by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 28, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
A Pennsylvania family will receive what is being called one of the largest settlements for a workplace death in Philadelphia history. The settlement was reached just prior to the start of a jury trial on the matter. In the summer of 2011, at a Philadelphia steam plant...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 27, 2014 | Car Accidents
When a serious accident takes place, it can be the natural tendency to assume the worst about the person who might have caused it. For example, if a victim is injured or killed in a drunk driving accident in Pennsylvania, one might guess that the drunk driver has a...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 22, 2014 | Car Accidents
If you have a teen driver in your household, then you probably know how it is bittersweet once they get their driver’s license. It is good because parents no longer have to take their kid everywhere. It is a scary milestone, however, because of the many dangers...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 20, 2014 | Motorcycle Accidents
Today isn’t exactly the picture of beautiful weather. It isn’t a motorcycle rider’s dream to hit the Pennsylvania roads while they are sloppy and the wind is cold. As every year proves, however, the winter has its end; spring will arrive; riders will...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 18, 2014 | Workplace Injuries
An explosion at a natural gas well in southwestern Pennsylvania has left one worker injured and another one missing. The well, owned by Chevron, is about 50-miles south of Pittsburgh, near the West Virginia border. A company spokesman said that an explosion occurred...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 15, 2014 | Social Security Disability
Going to work can be a stress in itself. Now, imagine that someone kisses their kids goodbye in the morning, goes to work and then is injured on-the-job. Or imagine the stress of an injury or illness that keeps someone from being able to go to work. Work is more than...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 13, 2014 | Workplace Injuries
A judge is allowing a claim for punitive damages to proceed for a widow who is suing a ladder manufacturer and the city of Philadelphia for the death of her husband. The woman claims that a defective ladder caused her husband’s workplace injury and eventual...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 12, 2014 | Car Accidents
There is no question about it. Drunk driving is dangerous. People are injured and even killed in drunk driving accidents every day. The prevention of impaired driving is an ongoing struggle in Pennsylvania and this country overall. Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying a...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 8, 2014 | Car Accidents
Jimmy John’s sandwiches have found a place in the hearts (and stomachs) of eaters all around the country. What makes the chain’s food so desirable? For many, it might be the taste of the bread and the meats piled-high. For many, the so-called “freaky...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Feb 6, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
A fire damaged three homes in a south Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 30, injuring two employees of Philadelphia Gas Works. It is suspected that the fire was caused by a leaking gas line, which may have led to an explosion around 7:30 p.m. However, at the time of...
