June 19, 2014

Pennsylvania amusement park facing lawsuit after accident Pittsburgh residents may be interested in a story about an accident that occurred at a Pennsylvania amusement park. Injuries sustained there have led one New Jersey woman to file a lawsuit against the park. In 2012, a New Jersey woman went to Sesame Place in Langhorne with her husband and 18-month-old son. While…

June 10, 2014

Woman sues after construction site injury A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit after having injured herself in while walking along a section of sidewalk that had been torn up by construction workers. The woman, who is blind, says that she injured her back, knee, wrist and shoulder in the incident and that construction workers failed to block the area in…

June 9, 2014

Woman sues local department store for slip and fall accident A Pennsylvania woman is suing a local branch of a chain department store in connection with injuries that she sustained on the store’s premises on May 24, 2012. The woman, a resident of Bucks County, is sueing Kohl’s Doylestown store, and she is being represented by an attorney in Philadelphia.…

May 29, 2014

2 employees injured in fire and explosion after propane leak Building safety is always vital to ensure protection for individuals who may enter the premises. However, especially in older buildings, potentially hazardous conditions may exist that do not become apparent until a fire and explosion actually occurs. Arguably, the best way for building owners in Pittsburgh to avoid an accident…

May 22, 2014

Pennsylvania man injured after falling into manhole while working Dangerous conditions can be present anywhere, including in a residential, commercial or work environment. Such may have been the case when a worker experienced a slip-and-fall accident recently on the job here in Pennsylvania, falling into a 14-foot manhole.  The man was reportedly working on an underground sewer line when the…

May 19, 2014

Fire caused by explosion leaves three dead in Indiana County A fire believed to be caused by an explosion in Indiana County took the lives of a nine-year-old girl and her mom and dad early Sunday morning. The accident happened west of Indiana proper in White Township. The family’s two dogs were also killed in the fire. The family was…

May 15, 2014

Worker injured in accidental explosion at chemical plant It is important for companies, particularly those that store and use hazardous materials, to have adequate safety measures in place. It is perhaps equally important for property owners and employers to have accident contingency plans and to understand and rehearse such plans so that all employees and others on their premises understand…

May 14, 2014

Truck accidents involving sleepy drivers Commercial truck drivers are an integral part of our struggling economy. With the great boom of domestic oil and gas drilling that has changed Pennsylvania over the past few years, for better or worse, it is the truck driver who keep everything literally and figuratively moving. However, with the heavy burden of making pick-ups and…

May 12, 2014

Window cords are an unlikely danger Defective products in the home can be a deadly combination. Recalls on vehicles and machinery often take precedence over household products due to the nature of laws; however, there are defective products in homes all over the country where mothers and fathers who aren’t aware of the potential problems just a few feet away…

May 8, 2014

More than 50 homes damaged in suspected gas explosion A woman did not smell anything as she was brushing her teeth. She heard a pop, and saw a fire outside her bedroom window. She called 911, and began walking across the street when the explosion that completely destroyed a home, and damaged another 50 homes within a quarter mile occurred.…