed recently after he was struck by a freight train in Jeanette, a small community about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh.Details on the fatal accident are skimpy, but anything that investigators can learn about the man's...
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