October 23, 2012 Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Peter M. Patton of Galfand Berger Wins Important Procedural Issue in Products Liability Case A federal court recently returned our client’s personal injury case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas concluding that defendants violated court […] Read More »
October 22, 2012 Philadelphia Products Liability Attorney Discusses What to Do if Injured by an Escalator or Elevator The trip to the mall wasn’t supposed to be like this. Going up the escalator to the second floor, she held on to the hand rail. But, it stopped while the escalator stairs kept moving. By the time she realized this was happening, she was already far off balance and fell backwards and suffered serious injuries. Read More »
October 16, 2012 Philadelphia Products Liability Attorneys: Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Causing Distress throughout the Nation The products liability attorneys at the personal injury law firm of Galfand Berger in Philadelphia are troubled to report that a medication intended to help […] Read More »
October 10, 2012 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorneys at Galfand Berger Review Article Highlighting Recommendations for Improving Patient Care The Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers at Galfand Berger recently reviewed an article in The Wall Street Journal written by Dr. Marty Makary, a cancer surgeon at John Hopkins Hospital. In his article, Dr. Makary discussed the prevalence of medical errors […] Read More »
October 8, 2012 Galfand Berger Celebrates Mexican Independence Day October 8, 2012 – Galfand Berger attorney Marla Soffer shared information with the Mexican community about workers’ rights during the annual Mexican Independence Day celebration. This festival, organized by the Consulate of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Center, took place on the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing on September 16, 2012. This date is significant … Read More »
October 3, 2012 Victory For Voters: Voter ID Law Postponed Pennsylvania court has decided to postpone implementation of the state’s rigid Voter- Photo ID law until next year, after the 2012 Presidential Election. Read More »
September 27, 2012 The Pennsylvania Chamber Of Business And Industry Is Attacking Rights of Injured Workers There have always been constant challenges by employers, insurance companies and the Chamber of Commerce to an injured worker’s right to receive reasonable and necessary medical treatment under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Now, new proposed legislation not only wants to strip away existing rights to receive medical treatment but also interfere with personal privacy and interferes with the decision of health care providers who are willing to treat injured workers fairly and in a decent way. Read More »
September 23, 2012 Auto Accident Lawyers in Philadelphia Discuss the Need for Uninsured (UM) and Underinsured (UIM) Motorist Coverage One Out of Every Seven Drivers on the Road Is an Uninsured Motorist According to a recent Insurance Research Institute Council (IRIC) study, one in seven drivers is uninsured. This means that if you are seriously injured in an automobile collision you may not be able to receive a single penny from the at-fault driver … Read More »
September 19, 2012 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: Report Analyzes Approval Process for New Drugs The Philadelphia products liability lawyers at Galfand Berger recently reviewed an article that scrutinizes the risks of the accelerated approval program for encouraging new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More »
