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Compensation for shooting and hunting accident victims

Oct 3, 2014

A Mercer County shooting victim is litigating his personal injury claim against the shooter and the shooter's homeowner's insurance company. After a verbal confrontation, the shooter followed the victim to a local convenience store. When the victim tried to leave the store, the shooter was knocked to the ground, causing his hand gun to discharge. The bullet entered the victim's right shoulder and traveled through his body striking his spinal cord, lung, and ribs before...

Does staffing affect on the job illness and injuries for nurses?

Oct 1, 2014

When most people hear that someone has been hurt while working it is likely assume that individual works in the field of construction or in an industrial setting. While it is of course true that workers are hurt (sometimes seriously) in these settings, they are not the only places where workplace injuries in the state of Pennsylvania occur. For example, in the field of health care workers, nurses can be hurt while working at hospitals...

IUDs being pushed on sexually active teenage girls

Oct 1, 2014

It is now being recommended that teenage girls who are sexually active should steer clear of the birth control pill and look toward IUDs and hormonal implants to control their menstrual cycles, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In addition, the AAP says that condoms should also be used by sexually active teens to prevent the exchange of sexually transmitted diseases. Currently, condoms are the most commonly used birth control selection among teenagers...

General Motors ignition switch death tolls rises

Sep 30, 2014

General Motors is reporting that they are responsible for at least twenty-three deaths and sixteen serious injuries for accidents that involved defective ignition switches. Ken Feinberg, the "compensation expert" hired by GM to figure out whose claims were acceptable updated the total and posted it on the internet on yesterday. Feinberg told reporters that, since August, he has received at least 153 wrongful death claims and that only 23 of them are legitimate. The total...

As pedestrian accidents add up, another Pittsburgher is seriously injured

Sep 29, 2014

Pedestrian accidents in Pittsburgh have been in the news a lot of late. With the winter months approaching and the days getting shorter, it is important to pay close attention to your surroundings when driving. This is especially true in urban areas where parked cars, traffic lights, and many pedestrians can fill our roads and sidewalks. People who are injured in pedestrian accidents are usually seriously injured and many lose their lives. Accidents happen, of...

Staying safe while using nail guns

Sep 28, 2014

The use of tools is an integral part of most construction workers' jobs. Depending on the specific type of construction they work in, those tools will vary. For builders, a nail gun is a necessity. It can also be dangerous however. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nail guns send approximately 37,000 individuals to emergency rooms annually. These incidents can occur in a variety of situations. The first is when safety mechanisms...

Horse-drawn carriage accident causes several injuries

Sep 27, 2014

Horse-drawn buggy accident rates are down from previous years, which is a good thing in our area where they share the road with motor vehicles year round. But there are still instances where someone who isn't paying close enough attention to the road will have a collision with a horse-drawn buggy. While damage to your car is inevitable, it's important to remember that the buggies offer little to no protection and those who are riding...

Lawsuit filed against Jackson Specialty Steel for unlawful termination

Sep 27, 2014

The United State Department of Labor recently filed a civil suit against a North Jackson, Ohio manufacturer that it alleges illegally fired one of their workers because that person voiced his opinion about hazardous working conditions at its plant. Filed in the Youngstown United States District Court, the claim alleges that overseers for North Jackson Specialty Steel violated several provisions put into place by OSHA in its Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970. That...

Ohio congressman injured in tractor accident

Sep 26, 2014

Tractor accidents in our region take place at a somewhat alarming rate. Because agriculture is still a major endeavor in western PA and eastern Ohio, it's no wonder these accidents take place more frequently than not, but that doesn't mean there aren't safety restrictions and devices that should be built into the component of tractor working systems to ensure the safety of its drivers. This past Tuesday, an Ohio congressman was seriously injured during a...

Dallas Helps donates more than 38,000 water bottles to local schools

Sep 24, 2014

For the tenth year in a row, the Dallas Helps program at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. will be donating personalized bottles of water to local high schools. In total, Dallas will be donating more than 38,000 water bottles. Each school will receive 3456 bottles of water. Dallas believes that the participating schools can average more than a $5000 cost-free profit from water bottle sales. The schools involved include: Union, Neshannock, New Castle, Lakeview, Hermitage, Wilmington,...