The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports that there were 1,137 traffic fatalities in 2017 alone. That same year, there were 351 reportable traffic crashes every day. This means that about 15 crashes occurred every hour. Additionally, 221 people per day were injured in crashes. This means that someone was injured in a reported traffic crash […]
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$8.5 Million Verdict Awarded to Couple in Medical Malpractice Suit
Medical malpractice injuries often have devastating and lasting consequences. If your health has suffered because a treating medical professional failed to treat you at a standard accepted by other similarly situated health care professionals, then you have a legal right to seek compensation for the damage done by his or her negligence. Medical malpractice victims […]
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Who Pays in an Electric Scooter Accident?
The electric scooter craze has spread across the U.S. Companies, such as Lime and Bird, provided electric scooter sharing opportunities in some major U.S. cities. Unfortunately, there have been many problems with electric scooters. There have been widespread reports of accidents caused by the use and misuse of electric scooters. This has led many local […]
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Complications Caused by Retained Surgical Instruments
Going into surgery is a scary experience. The thought of a long recovery can also be overwhelming. Unfortunately, surgery is not the end of the scary experience for some. In certain instances, medical instruments used in the surgery are left inside the person who was operated on. The retained surgical instrument can have serious implications […]
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Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws
Being the victim of a dog bite can be both a physically and emotionally traumatic experience. The injuries you can sustain due to a dog attacking you can be painful and require extensive treatment that must be sought immediately after the incident to prevent things such as infection and permanent scarring. Pennsylvania law allows for […]
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Most Common Slip and Fall Injuries
Some of the most common personal injury claims involve slip and fall accidents. A property owner has a duty to maintain safe conditions on the premises. Unfortunately, property owners can become complacent and hazardous conditions can go unaddressed for far too long. Slip and fall injuries can have serious and lasting health consequences for the […]
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Amazon Liable for Products from Third-Party Vendors
Product liability claims are the result of a dangerous product causing harm to a consumer. In most cases, there has been negligence on the part of a seller, distributor, or manufacturer of a product that led to the dangerous defect that was the cause of the consumer’s injury. In strict product liability cases, however, negligence […]
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Surgical Malpractice
A Johns Hopkins malpractice study concluded that between the years of 1990 and 2010, approximately 10,000 preventable surgical errors occurred in the U.S. While there are risks to every surgery, some are preventable. These preventable surgical errors often lead to serious and lasting health problems. If the damage that was caused by a surgical error, […]
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Admissibility of Surgical Risks and Complications in Negligence Cases
Personal injury law involves cases where a person has sustained an injury due to the negligence of someone else. One such type of personal injury case is medical malpractice. Medical malpractice looks at whether a doctor or health care professional exercised the necessary level of care when treating the patient and whether a failure to […]
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Truck Accidents
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were 450,000 police-reported crashes involving large trucks in 2017 alone. Of those 450,000 crashes, 4,237 were fatal and 344,000 involved injuries. Sharing the road with large trucks is a part of the life of a motor vehicle driver. Unfortunately, the size of these trucks means they […]
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