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Fatal House Fire in McKeesport Kills Family of Six

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Personal Injury

The McKeesport community is mourning the loss of a family that was killed on Saturday morning by a fire in their home. Two adults and four children died of smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The victims of the fire were a mother, her four children and her father-in-law. The mother's husband was able to escape the fire but was severely burned. He was hospitalized and remains in critical condition. The Allegheny County's...

Latch on Ferrari trunk prompts recall

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Product Liability

There is an old adage that you get what you pay for. Under it one may assume that the more expensive the item, the better quality it will be and the less chance there is of it being defective. While this may be true in some cases, in others, it may not make a difference. This is illustrated in the recent recall issued by the exotic car maker, Ferrari. The recall is due to a defect that affects the trunk. More specifically the issue is that someone could...

Premises liability basics

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Premises Liability

Many people in the state of Pennsylvania keep their property up because it is important to them to have a nice looking, well taken care of home or business. The benefits of maintaining property can extend beyond looks however as it could prevent a visitor from being injured. When someone is hurt on the property of another person they could file a lawsuit against you to try to secure damages. These types of lawsuits, referred to as premises liability lawsuits,...

Young Girl Suffers from Chemical Burns after Using Temporary Halloween Tattoos

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Personal Injury

A seven-year-old girl went to a Halloween party at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World earlier this month. Her costume of choice was a peacock and she accessorized with "Fright Night" eye shadow tattoos. Two days after the use of the tattoos, she ended up in the emergency room because the skin around her eyes was inflamed and dry. Her parents took her to a local hospital near Orlando, Florida. The doctors there believe she had a chemical burn that took...

Death Toll Rises in General Motors Recall Suit

Posted on: September 1, 2014. Category: Product Liability

Earlier this year, General Motors (GM) originally reported thirteen deaths due to the defective ignition switch in certain GM vehicles; however, that number has increased to 19 and is expected to grow. GM recalled more than 2 million cars in February because of faulty ignition switches followed by a 3 million vehicle recall in June to prevent the same issue. The defective ignition switches would shut off the vehicles engine and disable the air bags and certain...

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