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 … Read More »
Bomb blast in quiet neighborhood seriously injures 2 inside home
Posted On: March 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Serious InjuriesEvery day, people in the Pittsburgh area are injured as a result of the actions of others, whether by negligence or by malicious intent. Many of these injuries are from accidents such as car crashes, while others might be from deliberate acts. Of all the ways someone could get hurt in our part of … Read More »
Should Penalties for Texting and Driving Accidents Be as Severe as Drunk Driving?
Posted On: February 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsThe dangers of texting while driving are well-established. A recent Pew Research Center study determined that nearly ¾ of Americans text regularly, and young adults are among the most frequent texters. While the volume of young adult’s texting while driving isn’t a great surprise, recent reports on the numbers of self-admitted texting while driving remain … Read More »
Pittsburgh VA hospital suspected in Legionnaires’ disease deaths
Posted On: February 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Premises LiabilityIt used to be that when people checked into a hospital, the assumption was that they would be treated, get better and then leave. But in recent years the public has become more aware of the infections that can take hold of patients, making them sicker than when they arrived. In some cases those infections … Read More »
Pennsylvania student faces long recovery after bus accident
Posted On: February 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsA 17-year-old Pennsylvania boy who broke his neck and back in a horrific bus accident earlier this month is slowly improving, but his doctors say he has a long, costly road to recovery. His family has filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the bus as well as the driver, who failed to heed … Read More »
