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Oftentimes, insurance companies will try to protect themselves from liabilty when a worker is injured. However, one judge has just made the job of a philadelphia construction accident attorney that much harder because she set a precedent that allows insurers to easily opt out of covering contractors and subcontractors. The incident stems from an injury […]
Report Teen Driving Fatalities Up Drastically Last Year
A scary new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association indicates that highway fatalities involving teens in the United States increased by 19 percent during the first half of 2012. Overall, highway fatalities increased by 8 percent during the same time period. The report indicated that there were 240 highway fatalities involving drivers ages 16 […]
Accident Survivor Urges A Stop To Talking Or Texting While Driving
Who better to talk to teens about the dangers of talking or texting while driving than a fellow teen who has suffered beyond words because of a distracted driver? Jacy Good lost both of her parents in a distracted driving accident in Pennsylvania in 2008. A young ran a red light because he was talking […]
Outdoor Workers Exposed To Extremely Cold Temps
It might be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean construction workers building the new $84 million Bucks County justice center get a day off. In fact, there are thousands of workers throughout the state who perform their job duties outdoors in rain, snow or sunshine. A reporter from the Bucks County Courier Times was at […]
Three People Hospitalized In Philadelphia From Fires Set At Tu
Construction site workers do assume some risk of the workplace but they probably don’t consider smoke inhalation being an issue. Even Workplace Injury Lawyers in Philadelphia would be surprised to learn that inhalation has been an ongoing problem at a construction site on Temple University’s campus. Morgan Hall, a $216 million residential complex being constructed […]
Critics Say Money Is Driving Philadelphia Red Light Cameras
Red light cameras have popped up all over the Delaware Valley, including Philadelphia and South Jersey, and soon they could be coming to Philadelphia suburbs. The purpose of the red light cameras is to dissuade drivers from running red lights at dangerous intersections, but critics say the red light cameras are actually doing more harm […]
Pennsylvania Company Facing 459k In Osha Fines
When employers violate safety regulations, they are putting their employees at risk of serious injuries or even death. Because so many companies throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the county willfully violated safety regulations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration was charged with monitoring workplaces and enforcing penalties when safety hazards […]
Ski Doo Snowmobiles Recalled For Fire Hazard
Snowmobiling is a pastime enjoyed by many Pennsylvania residents during the snowy, winter months. However, people who ride certain Ski-Doo model snowmobiles are being warned that they could be in danger. The company that manufactures Ski-Doo snowmobiles recently recalled about 10,200 machines because of a fire hazard. BRP said in a statement that about 23 […]
Workplace Accident In Philadelphia Leaves Four People Injured
Working certain types of jobs typically comes with some level of risk. However, it does not take a Philadelphia Job Site Injury Attorney to understand that working in construction increases the chance for injury from workplace accidents, no matter how careful the workers are. In North Philadelphia, four workers unfortunately learned the hard way that […]
Pennsylvania Family Awarded 109m In Power Line Death 2 Of 2
Welcome back. We are currently discussing the high-profile wrongful death case that was filed against the power conglomerate FirstEnergy after an Irwin, Pennsylvania, wife and mother was killed by a downed power line in her back yard in 2009. As the wrongful death lawsuit progressed in court, it became clear to almost everyone — even […]
Pennsylvania Family Awarded 109m In Power Line Death 1 Of 2
Last year around this time, we wrote about the tragic case of an Irwin, Pennsylvania, wife and mother who was killed by a downed power line in her back yard. The accident occurred in June 2009 and resulted in one of the biggest wrongful death lawsuits in the state’s history. On that tragic summer day, […]
New Legislation Could Help With Workers Compensation Settlements
As many Philadelphia residents know, most legislation has ways of slowing down bureaucratic processes instead of speeding them up. However, the new Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act that was just passed on the federal level may actually buck the trend and speed up Workers Compensation Settlements. The new SMART Act was just signed […]