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Personal injury results in wrongful death of Beaver County teen

Dec 10, 2014

The wrongful death of a Beaver County 17 year old has led to the arrest of two 18 year old males. This Monaca, Pennsylvania teenager was negligently left in the back seat of a car while having respiratory problems. On Washington Avenue in Monaca, a local person called the police and reported seeing 4 people move a body from one car to another. Police came and found the four males sitting in a parked car...

Dallas helps local pet owners

Dec 8, 2014

This holiday season, Dallas is giving back to the community by helping local pet owners receive free pet food for their animals. In conjunction with Promises for Pets, Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. is sponsoring an event on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the law office of Susan Papa at 439 Court Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania. At this event, free pet food will be handed out to local pet owners between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m...

Do you know how to protect your back while working?

Dec 5, 2014

Each day individuals throughout the nation injure themselves while working. The types of injuries vary depending on the specific situation but include those affecting a person's back. Under some circumstances the injury may be serious enough to result in missing work while healing. During that period of time an injured worker may be able to secure workers' compensation benefits to help cover things such as the expenses associated with the injury. Upon returning to work...

The potentially major repercussions of minor injuries

Dec 5, 2014

When people think about workplace injuries that affect a worker's ability to perform a job, they often think of major traumas like a brain injury, amputation or broken bones. However, there are a number of minor conditions a person can experience which can prove to be quite troubling and painful. In today's modern workplaces, many people develop and suffer from conditions that are referred to as repetitive stress injuries. These injuries can be caused or...

Pittsburgh pedestrian accident: 1 dead, 2 injured

Nov 26, 2014

A tragic pedestrian accident occurred Wednesday morning on the South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A one-ton dump truck drove onto the curb of East Carson Street right before crossing the Smithfield Bridge. The truck then hit two pedestrians from behind as they were crossing East Carson Street. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other pedestrian, an Allegheny County woman, was taken to Mercy Hospital. The driver was also taken to the...

Tree trimmer dies in workplace accident

Nov 21, 2014

It is fair to say that when heading off to work each day, most people do not consider that they will be seriously injured or die while at work. It is likely that this was the case for a 54-year-old man who worked as a tree trimmer in Butler County. The man was killed in the midst of doing his job. At the time of the incident the man was trimming branches on trees located...

New Castle man’s workers’ compensation case

Nov 20, 2014

Workers' compensation claims often have underlying third party personal injury cases. The law office of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. has recently settled the underlying personal injury claim for a New Castle, Pennsylvania man that was injured while working. In these complex cases that involve both a workers' compensation claim and a third party personal injury case, it is critical to have proper representation by a lawyer to ensure that you are appropriately compensated. In this...

Truck accident closes westbound lane of I-80

Nov 19, 2014

A truck accident between two tractor-trailers closed one of the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 last Wednesday. This accident happened in the early morning in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This incident in Emlenton, Pennsylvania occurred when one of the drivers swerved to avoid a deer. This caused the driver to lose control. The vehicle then flipped on its side taking up both lanes. The second driver then unavoidably collided with the overturned vehicle. The overturned vehicle...

Pedestrian accident hospitalizes woman

Nov 19, 2014

A pedestrian accident occurred in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Thursday evening. This Pennsylvania woman was on a jog, when a car struck her while she was crossing Montgomery Avenue. The car was stopped at a red-light heading westbound on Montgomery. As the light turned green the driver proceeded forward. The driver of the vehicle could see the jogger but was unable to stop in time to avoid striking her. The woman hit the front passenger side...

Symptoms of TBI vary depending on specific injury

Nov 16, 2014

Traumatic brain injuries occur all too frequently in the United States. In the country annually, 1.7 million individuals suffer from this injury. In some cases–roughly 30 percent of the time–they are a contributing factor in deaths. There are many situations in which a TBI might occur, including car accidents. There are two different types of TBI. The first is a closed head injury and the other is a penetrating or open head injury. A closed...