by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 30, 2013 | Car Accidents
Lessons can be learned from loss. The friends and family of the four who died on a Pennsylvania roadway last week hope that the pedestrian accidents will teach their city that the road could be safer. A news report out of Philadelphia covered the fatal accident and...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 26, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
Researchers looked at reports of malpractice claims at an international level. The study confirmed what other studies have found in the past. The majority of medical malpractice incidents are not extreme surgical errors; rather, most doctor errors are diagnosis...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 24, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
A Pennsylvania man’s lawsuit for compensation for workplace injuries is headed back to state court after a recent ruling by a federal judge. The injured man’s lawyers had sought the return of his lawsuit to the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court because...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 24, 2013 | Motorcycle Accidents
People of all kinds enjoy the lifestyle of riding a motorcycle. Take a famous, celebrated chef, for example. Josef Desimone was the chef for Facebook and impressed its many employees with his passion and talent. Outside of his cooking, he also volunteered. He also...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 19, 2013 | Car Accidents
Most people don’t have an in-depth knowledge about their vehicles. They depend on the knowledge and skills of professional mechanics to ensure that their cars are running safely. But what happens when a layman’s trust is betrayed by a car shop?Based on the...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 17, 2013 | Construction Workers' Accidents
On July 11 at approximately 1:17 p.m., the fourth floor of the science building at Temple University in North Philadelphia collapsed. The building had been under unspecified construction. Following the collapse, workers on the fifth and sixth floors were temporarily...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 16, 2013 | Social Security Disability
Chances are that most people have either suffered from mental illness or at least know someone who has. Conditions like depression, mood disorders, etc. impact people of all demographics. According to research, however, not all people are equally likely to seek the...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 13, 2013 | Car Accidents
While just a few years ago the term “distracted driving” was a stranger, now, it is a common topic of conversation and matter of legislation. There are other categories of risky driving, however, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 10, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
A person can barely get through one hour of a day without hearing some sort of technological beep or alarm. Whether it is an alarm clock, the microwave, a car door, etc., we are living in a world of alarms. That reality is even more intense within the walls of a...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 10, 2013 | Workers' Compensation
Pennsylvania residents may be interested in a ruling that occurred in a Richmond, Virginia court, in which changes in health care reform will allow widows of coal miners to receive benefits. Originally, widows were unable to receive benefits unless they were able to...
