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- Success likely for Stryker victims, individual suits to follow
Jan 23, 2014
The predicted success of current multi-party lawsuits against Stryker Corporation, the manufacturer of the hip replacement devices Rejuvenate and ABG II, is good news to many people who will be looking to file individual suits in the near future. This news comes after Stryker recalled the hip replacement devices from the market in 2012 when they had reached nearly 20,000 personal complaints from patients who had received either the Rejuvenate or ABG II hip systems...Read More - Fewer workplace deaths in Pennsylvania recorded in 2013
Jan 22, 2014
Workers in the state of Pennsylvania have something to celebrate. A report recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that in 2013, the number of deaths that occurred in workplaces fell. The preliminary rate is down 13% as compared to 2012. At 163 deaths, that is the lowest number the state has reported since record keeping began in 1992. The largest reduction came in the number of people who died after falls from...Read More - Harmful side effects, deaths linked to da Vinci Surgical System
Jan 22, 2014
Recent reports show that the da Vinci Surgical System has been cited in a growing number of claims against the machine’s manufacturer, Intuitive Surgical. Used throughout the world in millions of surgeries since it was introduced to the market in 2000, the da Vinci Surgical System has gained increasing criticism, especially here in the United States. Although Intuitive Surgical adamantly disagrees with claims that their product is defective, research and evidence are beginning to prove...Read More - Lawrence County Family Settles Bad Faith Claim Against Erie Insurance Exchange for $18 Million
Jan 20, 2014
A Lawrence County family will receive $18 million in damages for their severely injured son after pursuing a claim for bad faith arising from Erie Insurance Exchange’s (“Erie”) handling of a single car accident, which occurred on February 22, 2003. Attorney Dallas W. Hartman had previously obtained a $15.6 million dollar verdict on behalf of David and Joyce Piper, as Guardians of Stephen Piper, back on March 15, 2007, in connection with the underlying motor...Read More - Three dead, eight more injured in tragic Ohio car accident
Jan 19, 2014
A motor vehicle accident in Columbiana County, Ohio took three lives and sent eight other people to the hospital. The accident happened in Wayne Township just before 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 31-year-old woman and her 9-month-old son were travelling along Ohio State Route 518 when she crossed slightly over the center line and hit a 2006 Chevy Equinox head on. The woman and her 9-month-old son,...Read More - PennDOT issues winter driving tips
Jan 16, 2014
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation launched the first-ever Winter Driving Awareness Week. The initiative is aimed at reducing car accidents that occur as a result of winter weather. Additionally, PennDOT is urging drivers to prepare a winter emergency kit in case they are involved in an accident or become stranded in their vehicles. Because Pennsylvanians are currently enjoying a break from harsh winter weather, PennDOT says now is the time to prepare. This...Read More - Dallas Hartman speaks in honor of retired Penn State Chancellor Fred Leeds
Jan 16, 2014
Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. joined other Penn State alums, friends, and family as they gathered to honor former professor and chancellor, Fred Leeds, after his retirement on New Year’s Eve. Former students of Leeds and other Penn Staters have begun the Dr. Fredric M. Leeds Trustee Scholarship in an effort to recognize Dr. Leeds for forty-two years of selfless service to the university, its students, and other faculty. Director of development and...Read More - Dura-Bond Industries accident leads to serious injuries for McKeesport man
Jan 14, 2014
A McKeesport man was taken to the hospital when he received severe workplace injuries after an industrial accident at Dura-Bond Industries in Export, near Duquesne, on Monday. The man, in his thirties, is said to be in critical condition as of Tuesday morning. Local police told reporters that fork-lift workers were moving giant steel pipes in the business's stock yard when one came loose and fell on the man, hitting him in the back/head region...Read More - One dead, two injured in North Beaver Township accident
Jan 14, 2014
A deadly two-vehicle accident in North Beaver Township took the life of an Ohio woman on Saturday evening. The Lawrence County Coroner confirmed that the victim did indeed die at the scene of the crash. The woman, a 69-year-old from New Middletown in Ohio, was dthe passenger in the car when another vehicle ran a stop sign and smashed into her husband's car. State police reported that the accident took place at the intersection of...Read More - Three car pile-up in East Liverpool causes injuries, damages
Jan 14, 2014
A woman from Youngstown, Ohio was Life-Flighted via medical helicopter to an area hospital after being involved in a three-vehicle crash along Route 11 in East Liverpool, Ohio. The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Monday morning. Police have not yet released the identities of all those involved in the accident, but did say that the 27-year-old woman from Youngstown was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries and will be cited for failure to control her...Read More