by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 30, 2014 | Car Accidents
As Labor Day weekend approaches, we find it prudent to remind our readers of the dangers that await for many travelers who take to the road. Aside from distracted driving, drunk driving still remains a deadly threat for drivers all over Pennsylvania. Labor Day weekend...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 27, 2014 | Car Accidents
The dangers of distracted driving have become well-known over the last three years. They have led to laws controlling the use of cell phones behind the wheel in many states, and the near-universal prohibition of texting while driving. Nevertheless, drivers across the...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 22, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
An old Pennsylvania brewery was evacuated after an explosion on Aug. 13 that injured one person. The explosion took place at the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre, an establishment that was founded in 1905 and is one of the longest-running breweries in the state. According...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 22, 2014 | Car Accidents
The exodus for next weekend’s holiday is probably on the minds of thousands of Pennsylvanians already. Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer, (the official end is September 22) and the opening of the 2014 college football season. With that, traffic...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 19, 2014 | Car Accidents
The newest cars for the 2015 model year will likely be released after Labor Day. Of course, commercials touting them won’t likely be seen until later in the fall, but two things are certain: sales will emerge for 2014 models, and more 2015 models will include...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 18, 2014 | Workers' Compensation
According to an August 11 ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Vitas Healthcare Corporation was ordered to pay a past employee workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he suffered even though the employee had declared to his manager that he was...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 16, 2014 | Car Accidents
In the coming weeks, tens of thousands of people will take to Pennsylvania roads for the final holiday of the summer. Labor Day weekend is a time where roads will be jammed with drivers trying to get to weekend destinations for one last summer hurrah.Naturally,...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 11, 2014 | Car Accidents
A sprint car driver who had climbed from his vehicle and was on the track was struck and killed on Saturday night. NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is said to be the driver who killed the 20-year-old. It is reported that the driver was trying to confront Stewart, who...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 9, 2014 | Car Accidents
The summer of recalls continues as Korean automaker Hyundai is set to pay a $17.35 million fine levied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Federal regulators contend that Hyundai was very slow to acknowledge that brake lines in their automobiles...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Aug 7, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
A crude oil tank exploded when it was cut with a large-scale circular saw at a Pennsylvania recycling facility. The worker who was making the cut suffered minor injuries in the workplace accident. The explosion took place on Aug. 5 around 11:20 a.m. No other injuries...
