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- New York state man recovers $200K for fingers lost to lawn mower
- Eight Powerful Reasons to Hire a Local Attorney
- Court Allows Claims For Emotional Distress After Alleged Breach Of Contract To Continue
- Wal-Mart Limits Subrogation Rights Against Workers
- Pennsylvania Worker recovers for fall from ladder bought at Home Depot
Premises Liability: The Slip and Fall
- NYC to pay $2.75M for softball accident in school gym class
- New case law on slilp and fall on icey sidewalks owned by a City
- Worker who lost leg in construction accident receives $13M
- Boy blinded in ATV rollover gets $6M settlement
- ELMIRA ATTORNEY CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE OUTBREAK OF LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE AT THE FLANNERY TOWERS
Workers' Compensation
- New York Times article on biased "Independant" Medical Examiners
- No Work Jobs
- Prison Guard receives settlement in MRSA case
- New blog post at the Pa Injury Law blog about the effect Bush had on OSHA
- New post on the Pa Work Injury Law Blog about what to do when you're laid off
Vehicle and Automobile Accidents
- Pennsylvania Car Accident Plaintiff's award of $400,000 Upheld On Appeal
- An unsafe intersection in Athens Township?
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Case Quashing Underinsured Motorist Carrier Appeal
- Pa. Superior Court Allows UIM And Bad Faith To Proceed At Same Time
- People injured in Springfield Township, Bradford County automobile crash
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- Insurance company denials of benefits in Pennsylvania and New York
- CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND URGE SUPPORT FOR THE ARBITRATION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009
- Another ATV Death
- Bradford County, Pennsylvania has a new website
- No conflict of interest between Bradford County, Pennsylvania's new Judge and new District Attorney, despite them cousins
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Judge campaign candidates speak at dinner in Towanda
Judge Beirne unopposed in local race
Attorney General Tom Corbett to visit Bradford County
Beirne will run for full term as judge
Bradford County Employers Laying Off Workers
Death Benefits Not Mandatory for PA Car Insurance
Bradford County: Judge Beirne presiding
Pennsylvania Senate confirms Beirne as Bradford County judge
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Personal Injury
- Questions for Your Doctor In Personal Injury Cases
- Traumatic Brain Injury: By The [Staggering] Numbers
- What is an Independent Medical Examination?
- Common Questions About the Legal Process
- The Wrongful Death Of A Child - Part Two
Premises Liability: The Slip and Fall
- Cracked, Broken or Irregular Sidewalks Causing a Fall
- Dog Bites
- If You Have Been Bitten or Attacked by a Dog, Then You Need to Read This Article
- New Pennsylvania Superior Court Case on Dog Attack
- Lead Poisoning Threatens Pregnant Women
Workers' Compensation
- New York Times article on Independent Medical Exams
- Response to Time Magazine Article: "Doctor's View: Can Health Coverage Cause Pain?"
- Specific Loss Benefits
- Reimbursement for Travel Expenes in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Cases
- Flow of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claim Documents Prior To Litigation
Vehicle and Automobile Accidents
- Reducing The Impact of A Whiplash Injury
- Car Accident Injuries: Neck Pain
- Multi-Truck Accident in Susquehanna County Results in Hospitalization
- Repeat Offender Facing DUI Charges After Accident Lands Passenger in Hospital
- Driver Strikes Mother and Daughter in School Crossing Zone
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Vehicle and Automobile Accidents
Pedestrian in Wyalusing struck by vehicle
Pedestrian knock-down cases are often the most difficult motor vehicle personal injury cases to handle, particularly when the pedestrian is a child. One of the major issues in these types of cases is who was at fault, the driver for driving too fast and not paying attention or the pedestrian who was did not "look both ways" before they crossed the street. In many instances, it is a combination of both.
Take, for example, the following story from the The Towanda Daily Review newspaper:
Brook Reese, 22, of Wyalusing was listed in fair condition at a local hospital Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle on Monday. Raymond White, 47, of Towanda was driving west on U.S. Route 6 in Wyalusing when, according to witnesses, Reese ran out in the path of White’s vehicle, police said. White’s 2004 Chevrolet 3500 truck struck Reese, state police said. Reese was taken by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition Wednesday night, authorities said. The accident occurred at 5:09 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Route 6 and John Street, according to the state police from Towanda.
As indicated in the article, the pedestrian ran out in the path of the vehicle. But, it was dark at that time of day and the question that i had was how fast was the driver travelling. On that section of Route 6, many cars travel way too fast. But, these are the types of facts and issues that an experienced trial lawyer and investigate. The best thing to do is to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer to have him/her review the case details.
Sharply curved highway ramp isn't unsafe, New York judge rules
A judge declined to award damages to a man who claimed that he was injured in a motor-vehicle accident on a dangerous section of an upstate highway. The claimant, Frederick Woods IV, was injured when his car spun off of a ramp that joined Interstate 84 and Route 17, in Phillipsburg.
Woods claimed that the sharply curving ramp could not be safely navigated at the posted 25-mph speed limit. He also claimed that the state was aware of the ramp's hazardous condition, given that several trucks had been involved in rollover accidents on the ramp. The state contended that Woods did not prove that the ramp was unsafe for cars and that Woods was simply traveling too fast on a wet road. Judge Terry Jane Ruderman agreed, and the claim was dismissed.
Woods v. State of New York
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Workers' Compensation
- What happens if I return to a modified duty job and then I am laid off?
- If I am unable to return to the type of work I did before I was injured, what happens?
- If I am injured on the job can I choose the doctor who treats me?
- Should an injured worker apply for unemployment benefits?
- What medical benefits does the Act provide to a worker after they have sustained an on-the-job injury?
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