Workplace injuries happen far more than illnesses
Workers in Pennsylvania may have a right to compensation after workplace injuries or illnesses that arise due to conditions in the workplace, so these are often considered together when looking at compensation claim statistics. However, breaking down the numbers shows that injuries are much more common than illnesses. According to...
Study of restart rule: why should we care?
We began speaking last time about a Congressionally-led study of a currently suspended hours of service rule, and the Department of Transportation’s ongoing review of the study. As we noted last time, the suspension of the restart rule was heavily advocated by the trucking industry, which has raised concerns about...
Should you let people move you after a workplace injury?
So you’ve suffered a workplace injury, perhaps after a fall, one of the most common ways that workers get hurt. What happens in the immediate aftermath of the injury is incredibly important. If you’re conscious, should you let people move you? There are some situations where being moved is very...
Where does liability fall when an elderly parent gets in an accident? P.2
In a recent post, we asked whether adult children can be held liable for accidents caused by an aging parent who refuses to quit driving. The concern is one that many people have to deal with at some point. Giving up the ability to drive as an elderly person is...
Shollenberger & Januzzi, LLP honored again with prestigious Litigator Award
In civil litigation, determining which firm to work with can be a challenge, especially for those who aren’t working with any recommendations and who have never worked with an attorney before. How does one determine which firm to work with in one’s case? Certainly, there are a variety of factors...
Young workers have rights, too
Workers who are still minors—under the age of 18—are allowed to work in many situations, even though there are stipulations regarding the hours they can work and what industries they can work in. It’s important for these younger workers to know that they also have rights if they are injured...
Where does liability fall when an elderly parent gets in an accident? P.1
Caring and looking after an aging parent is a challenge in a variety of ways. One of the common issues adult children face is keeping an elderly parent from getting behind the wheel. Ideally, of course, adult children are able to talk things out with the parent and help them...
Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.3
In recent posts, we’ve been looking at how human error factors into the discussion of liability for accidents involving automatic driving technology. As has been pointed out, automatic vehicles as currently designed may, in some instances at least, be more prone to accidents due to the fact that they do...
Jurisdiction being contested in construction accident
A construction accident happened out on the Garden State Parkway, back in 2012, and seriously injured a man. That man was a pile driver who was connected to Local Union 454. While he was working close to mile marker 39.3, which is in Galloway Township, N.J., a steel pipe apparently...
Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.2
Last time, we began looking at how driverless technology, while largely cutting out human error and thus reducing many types of motor vehicle accidents, may simultaneously be increasing the possibility of certain other types of accidents. The data is still rather scant to make definite conclusions, but given what we...
Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.1
Fault is obviously an important issue in car accident litigation, and it is critical for plaintiffs to build a strong case for liability. Without doing so, a plaintiff’s case will not go very far. Fault can be proven in a number of ways depending on the circumstances, but the heart...
Failure to effectively reduce, address medical errors can lead to litigation, P.2
In our last post, we spoke a bit about the challenges health care providers face nowadays in reducing the occurrence of medical errors, and some of the reasons improvement in this area has not been greater. In this context, we began looking at the “Michigan Model,” which has been instrumental...