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- Jurors agree defective tire caused rollover accident, award $10M
Oct 25, 2013
Imagine driving to work only to have a tire on your vehicle suddenly fly off. For one 39-year-old woman, this nightmare scenario became a reality in 2009. As a result of the defective tire, the wife and mother of three lost control of her car which careened out of control and came to rest after rolling over three times. As a result of the rollover accident, the woman was in a coma for a month...Read More - Botched cosmetic surgery leaves patient with burns, deformities
Oct 25, 2013
Not everyone needs or wants cosmetic surgery, but imagine if you did. Some cosmetic surgeries, such as facial reconstruction, are necessary after a person suffers a serious injury, but most people assume that procedures like tummy tucks and liposuction are minor and generally safe. However, the reality is that major mistakes can occur in just about any medical scenario, as one recent medical malpractice lawsuit illustrates. A 26-year-old woman wanted to get rid of some weight...Read More - Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. donates hundreds of trick-or-treating book bags to Erie Safe Kids
Oct 24, 2013
With Halloween less than a week away, communities throughout our region are getting ready to dress their kids up like monsters and super heroes. This is always a great time of year. Fires burning, children playing outdoors, and leaves falling are all signs of another beautiful autumn in western Pennsylvania. As you get ready for upcoming trick-or-treaters, or you're busy making a costume for your own little one, there are some safety precautions that the...Read More - A look back at the McDonald’s coffee spill
Oct 23, 2013
Many probably remember the "McDonald's coffee spill" that literally shocked the world twenty years ago. Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants became one of the most talked about defective product cases in history. And Mrs. Liebeck became the brunt of jokes on talk-radio, sitcoms, late night television, and even country music. However, what has escaped most Americans over the past 20 years is that the facts of this case were so distorted that lies have become ingrained...Read More - UPMC argues it can’t pay taxes because it has no employees
Oct 23, 2013
According to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), in their first of many hearings that will determine whether or not they keep their tax-exempt status, they do not officially have any employees. Lawyers for UPMC have explained to Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick that for the purposes of Pittsburgh's annual wage tax, all of UPMC's thirty-seven subsidiaries each file separate forms. It was thus explained that because every employee works for a separate...Read More - Woman hit by campus bus settles lawsuit for $50,000
Oct 23, 2013
Drivers who travel in and around densely populated areas must pay extra attention to the whereabouts and rights of pedestrians. This is especially true near schools and on and around college campuses where students are hurrying to and from class and may dash across the street in an attempt to beat a light. Most college campuses throughout the state of Ohio have some type of college buses or shuttles. The men and women who drive...Read More - Family sues after surgical error results in 67-year-old’s death
Oct 22, 2013
Surgeons are among some of the most skilled and experienced of all medical professionals. Often highly sought-after due to their skill level, surgeons are frequently regarded in the medical community as being among the elite. While the majority of surgical procedures are successful and without error, when surgical errors do happen, those impacted often suffer devastating harm and injury. The family of a 67-year-old man recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit when the man died...Read More - Motorcycle & SUV collision leaves 5 dead in Franklin County
Oct 21, 2013
A devastating accident between two motorcycles and an SUV ended in terrible tragedy this past weekend. Five people were killed, four of them on the motorcycles, when a collision took place in Franklin County, PA near the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. The accident happened Saturday afternoon in Washington Township, not far from Waynesboro, less than five miles from the state line. Each motorcycle held a driver with a passenger on the back and the SUV is reported...Read More - Breast milk sold online mostly tainted says study
Oct 21, 2013
It has recently been reported that a majority of breast milk that is sold online from women who produce an excess of what some call "liquid gold," contains various forms of potentially dangerous bacteria. After questioning the safety of such a transaction, researchers decided to test over a hundred different milk samples on one of the internet's most popular breast-milk-for-sale websites. Such sites sell the milk for a few dollars an ounce and some women,...Read More - Drunk driver hits 3 pedestrians in South Side
Oct 21, 2013
Pittsburgh Police were alarmed shortly after 2am on East Carson Street in the Southside when a black Pontiac driven by a 26-year-old intoxicated Wilkinsburg man hit three pedestrians walking along the road. Police were actually attending to another call when the Wilkinsburg man hit one person, drove away, saw police, backed into two more people, and then tried to escape again before he was stopped. One Pittsburgh Police officer fired a shot at the Pontiac,...Read More