Rely On
Over 30 Years Of Experience
Pennsylvania Personal Injury Law Blog
Pedestrian deaths in 2019 estimated at 6,590: a 30-year high
More pedestrians in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are dying each year. The upward trend began in 2009, and according to a preliminary analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Administration, 2019 was no different. The GHSA, working from traffic death data for the...
The tricks of negotiating with an insurance company
In Pennsylvania, and throughout the United States, insurance companies do business in the same way. Motorists are often not wise to the ways that these companies use to keep from paying the full value of auto insurance claims. Often, they take the first offer given to...
Spinal cord injuries cost victims millions
Pittsburgh residents probably know just from paying attention to the news that spinal cord injuries are very serious affairs. What people might not fully realize is that these injuries can cost a person millions of dollars in medical bills and personal care expenses...
Rural roads sometimes more perilous than city roads
Rustic roads are the complete opposite of the bustling city streets that many drivers in Pennsylvania might be familiar with, but it would be wrong to assume that they are safer. In fact, the countryside can be much more dangerous for drivers, especially those who are...
Three conditions misdiagnosed in nearly 10% of patients
In the medical field, there are three conditions in particular that are the most liable to be misdiagnosed: cancers, vascular events and infections. These are known as the Big Three. Residents of Pennsylvania should know that, according to a study from the Johns...
Bronchiectasis in HIV patients liable to misdiagnosis
Pennsylvania residents should know about bronchiectasis, a condition where the lung's airways become damaged and allow mucus to build up. A series of reports, which were published in Case Reports in Pulmonology, have found that bronchiectasis is liable to be...
Families of people killed in Kobe Bryant crash file lawsuit
Pennsylvania fans of basketball player Kobe Bryant might have read that his wife, Vanessa Bryant, filed a lawsuit against the company that owned the helicopter he died in. The crash, which happened in January, killed the pilot and all eight passengers aboard,...
Gout patients are frequently misdiagnosed
Many people in Pennsylvania suffer from gout, one type of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by higher-than-normal levels of uric acid in the body. Gout is associated with severe joint pain, which often emerges late at night or during sleep. However, in order for...
Don’t let catastrophic injuries dictate your life
There’s no doubt that a car accident can completely change your life. Sometimes these wrecks cause nothing more than headaches as individuals recover from minor injuries and try to figure out how to deal with the loss of their vehicle, but in other instances these...
Teens with a peer passenger run higher risk for a crash
Parents throughout western Pennsylvania should beware the next time their teen drives a friend around or gets in the car of a friend. Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that teens raise their risk for a car crash by 44% with the addition of...
