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As high school and college students have made their way back to school this semester, there is one thing in particular that social focus and parent/teacher groups are trying to push: the potential effects of distracted driving. AT&T, Sprint, and...
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The nation's second leading producer of natural gas, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, has decided to settle a Pennsylvania leaseholders' complaint and pay out $7.5 million to PA residents who claimed they were shorted, sometimes as much as 95%, on their royalty...
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Each year, millions of people across the U.S. and in states like Ohio rely upon city and charter buses for transportation. While riding aboard a bus, passengers have a right to expect that a bus driver will employ safe driving...
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In previous years, hospitals often relied upon handwritten charts while tracking and treating patients. Under a recent federal mandate, however, hospitals are now required to chart patients via electronic means. Today, electronic health records are used to store and track...
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For residents of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area it is likely difficult to imagine a time when prescription drugs were not available. While the availability of such medications has dramatically changed the way in which injured or ill individuals are treated,...
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On Saturday the 21st of September, at the Grove City YMCA, a dedication with be made to its newest facilities: the Program Arena, sponsored by Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., as well as the Eugene Miller Jr. Memorial Teen Center, and...
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Cases in which medical errors result in a patient's death are among some of the most troubling and tragic. This is especially true when the individual impacted is young and has young children. A jury recently awarded the widow of...
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Many motor vehicle accidents involve more than one car or truck that crash into one another. While injuries sustained in such accidents can be severe and painful in nature, some of the most serious car accidents are those that involve...
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Many of the medical errors we write about occur in hospital settings. This is not the only place where medical negligence that leads to an injury could occur however. This is illustrated in the recent jury verdict in favor of...
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Most of the time, we write about workplace injuries or workplaces that are not taking the steps necessary to provide workers a safe environment in which to do their job. While there are plenty of workplaces that fail to implement...
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An employee of Manitowoc Crane Group in Shady Grove, PA was killed two weeks ago in what most expect OSHA and police to eventually call an accident. To this point, most are considering the accident a case of wrongful death...
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Failure to diagnose medical problems for people is one of the most prevalent issues doctors face today. Whether it is due to their own negligence or the carelessness of other healthcare professionals around them, when the proper precautions are not...
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