Certain areas of employment involve risks, such as construction or industrial work. However, by law, those who work in such fields need to be protected from known hazards. This means that they must have adequate safety equipment, training, and tools and machinery,...
Wrongful Death
Multiple cars involved in fatal accident on Pennsylvania roadway
Inclement weather always adds an element of danger to roadways in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. As a result, many drivers exercise extra caution when the weather is bad. Sadly, speed and weather both appear to have factored into a recent fatal accident on Interstate 81...
Settlement reached in Pennsylvania liquor liability case
When Pennsylvania residents lose loved ones in tragic accidents, it is important that they are able to seek justice as well as avoid becoming financially burdened as a result of the tragedy. Pursuing wrongful death claims allows the loved ones of accident victims to...
Pennsylvania box truck accident kills 1
According to Delaware County authorities, one person was killed in an accident between a car and a box truck on Aug. 23. The accident took place in the 3200 block of Market Street in Upper Chichester at approximately 11:00 a.m. Authorities are investigating the cause...
Community struggles to move on after demolition accident kills 6
A tragedy in Philadelphia made national news recently. The planned demolition of a building turned deadly when a four-story brick wall came crashing down onto a small Salvation Army Thrift Store next door. Six people who were in the one-story shop were killed in this...
Man killed in lawn mowing accident on Pennsylvania golf course
Ultimately it’s up to the courts to decide if a death was a wrongful death, or a death by natural causes or an accident. In most cases there’s little dispute, but in some cases the final determination can be difficult to reach. Those decisions are...
Wrongful death action against Country Club dismissed by jury
Wrongful death lawsuits are often lengthy and difficult to prosecute. The heirs of two individuals killed in Pennsylvania in 2008 unsuccessfully attempted to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against a country club where an alleged drunk driver was drinking prior...