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- Parents of child who died at zoo file wrongful death lawsuit
Jun 3, 2013
It is likely that few in the Pittsburgh area have forgotten the tragic death of a young boy at the zoo last fall. The 2-year-old died after falling into a wild dog exhibit. Though he was reportedly alert after the fall, the dogs attacked him inflicting the fatal wounds. Recently, the boy's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the zoo as well as the Zoological Society of Pittsburgh, seeking punitive damages for the boy's...Read More - Plastic surgery error leads to $5.1M jury verdict
Jun 3, 2013
Incidents that may prompt a medical malpractice lawsuit can happen to patients of all ages throughout the state of Pennsylvania. In addition, there isn't one particular practice area in which such lawsuits occur. Medically induced injuries can happen to anyone due to negligence in any practice area, including plastic surgery. A woman from a neighboring state filed a lawsuit against a plastic surgeon after undergoing a surgical procedure. She alleged that as a result of...Read More - Older pedestrians more vulnerable to injury, death
May 29, 2013
Walking is the oldest form of transportation and one that many Ohio residents rely upon every day whether for pleasure or out of necessity. Walking, however, is not without its dangers and a new study indicates these dangers may be particularly deadly for older Americans. During a nine-year span roughly 47,400 pedestrians died after being struck by a motor vehicle. Of those individuals who died, the highest death rates were among elderly men and women...Read More - Exeter Hospital takes steps to increase patient safety
May 29, 2013
As victims in various states, including Pennsylvania, continue to deal with the ramifications of having contracted hepatitis C from a former hospital technician who allegedly spread the disease while trying to feed his drug addiction, one hospital, Exeter, focuses on what it has accomplished since the matter was uncovered a year ago. Recently the hospital's vice president of strategy, community relations and development indicated that it has strengthened the facility's commitment to patient safety. This...Read More - Routine procedure results in 19-year-old’s severe brain injury
May 29, 2013
In an effort to properly diagnose patients, doctors often rely upon so-called routine procedures. One such procedure that is readily used to aid in the diagnosis of stomach ailments, is an endoscopy. When an endoscopy is administered, doctors snake a small camera down the throat of a patient in order to view possible obstructions or problems. Although considered routine, the procedure requires patients to be sedated. The parents of a 19-year-old girl recently filed a...Read More - Truck accident on Route 534 leaves 2 dead
May 29, 2013
The holiday weekend that so many in Western Pennsylvania looked forward to, ended in tragedy for two individuals travelling in a road in Berlin Township. The crash, which occurred before midnight on Route 534, involved two trucks, a tractor trailer and a smaller Freightliner straight truck. The collision left the two occupants of the latter truck dead. The cause of the truck accident appears to be movements the Freightliner truck took. As it travelled south...Read More - $38.5M award for potentially unnecessary medical procedure
May 28, 2013
A man who was seriously injured when a medical procedure went wrong was recently awarded $38.5 million by a jury. The award came at the end of a four-week jury trial regarding the incident that left the man in a vegetative state. The lawsuit was filed in early 2009, not long after the man sustained the serious injuries. Though the case did not take place in Pennsylvania, it certainly could have. At the time of...Read More - Nursing home negligence alleged in death of elderly woman
May 28, 2013
Incidents prompting wrongful death lawsuits can take place at virtually any location and involve individuals of all walks of life. Those who unexpectedly die, in Pittsburgh and beyond, as a result of negligent behavior of another, do not need to be engaging in a risky behavior for this to occur. Even the death of an elderly person, many of whom are not very mobile, can lead to such a civil lawsuit. This is illustrated in...Read More - Safer saw technology available, not being used
May 28, 2013
Virtually everyone who uses power saws knows the dangers that the tool presents. When fingers or other body parts get in the way of a spinning blade, the result can be serious injuries including amputations. Despite users recognizing the dangers and taking extra steps to try to stay safe, incidents still occur. But what if saws could be made in such a way to drastically reduce such occurrences? Apparently at least one such a device...Read More - Criminal charges against driver who was texting before accident
May 25, 2013
By now it is fair to say that most drivers in Western Pennsylvania are aware that texting while driving is a risky action. Nonetheless, individuals behind the wheel are regularly unable to avoid the practice. In the worst cases the action leads to a motor vehicle accident that claims the life of another. A woman from this part of the state is all too aware of this. Earlier this month she was behind the wheel...Read More