Category: Personal Injury

Apartment accidents can happen for a wide variety of reasons, and in many cases, are the result of landlords failing to fulfill their obligation to keep the premises safe for all tenants, guests, and visitors. Under Pennsylvania law, private individuals and businesses that are landlords can be held liable for accidents and injuries at rented[…]

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of adding new provisions to the state’s existing medical malpractice rules. The Court’s decision is a major win for medical malpractice victims, who will now be able to sue negligent healthcare providers for damages in areas where they regularly conduct business and not exclusively in the jurisdiction[…]

Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units to limit injuries and deaths associated with tip-overs. Children face the highest risks for sustaining this type of injury, which often involves clothing storage units like dressers, chests, bureaus, armoires, wardrobes, chests of drawers and door chests. Every year, children[…]

The spooky season is officially upon us. Halloween may be all about dressing up in fun costumes, trick-or-treating and carving jack-o-lanterns, but remember: accidents still happen. To reduce preventable injuries, the National Safety Council (NSC) first began encouraging Americans to observe Halloween Safety Month every October since the 1970s. To have the best — and[…]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first quarter of 2022 and the numbers show a dangerous and concerning trend. According to the agency, there was a 7% increase in traffic-related deaths this year as compared to the first quarter of 2021. In its recent[…]