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As you may have heard, the lawsuits filed by more than 4,500 former professional football players against the National Football League settled for a reported $765 million late last month. In July, a Philadelphia federal judge ordered the parties to attend mediation in effort to settle the lawsuits over concussion-related brain injuries. The retired players […]
Tank Explodes And Leads To Workplace Injuries Resulting In Death
When performing normal work, most workers understand the risks involved with their job and can usually protect themselves accordingly. However, sometimes no matter how cautious a worker is, something just goes wrong that cannot be prevented and unfortunately, that appears to be the case for one worker who lost his life. The accident occurred in […]
Paying For Rehab Common Obstacle For Brain Injury Patients
Car accidents, sports injuries and other mishaps cause approxmiately 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries per year in the United States. Roughly 90,000 of these result in permanent brain damage, forever impacting the accident victim’s life. The good news is that there are many forms of treatment available today for brain injuries, including specialized rehabilitation centers […]
Mine Worker Needs Surgery After Pennsylvania Accident
In certain kinds of jobs, there is a constant risk of injury. How great the risk is depends on many factors, including how stringently the employer adheres to safety standards and regulations and how much safety training and equipment employees receive. While many injuries are relatively minimal, some types of workplace accidents result in injuries […]
Tragic Car Accident Claims Lives Of Philadelphia Newlyweds
When a Philadelphia couple got married on May 26 and made a lifelong commitment to each other, they didn’t know at the time that their lives would be cut tragically short. The 26-year-old and 25-year-old teachers were killed in a motor vehicle accident in North Carolina on Sunday when the town car they were riding […]
Did Stuck Accelerator Cause Philadelphia Chain Reaction Crash
A reported wrong-way driver is being blamed for a chain-reaction accident that left at least two people injured and five vehicles damaged in Philadelphia yesterday. The motor vehicle accident occurred on South Street in Center City around 5:15 p.m. when a car reportedly was traveling down Grays Ferry Avenue the wrong way and then turned […]
Fatal Workplace Accident For Worker Near Philadelphia
Often, tree trimmers know they are taking a risk to cut near any type of power lines and will be particularly careful when dealing with them. However, accidents do happen, and it appears that one such accident cost a worker his life. A 42-year-old tree trimmer near Philadelphia was working when he struck a high […]
Construction Accidents Often Result From Lapses In Safety
Construction accidents have been all too common in Philadelphia this summer. Of course, there was the tragic June 5th building collapse in downtown Philadelphia that left six people dead and wounded more than a dozen, but there were numerous other accidents as well that you probably never heard about. For example, on July 11, a […]
Nfl Brain Injury Lawsuits Ordered To Mediation
Last month, a Philadelphia federal judge surprised many when she ordered former professional football players and the National Football League to attend mediation in the lawsuits over concussion-related brain injuries. The lawsuit involves more than 4,000 former players who say that NFL knew of the dangers but failed to protect them from sustaining serious brain […]
Roosevelt Boulevard Tragedy Highlights Pedestrian Safety Issues
Late last month, a funeral was held for the Philadelphia family that was killed in a tragic collision in June. The woman and her four children were crossing the Roosevelt Boulevard when they were struck by a car; the oldest child, a 5-year-old boy, survived the crash, and the rest of the family was killed. […]
Pennsylvania Worker Crushed To Death At Mine
As long as coal mining has been a staple in the Pennsylvania economy, it has also been notorious for workplace accidents and deaths. Although the coal mining industry has grown safer over the decades, it still involves inherently dangerous work and equipment. Just this week, a worker at a western Pennsylvania coal mining company was […]
Contractor Suffers Severe Burns In Philadelphia Row Home Collapse
Oftentimes when working in a building that is very close to others, such as a row home, there is a chance that when there is an issue with one, others may become affected as well. This was demonstrated with disastrous results recently with a set of row homes. A contractor was working in a Philadelphia […]