Wrongful Death

The joyous New Year's holiday is often marred by fatal car accidents. In Pennsylvania this is due to many reasons including bad weather, slick roads and drunk drivers. The numbers regarding accidents this year, between December 30, 2011, and January...

When one thinks about fire trucks at a motor vehicle accident scene it is usually in the context of assisting those who have been injured. Rarely does one think about a fire truck actually being involved in a car accident....

MP3 players and the headphones needed to hear the music are involved in some Pennsylvania wrongful death events. These earphones, blocking out other sounds, are apparently accentuating the surrounding distractions and contributing to fatalities of persons on or near railroad...

Car accidents that result in the death of any person are unbelievably sad. When children are the ones who die it is even worse. When siblings die together in a car accident it is almost unbearable. Sadly, the parents of...

Fatal accidents are difficult to deal with for a variety of reasons. For most, the death of a loved one is a trying matter. When the death is sudden and unexpected it is even worse. When actions could have been...

Most people in Pennsylvania recognize that all accidents have the potential to be catastrophic. Serious injuries such as traumatic brain injury and spinal injuries can be difficult to recover from. In the worst cases individuals involved sustain such severe injuries...

For many in Pennsylvania, though dangerous, logging is a way of life. Each day individuals get up and go to their job in the woods. While most days they return home at the end of the day, this is not...

A recent helicopter crash on Hawaii's Molokai Island claimed the lives of newlywed nuclear engineers from Pittsburgh, married less than a week. A tragic loss for both families and for Westinghouse Electric, where they were employed, this incident reinforces the...

The end of last month a tree cutter with more than 30 years experience was injured while at work. The man, who worked for JJ Tree Service, was cutting trees at a property in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, when it happened. Though...

The girlfriend of a man who died while waiting for an ambulance during one of the worst snowstorms in Pittsburgh history is now being countersued by the city.It's the latest strange turn in this often confusing case.The children of the...

Whenever a family loses a loved one it is tragic. When a family loses a loved one due to the negligence of another person or entity it is even worse. While nothing can be done to bring that person back,...

Last month we wrote about House Bill 9 that was working its way through the Pennsylvania legislature. Last week that bill was signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett. The intent of the bill is to reduce teen deaths due...