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In New Jersey, texting a driver may make you liable for an accident

Posted on: August 1, 2013. Category: Car Accidents

Texting and driving is not only dangerous but it is illegal in Pennsylvania and many other states. In New Jersey, texting someone whom you know is driving can have serious consequences if the driver is in an accident. Three appeals court judges in New Jersey recently ruled that a person who knowingly texts someone who is driving can be held liable if the driver causes and accident. This ruling follows an accident where two motorcycle riders lost their legs...

Police arrest man in hit-and-run death of Penn Hills man

Posted on: August 1, 2013. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Accidents in the Pittsburgh area that occur in the early morning hours often involve may tend to involve drivers who have been drinking. A fatal hit-and-run that took place recently in Leetsdale may have been one of those occurrences. A man was arrested on charges including drunk driving after the fatal accident, which took place between midnight and 3 a.m. earlier this week. Police who responded to the scene found the victim lying next to his car along the...

Elderly man trips, falls to his death at Pittsburgh sandwich shop

Posted on: June 1, 2013. Category: Premises Liability

As people get older, they are often more likely to be unsteady on their feet when they need to get around. This can pose a problem when it comes to public places that are probably not hazardous for most people, but could be for someone who might be prone to losing his balance. It isn't clear exactly what happened in a recent incident at a Slippery Rock sandwich shop that led to a 69-year-old man falling headfirst through a glass door. The man was taken to...

Red Light Cameras in Pittsburgh?

Posted on: June 1, 2013. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

The City of Pittsburgh may be getting red light cameras. Legislation was introduced to Pittsburgh City Council that would allow the use of red light cameras throughout Pittsburgh. Red light cameras are used to capture the license plate number of any vehicle violating the red light signal. From the picture, the police can then issue a ticket through the mail to the driver who ran the red light. The expectation of the cameras is to make intersections safer. Studies...

Millions of cans of Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea tuna recalled

Posted on: March 1, 2013. Category: Product Liability

When consumers in Pittsburgh peruse their supermarket shelves, it is a good bet that they take for granted that the products for sale are safe. However, when a product turns out to be defective or otherwise unsafe, the manufacturer may not find out or realize until days or weeks after the fact -- after the products have already shipped to stores and may be in people's homes. This appears to be the case with a giant recall of canned tuna that was announced...

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