Wrongful Death

A wrongful death and medical malpractice case involving nursing homes in northeast Ohio recently provided the opportunity for the Ohio Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter of the process by which compensation can be sought.The original wrongful death...

Last month a pedestrian accident occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the death of a man. The 61-year-old man was hit by a car during rush hour where Liberty Avenue and Grant Street intersect.After the accident, the man, from...

Most people have different places they can go and feel that they and their children will be safe from harm. It is likely that many would consider their backyard to be one of those places. Many parents send their children...

Those waiting for the decision in the trial of a man allegedly involved in the death of three people in a car accident on Parkway West will have to wait a little longer. The Allegheny County judge who heard the...

Fatal accidents happen regularly throughout the country including the state of Pennsylvania. By far, the most deaths heard about are due to motor vehicles accidents. This is clearly not the only type of accident that leads to someone's death, however....

Unfortunately, fatal accidents occur all too often while residents of western Pennsylvania are at work. As is illustrated in the variety of incidents we have written about in this blog, these accidents take many different forms. One of the most...

A Pennsylvania man facing trial for his involvement in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a 45-year-old motorcyclist this past fall, will have to wait a bit longer for his day in court. The trial which...

On Monday, a Beaver County man was killed after being run over by a forklift that was carrying scrap metal at Cronimet Corporation, a stainless steel recycling company in Aliquippa.The forklift was reportedly carrying about 500 lbs. of scrap metal...

The estate of a woman that filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2010, recently sought the opportunity to amend the complaint to add allegations.The woman at the root of the wrongful death lawsuit reportedly died of pneumonia which she came...

Earlier this week a Pennsylvania woman who had been involved in an apartment fire died in the hospital. The woman's husband had previously died as a result of injuries sustained in the early morning fire that took place at their...

Most Pennsylvania residents realize that late fall and early winter is the time of year when it is most likely that a driver will be involved in a collision with a deer. What residents of the state may not realize...

A lawsuit that was filed against the city of Pittsburgh as well as an officer for the city by the estate of a man who was killed after being shot by the officer was recently dropped. The wrongful death lawsuit...