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Month: November 2011

Pennsylvania agencies warn of risk of accidents this weekend

The festive holiday season presents an enhanced risk of injury or even fatalities as the result of a car accident. Heavy highway traffic, beginning over the Thanksgiving weekend, can lead to tragic events, especially when combined with intoxicated or drug impaired driving, particularly by minors. Students home from school may...

Special medical malpractice courts may ease case backlog

In many states, the backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits awaiting resolution is staggering. Such cases are also often complex, requiring an understanding of difficult technical and scientific information. But is Pennsylvania looking for new ways to reduce medical malpractice claims throughout the state? Another state has taken a new approach...

Fatal Lebanon County car crash could have been avoided

After a fatal car accident, local law enforcement and officials investigate the incident to determine what happened. Families of those involved often have questions about the crash, wondering whether someone was at fault and if the collision could have been prevented. But in some instances, families have to wait months...

Work accident leaves man pinned between two trucks

When there are workplace hazards, employees can get seriously hurt or even killed. This was the case when a 19-year-old man died after getting crushed between a tractor trailer and a flatbed trailer in a workplace accident. Responders who arrived at the accident found the man on the ground with...

Three injured, one killed in multi-vehicle accident

Being the victim of a car accident can cause a lot of emotions to flood to the surface. A person may never forget the moment before getting into a crash. These, and injuries, can become permanent reminders of a moment one may try to forget. One Pennsylvania woman recalls the...

Patient injured in both colonoscopy and follow up surgery

Doctors and other medical professionals are supposed to help patients get better. But what happens when a doctor’s mistake actually worsens the patient’s condition? Shouldn’t medical professionals be held responsible for negligent mistakes? Just recently, two physicians were found negligent in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against them. Two procedures,...

Day after Halloween may be dismal for pedestrian accident victims

Kids all across the nation, including those in Pennsylvania, look forward to October 31 each year. Who doesn’t love a holiday that involves dressing up in a fun, crazy costume while having people give out candy all night? For many families, Halloween is a time to make good family memories....