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The most frightening part of a hurricane may be when it makes landfall and passes through a populated area but, as stressed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), serious dangers linger in a storm’s wake even after it’s gone. Following Hurricane Irene, which wreaked havoc and destruction on the Northeast, the two agencies released the following tips to stay sa [...]

The Center for Auto Safety Claims that Jeep Cherokee model years 1993 through 2004 have a design defect, notably a  defective fuel tank design that can cause the gas tank to rupture in a crash. Clarence Ditlow, the Director for Auto Safety claims that these Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokees are the most dangerous vehicles on the road and additionally claims that at least 55 people have died in crashes where fire was [...]

On Sunday June 12, a story was published concerning a family whose vehicle ran out of gas and was thereafter violently and forcefully rear ended by an oncoming car. As an experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer, this bad dream is becoming a reality for many individuals who were trying to stretch their dollars in a tightened economy by attempting to fill their tanks at the last possible minute. Many times fue [...]

As an experienced Philadelphia car accident attorney for over three decades, I have evaluated tens of thousands of car accident cases and there is probably one event that most people never think about. As the price of gasoline reaches limits that put a strain on almost all of our wallets, many people choose not to fill up until the last moment trying to stretch their tank of gas. Unfortunately what many of these [...]

On January 8, a PA driver crashed his car into a New Jersey home, severing a natural gas line and causing an explosion and fire. An article on MyCentralJersey.com states that one resident was injured and a house was also destroyed in the accident. The fire damaged four other homes, displacing one family. According to the article, the driver was impaired at the time of the crash. He is now facing serious criminal [...]

Justin Plank, a 21-year-old man, was injured on May 12 at a gas station in Norwalk, CT after a steel beam fell off a payloader and struck him in the leg. According to this article, Plank was guiding a 16-foot steel pillar into place at when a chain wrapped around the claw-bucket holding the beam slipped. The beam crashed to the ground and cut a gash into his lower left leg. Plank, who works for East Hartford-based [...]