Luca October 25, 2012 The family of a 40-year-old Ambridge, Pennsylvania, man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home where the man was a resident. Times Online reports the man died on April 30, which the lawsuit alleges was caused by the negligence of the Brighton Township facility and its staff. The victim was … Read more
October 18, 2012 In the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas earlier this week, settlements were reached in five drug injury lawsuits brought against drug manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson (J&J). According to Bloomberg Business Week, the lawsuits claimed the company’s drug, Risperdal, caused the young, male victims to develop breasts. The Pennsylvania Drug Injury lawsuits were among more … Read more
October 11, 2012 The 40-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, woman accused of both medical malpractice and killing a 22-year-old woman by performing silicone buttock injections without a license was in court for a preliminary hearing yesterday. NewsWorks stated the trial will move forward and the woman will face arraignment later this month. The claims of Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice stem from … Read more
October 4, 2012 The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board recently overturned a Philadelphia judge’s decision that a driver’s firing for a company policy violation was not grounds for terminating his workers’ compensation benefits. According to Risk & Insurance, the decision was reversed because Pennsylvania law says if a worker is terminated due to misconduct, they are prohibited … Read more
September 27, 2012 A study released by Safe Kids Worldwide found children and teens between the ages of 10 and 19 years old were at the highest risk of being injured in a pedestrian accident. The Philadelphia Inquirer says young people have been involved in an increasing number of Pennsylvania car accidents involving pedestrians because of the use of … Read more
September 12, 2012 A 27-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident earlier this week. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the crash happened at around 3:00 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Front Street and Dewey Road in Cheltenham. Reports indicate that the man, who is a Philadelphia police officer that was … Read more
September 13, 2012 MarketWatch (9/13, Spain) reports, “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday recalled almost 5,000 ‘Range Rider Ride-On Toy Cars’ due to the risk of fire and burns.” According to the report, “the Chinese-made products were imported by Bluestem Brands, parent of Fingerhut and Gettington, and contain batteries that can “overheat, smoke, … Read more
September 11, 2012 A divided appeals panel has ordered that a $180,000 punitive-damages award in a civil fraud case be reinstated against Common Pleas Court Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. In a decision filed Aug. 31, two of three Superior Court judges directed the trial judge, who had reduced the award to $20,000, to restore … Read more
September 6, 2012 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 4.5 million Americans are bitten each year by dogs. Of those injured victims, approximately 30,000 require reconstructive surgery to correct the injuries they sustained during a dog attack. One such accident occurred several weeks ago here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when a … Read more
September 6, 2012 WILX-TV Lansing, MI (9/6) notes that “Consumer Reports has issued a safety alert on the Dream on Me Bistro High Chair because an unharnessed child could either slide down and fall to the floor, or his head could get caught and he could strangle.” The story explains that “though there are no … Read more
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