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- Forklift accident at warehouse sends man to hospital
Oct 2, 2013
In certain occupations forklifts are a necessity. These vehicles, used to move things from one place to another, are particularly helpful in warehouse settings where the goods are stored in large and/or heavy packages. While forklifts can be extremely helpful, in certain circumstances they can also be quite dangerous. Because warehouses are located throughout the country, including in the state of Pennsylvania, accidents involving forklifts can occur virtually anywhere. This was the case in a...Read More - Two injured as dump truck rolls towards FedEx truck
Oct 1, 2013
Men and women who drive large commercial vehicles as part of their job duties must undergo special training and obtain a proper driver's license. These added requirements help ensure that truck drivers have the training and experience needed to safety manuever a large commercial vehicle. Driving a large truck is challenging in a lot of respects. Not only are certain driving manuevers, such as turning and backing up, often more difficult, but it's also more...Read More - Appeal of $10M Pennsylvania medical malpractice verdict denied
Sep 27, 2013
Doctors throughout he nation make medical mistakes more than anyone likely wants to think about. These medical mistakes make take many forms including misdiagnoses. While often the condition a doctor fails to diagnose is more serious than what the patient actually has, medical malpractice lawsuits also can arise in situations where a doctor diagnoses a patient with a medical condition more serious than what they really have. As is the case with all medical malpractice...Read More - Concerns raised over use of medical robotic technology
Sep 27, 2013
Technological advances have greatly improved the ease and quality of many Americans' lives. This is especially true within the medical field where the use of technology and medical devices has helped save millions of lives. While there is little doubt that the medical field has benefitted greatly from modern devices and equipment, questions have been raised about the safety of some of these devices. Of particular concern is the use of robotic equipment in surgical...Read More - Apnea-related bill targeting commercial truckers passes U.S. House
Sep 26, 2013
In a recent blog post (please see our August 28, 2013, entry), we discussed some of the factors that contribute in a major way to commercial truck crashes in Ohio and across the nation. Obvious culprits include aggressive driving — both by truckers and by motorists of passenger vehicles in close proximity — and cell phone use. We alluded also to drowsy driving, which is a singular peril in the trucking industry owing to the...Read More - New Castle man killed in cement truck accident
Sep 25, 2013
Tragedy struck Big Beaver Borough on Monday afternoon around 2 p.m. when a man was killed after he crashed the cement truck he was driving. Police and Investigators are saying that a tire on the truck blew out and likely caused the fatal accident. Police say that the accident happened on a westbound ramp entering I-376. The truck is reported to have turned abruptly and sped off the ramp onto the interstate just shortly before...Read More - Jails have become overrun with many who are considered mentally ill
Sep 25, 2013
In a 2006 United States Bureau of Justice Statistics poll, 56% of state prison inmates and 64% of local inmates were said to be suffering from some sort of mental illness. Mental health experts today say those numbers are too dated may have been grossly underreported even then. We see the effects of uncared for mental illnesses in the news almost daily. Around the country and here at home, hardly a few days go by...Read More - Man sues after living with HIV misdiagnosis for nine years
Sep 25, 2013
Thirty years ago, an individual diagnosed as having the human immunodeficiency virus was doomed to death. HIV is the virus which causes an individual to develop acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. During the 1980s and 1990s, millions of people around the world contracted the deadly virus and subsequently died from complications related to AIDS. Nine years ago, a 34-year-old man was told by his doctor that he was HIV positive. Since that time, the now...Read More - Truck driver’s failure to stop sets off deadly chain reaction
Sep 24, 2013
Truck drivers are accustomed to driving long hours and in all types of road conditions. Truckers are also used to navigating through challenging driving environments including road construction sites. When coming upon a construction work zone, truck drivers, along with all drivers, are often cautioned to slow down and be prepared to make sudden stops. A truck driver who failed to heed this advice was recently involved in a multiple-vehicle accident in which one man...Read More - Mental health facility budget cuts are happening all over the region
Sep 24, 2013
Despite mass shootings and murder-suicides tied to people with serious mental health issues, states around the country continue to cut funding every year. Budgets cuts lead to reduced access to care–it's as simple as that. And with deplorable acts of violence taking place at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C., the elementary school in Newtown, and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic here in Oakland, now seems like the worst possible time to cut the...Read More