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PA Neurosurgeon Lobbies For Mandatory Driver's Ed
A local neurosurgeon is lobbying to make driver's education mandatory in the state of Pennsylvania, a move he says will reduce the number of auto crashes, especially those involving inexperienced young drivers.
Philadelphia School Boiler Accident Raises Safety Concerns
Philadelphia School District employees staged a protest last week in order to call attention to an incident in which a maintenance worker was severely injured when a boiler exploded while he was attempting to repair the…
Wrongful Death Case Re-Filed After Maryland Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling
Yeardley Love was a 22-year-old student in her fourth year at the University of Virginia. A criminal court found that her boyfriend at the time, George Huguely V, was guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced him to…
Pennsylvania Appeals Court Hears Claim Involving A Customer Injury Following A Slip-and-Fall At A Retailer
Monique Johnson brought an injury claim in Dauphin County against retailer Gabriel Brothers Inc. The incident occurred at their Union Square Center store where Johnson alleges she slipped on a clothes hanger causing her…
Former MI State Dean Gets Jail For Role In Nassar Abuse Scandal
The former Dean of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine will serve jail time for his role in the sexual abuse scandal involving Larry Nassar. William Strampel was sentenced last week to a maximum of…
Botched Butt Lift Leaves Family Grieving
According to The Independent , the U.S. and Brazil lead the world with the overall number of plastic surgeries performed. In 2013, each country performed about 1.4 million cosmetic surgery procedures. Coming in 3rd was…
Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Following Tree Cutting Death
An incorrectly performed tree-cutting procedure led to the death of a Massachusetts man last year, and now his family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that the developer was negligent in assigning a…
Pennsylvania Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force Safety Guideline
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 37,461 traffic fatalities occurred last year. Human error is attributed to roughly 94% of vehicle crashes. Removing this human element is a key reason…
Good Samaritan Found Criminally Liable After Breaking Window To Free Dogs From Hot Vehicle
Richard Hill, of Parma, Ohio, was found guilty of misdemeanor criminal damaging charges after he broke a car window in a Wal-Mart parking lot to free two dogs on a hot day in July. Hill will enter a diversion program to…
A Potential Avalanche Of Liability
Every winter, the snowy slopes fill with skiers and snowboarders, from professionals to amateurs, and everyone in between. The Denver Post reports that 12.6 million visitors headed to Colorado in the 2013 - 2014 season…
Pennsylvania Appeals Court Affirms A Personal Injury Action Involving Concussions In School Sports
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a court has affirmed a Lawrence County ruling to allow a potentially massive lawsuit that originated from students who incurred concussions while participating in school sporting…
Top Patient Safety Concerns For 2016
Hospitals face different challenges every year as new technologies are developed and new treatment methods are available. Both Becker's Hospital Review and the ECRI Institute, a medical nonprofit that works to improve…
Court Rules Movie Theater Not Responsible For Shooting
On July 20, 2012, a shooting rampage in a Colorado theater screening The Dark Night Rises left 12 people dead and 70 injured. In the wake of the tragedy, victims and their family members began filing lawsuits against…
Hospital Blamed For Spreading Legionnaires' Disease
Hospitals are supposed to be places to go to get better, not a place where you can catch a deadly infection. Unfortunately for a young woman in Vancouver, Washington, her visit to the hospital to receive a heart…
Washington D.C. Court Ruling In Lawsuit Involving Professional Boxer Who Suffered Severe Brain Damage
A Washington D.C. court has denied a change of venue request in the case of Prichard Colon, a former professional boxer. Colon incurred a massive brain injury in a fight at Eagle Bank Arena in 2015 and is now in a…
Maryland Considers Ignition Interlock Devices To Reduce Car Accident Fatalities
Over 25% of traffic deaths involve a driver who exceeds the legal limit for alcohol. Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) are used now under some circumstances in all states for those who commit impaired driving offenses…
Jury Award Of $4.5 Million In Personal Injury Case Is Largest In DuPage County History
Amy Skinger brought a personal injury case against Wells Fargo after being struck in the head by a metal door closer at a local office located west of Chicago. A jury awarded her a $4.5 million judgment , the largest…
A Spate Of House Fires In Southwest Baltimore
In the first week of December, 17 house fires occurred in Southwest Baltimore. Authorities are investigating these fires and have determined at least five of them are the result of arson. However, the alarming number of…
Maryland Family Of Electrocuted Six-Year-Old Girl Sue MGM National Harbor
The family of a young girl who was electrocuted at the MGM National Harbor has brought a civil action in a Prince George County court. The claim contends that a handrail the girl touched caused a tremendous electrical…
The Trend Of Excluding Physicians As Named Defendants In Maryland Medical Malpractice Claims
A trend has been observed in Maryland medical malpractice claims where a hospital is involved. The case will exclude individual physicians as named defendants in the claim. Some explain this practice is done in order to…
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