PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS BLOG

“Maybe I Should Have Told You This Before We Had a Jury…” Lawyers hate surprises. We hate to be surprised by an inconvenient fact in the middle of a case. When we represent a client in the settlement conference room or in the courtroom, we like to believe that we know everything that is essential […]

“Elopement” is the term that nursing home professionals use when talking about the tendency of some residents—especially those with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias—to wander off the premises. About half of all nursing home residents have some form of dementia. Because these people typically have difficulties with memory, planning, orientation, emotional control, and communication, they […]

Residents of nursing homes are not prisoners. They are neither violent nor dangerous. They are legally independent adults who, because of age, illness, or infirmity, have to rely on other people for help in the essential activities of daily living. The problem is that most nursing homes are profit-driven commercial enterprises. While many caregivers and […]

Pennsylvania is no stranger to the risks people take on the job. We’ve seen the results of large-scale industrial disasters, including the Centralia coal mine fire and the 1979 Three Mile Island accident. Pennsylvania workers know that fatal accidents on the job fall just behind traffic collisions on the list of accidental death causes. By […]

The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation program is designed to provide relief for workers who have been hurt on the job. It’s a no-fault program, so employees are assured that their benefits will be available after a workplace injury—regardless of whether the accident was caused by a coworker, by their boss, or by random and unpredictable events. […]

Pennsylvania car owners and drivers have a critical option when buying insurance. Auto insurance agents sell policies in two different packages: as full tort and limited tort insurance. Full tort coverage allows the policyholder to make claims for all injuries if he has been hurt in a Pennsylvania car accident through someone else’s fault. Limited […]

Since 1990, the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law has been the primary legislation governing car insurance in Pennsylvania. The law set up a no-fault insurance system, which means that your own insurance will have the primary responsibility for paying for your losses after any incident. In order to make sure that everyone is protected against […]

Posted on Nov 05, 2013 Many people do not realize that traffic fatalities spike during different periods of the year.  For instance, the change in weather may cause an increase in accidents.  Also, the change in the timing of the clocks may increase Pennsylvania car accidents. In 2011 July had the most crash fatalities, February […]

What’s it like to visit an elderly relative—an aunt, your grandmother—in a Pennsylvania nursing home? Yes, it’s often sad. Your family member isn’t the vital and energetic person you remember from the past. She may even have trouble remembering your name or recalling why she no longer lives independently at home. At the same time, […]

The use of physical restraints is one of the key indicators for nursing home neglect in Pennsylvania. Most nursing homes are run as businesses for profit, but the fact is that they operate under very slim profit margins. Most residents’ bills are paid by Medicaid, and that program is certainly not known for its generosity. […]