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Injured Ohio man settles medical malpractice suit

Mar 6, 2013

Patients who are under the care and supervision of a hospital and medical staff typically believe they are in good hands. While in the majority of cases this may be true, in some cases hospitals, doctors and medical staff are negligent in failing to provide sufficient care. An Ohio man recently agreed to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit he filed against the University of Toledo Medical Center. The man filed the lawsuit after receiving medical...

Man blinded in one eye files medical malpractice lawsuit

Mar 1, 2013

Victims of medical and surgical errors often sustain severe and painful injuries. In many cases, those who have suffered due to a surgical error are left with permanent and debilitating injuries. In many cases, these individuals would be wise to seek the advice of a legal professional who can help determine whether or not legal action is appropriate and how best to proceed. The outlined facts of a recently filed medical malpractice lawsuit read like...

Pennsylvania users of alcohol based hand sanitizers beware

Mar 1, 2013

Each winter, colds and the flu seem to take over causing individuals in Butler County and beyond to suffer with a variety of symptoms including fever, chills, runny noses, coughs and sore throats. This past season stomach ailments were also running rampant. In a effort to stem some of the transfer of germs, over the course of the past few months there has been an increased emphasis on keeping one's hands clean. People of all...

Nearly three dozen NASCAR spectators injured in crash

Mar 1, 2013

NASCAR fans throughout the nation, including the Meridian area, were likely excited to tune in to one of the sport's biggest races of the year which took place this past weekend. While the Daytona 500 was the main event of last weekend there are other events surrounding that race that draw many to the area. One of those events was a second-tier race that took place at the Daytona International Speedway, the evening before. Unfortunately...

Car’s safety feature designed to protect pedestrians in collisions

Mar 1, 2013

For many individuals seeking to buy a new car, safety is paramount, ranking higher in priority than the color or many other options. While many safety features are now standard in all vehicle models, Volvo recently announced a new safety feature that will be available on some of its V40 models. This particular feature is designed to protect not the occupants of the vehicle, but rather walkers and bicyclists who may be in the path...

Wrongful death lawsuit brought by Jackson kin heading to trial

Mar 1, 2013

When someone dies and negligence on the part of another person is to blame in the matter, it is possible that the negligent party will be held responsible for the death via a wrongful death lawsuit. In some cases it is possible that an entity will be named as a defendant in a case. Such is the case in a wrongful death lawsuit the three children and mother of Michael Jackson filed against AEG Live,...

Western Pennsylvania altercation sends security guard to hospital

Feb 28, 2013

Security guards play an important role at locations such as nightclubs and sports complexes throughout the nation. They are there to keep patrons safe from anything that could pose a risk to their safety while they are visitors to the locations. Most make it through their shifts unscathed, with little or no problems. On some occasions however, issues do arise which could lead to a security guard suffering an injury. This was the case for...

Woman files lawsuit against nurse and hospital for molestation

Feb 28, 2013

Medical negligence can take many forms. There are many ways in which a patient in a hospital could be injured. While these ways are often in conjunction with negligent diagnoses, medications or procedures patients undergo, there are other events that could prompt a medical malpractice lawsuit. The actions can be on the part of a variety of workers at hospital and clinics, including doctors and nurses. While perhaps not the first thing that Pittsburgh residents...

Man’s Hepatitis C case against Exeter Hospital settled

Feb 27, 2013

Last week we wrote about medical malpractice lawsuits that had been filed by multiple individuals against Exeter Hospital and several other defendants after they were infected with Hepatitis C while patients at the hospital. The infected acquired the disease when a former radiologic technician used needles to divert certain drugs for his personal use. This week we provide an update on one of the lawsuits filed in the matter. One of the Exeter Hospital medical malpractice...

Engine issues prompt NHTSA investigation of certain Ford autos

Feb 27, 2013

Despite the fact that so many individuals in the Pittsburgh area depend on motor vehicles as transportation, with any given make and model of a car, there are many things that can go wrong. For example, in the past we have written several posts about parts of cars that pose fire hazards. In addition to posing an immediate danger to occupants of the car, vehicle fires also create an additional risk to surrounding automobiles by...