August 18, 2014

Dram shop liability in Pennsylvania When someone is injured in Pennsylvania by a drunk driver or someone else who is intoxicated, the victim and family may not realize that the person who provided the alcohol could be liable for the damages as well. Laws that allow people to hold a bar or restaurant responsible for an intoxicated customer’s actions are…

August 7, 2014

Exploding oil tank injures worker in Pennsylvania According to Pennsylvania authorities, a 52-year-old man was injured on Aug. 5 after a crude oil tank exploded at a recycling company. The accident occurred in Bradford around 11:20 a.m. at Metalico Bradford Goodman Services when the man was attempting to cut through an oil tank with a gasoline-powered saw. Reports indicate that…

July 30, 2014

Woman sues JC Penney for unsafe property after falling A Pennsylvania woman is blaming the staff and management of a New Jersey store for a fall she took while shopping there. The woman and her husband are seeking damages from the JC Penney Corporation of Philadelphia for the accident that took place in 2011. According to the lawsuit, the woman…

July 30, 2014

Propane tank explosion leaves Allegheny County woman burned With one more month left of summer people will try to get outside and grill as much as the weather allows. A lot of Americans will still continue to use propane gas grills even into the colder months. What a lot of people don’t think about is the safety behind using a…

July 24, 2014

Boy breaks leg at apartment complex In a recent case in Pennsylvania, a boy who was visiting his uncle fell and suffered a serious injury after tripping on a sidewalk in an apartment complex. The boy, who is from New York, broke his femur while in town for a family barbecue on July 4, 2009. He was eight years old…

July 21, 2014

Man wins $15 million in personal injury case Pennsylvania residents may be interested in the case of a 45-year-old man who won $15 million in a lawsuit that his family filed against the Los Angeles Dodgers and their former owner, Frank McCourt. The lawsuit was filed after the San Francisco Giants fan was attacked and severely injured at Dodger Stadium.…

July 16, 2014

Propane tank safety tips for your summertime barbecues With Independence Day now behind us, but still a good month and a half before Labor Day, propane safety should be on everyone’s minds. More than 75% of American households own and use propane gas grills at least once a month. Over the next few months, there will be countless Americans who…

July 10, 2014

Dangers of falling furniture It has been reported that a child dies due to a furniture accident in the U.S. on the average of every two weeks. In a Pennsylvania town, two toddlers were killed on July 4 after a dresser fell on them while they were climbing on its shelves. They accidentally pulled the dresser on them, and an…

July 3, 2014

Hotel sued in premises liability case A woman who claims that she slipped and fell at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City is suing for more than $50,000 for medical bills and other damages. Her suit, filed in Pennsylvania, alleges that the owner of the building failed to warn guests about a water leak that created a wet floor…

June 27, 2014

Woman sues restaurant, casino following slip-and-fall accident Residents of Pittsburgh who have been seriously injured because a property or business owner failed to make their establishment safe for visitors may be interested in a case that was recently filed in another major Pennsylvania city. According to news sources, a law firm in Philadelphia has filed a premises liability complaint on…