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Month: March 2016

Looking at the issue of telemedicine and medical malpractice, P.2

In our previous post, we began discussing both the importance and the risks associated with the increasing practice of telemedicine. While telemedicine holds the promise of increasing health care access for rural communities, there is also the risk of error associated with the practice of telemedicine itself. The fact that...

How can a personal injury lawyer help my claim?

Getting hurt in an accident is a trying experience, whether it is a car accident, a fall, or you are injured by a faulty product. There’s a lot that needs to be done in order to get your life back to normal. You need to physically and emotionally heal from...

Vicarious liability in personal injury litigation, P.1

Back in December, a jury unanimously ruled that the defendant was liable for injuries suffered by a couple in an accident back in 2012, as well as the death of the couple’s child. The accident reportedly occurred after the couple parked on the side of the road to address a...

What is comparative negligence in personal injury litigation? P.2

Last time, we began looking at the topic of comparative negligence. Picking up where we left off: here in Pennsylvania, comparative negligence law utilizes a 51 percent bar, meaning that if the plaintiff was not more negligent than the defendant or defendants together, he or she will still be able...

Tired workers cause more accidents

The National Sleep Foundation has conducted studies that show that workplace accidents, including those in the industrial sector, could be caused by workers who are too tired. According to those studies, a worker who is highly sleepy could be up to 70 percent more likely to find himself or herself...

What is comparative negligence in personal injury litigation?

Determining fault is an important part of personal injury litigation, and it is an area where the help of an experienced advocate is really necessary. This is particularly true in cases where the circumstances of the accident make a plaintiff less likely to receive adequate compensation. One such circumstance is...