September 6, 2012 Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Motorcycle Safety Recently, I was fortunate enough to take the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course. It was thrilling to learn to control a complex, exhilarating machine! Read More »
September 4, 2012 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers Report on New Device Promising To Identify Sepsis Early The Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys at Galfand Berger are excited to report that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new test that can […] Read More »
August 31, 2012 Peter M. Patton of Galfand Berger Argues and Wins Important Procedural Issue in Negligence, Products Liability & Breach of Warranty Case A federal court recently returned a personal injury case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas because defendants violated the rules on removing […] Read More »
August 14, 2012 Recent Missouri Ruling on Non-Economic Damage Caps The Missouri Supreme Court recently decided to strike down caps on payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. The Court ruled in a 4-3 decision determining that the 2005 tort reform state law that placed a cap on non-economic damages at $350,000 in medical malpractice lawsuits violates the states’ constitutional right to a trial by jury. Read More »
August 9, 2012 Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in Philadelphia Discuss Recent Report on OSHA Workplace Noise Regulations Regulations of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on workplace noise are far weaker […] Read More »
August 7, 2012 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyer Discusses the Dangers of Unguarded Conveyors Although devices to guard conveyors have been known for literally decades, unguarded conveyors continue to injure or even kill workers. This month the […] Read More »
August 1, 2012 Risk of Cardiac Arrest Linked to Two Popular Dialysis Products – NaturaLyte® & GranuFlo® The Philadelphia products liability attorneys at Galfand Berger recently became aware that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued the most serious type of recall, a Class 1 recall, for two popular products that are used in kidney dialysis treatments. At the center of this recall are the products, GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, and a German company, Fresenius Medical Care, who is the largest dialysis company in the nation and the manufacturer of both of the products. Read More »
August 1, 2012 Defective Product Liability Lawsuits 101 “Products liability” is an area of the law that relates to the legal responsibility of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to ensure that their products are safe and do not cause harm. Products that are defectively designed, manufactured, or produced as well as products that lack proper warnings or instructions can cause serious injury or even death to consumers. Read More »
July 31, 2012 Social Network Privacy and Your Personal Injury Case – Part I – Introduction For most people, when they suffer injuries as a result of an accident, it can be one of the most challenging times in their life. In today’s society, many people wouldn’t think twice about posting information […] Read More »
