A dog attack can result in severe injury and even disability. Depending on the circumstances of the attack, a person bitten by a dog can potentially recover legal compensation from the animal's owner. Review the details about dog bite liability in Pennsylvania. ...
Personal Injury
Traumatic brain injuries caused by negligence
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, can be life-changing events. For people in Pennsylvania, lost wages and medical bills due to this kind of catastrophic injury are a serious issue. When a TBI is precipitated by negligence, it can be possible to seek damages in court....
How pain and suffering gets calculated
After an auto accident, many people easily determine the cost of medical treatment and property damage. However, most accidents in Pennsylvania exact a cost higher than medical bills that can be hard to calculate, which is pain and suffering. Several factors commonly...
The EPIC initiative helps to increase TBI survival rate
A breakthrough treatment protocol employs three basic resuscitative principles to help save people who suffer severe traumatic brain injuries. The study involved EMS care for more than 21,000 people who sustained such injuries in incidents such as falls and motor...
Study envisions rapid blood protein test to benefit TBI patients
Pennsylvania residents may be interested to know that a study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found a potential way to measure the severity of a traumatic brain injury in less than 15 minutes. It's a test to measure the level of a protein called glial...
Watch out for farm equipment this fall
During harvest season, drivers in Pennsylvania will be sharing the road with heavy farming machines. Ideally, passenger vehicles will slow down and take other precautions to minimize the risk of an accident. In many cases, tractors and other farming vehicles have top...
Take timely action after an animal attack
Pets add love and companionship to the lives of many Pennsylvania residents, but not all pets are treated with the kindness and respect that they deserve. Some animals do not learn to modify their aggressive and dangerous behaviors, and when they cause harm to others...
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...
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,...
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...