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One way to ensure that more people are not hurt in the future is to encourage claims to be made when appropriate, and to hold construction workers accountable for unsafe work practices when they lead to injuries to others. If nobody is held accountable for a construction accident or work-related incident, workers are less likely to act in a safe manner in the future. Therefore, find [...]

A number of studies have estimated that there are about 98,000 preventable and fatal medical errors performed by healthcare personnel every year. Whether a medication error, a failure to diagnose and treat, or a wrong diagnosis, sometimes people are killed when they put their trust in hospitals, doctors, and nurses. Beside medication errors, medical malpractice can occur at the hands of doctors-in-training, called [...]

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On my way home from work, I have the occasion to pass through the intersection of Broad and Vine Streets on a daily basis. On 12:01 on Monday, October 3, 2011, Philadelphia will activate the newest red light cameras at this busy intersection. Philadelphia now has 20 high risk for car accident intersections equipped with devices and cameras to catch red light runners. So far Philadelphia is the only city in the st [...]

For over three decades as an experienced Philadelphia car accident and hit and run accident lawyer, I have noticed an alarming increase in the number of hit and run accidents. A hit and run accident is a crime committed by a fleeing driver. I have stated many times before that there is never a good reason why someone would not stop after being involved in a car accident. Recently I met with the family of a young f [...]

MercuryNews.com reports that a California jury awarded worker David Travis more than $11.7 million for his injuries suffered during construction of a San Rafael, California hotel in 2007. After hitting his head multiple times while working, he was nearly paralyzed and now has lifelong neurological injuries. It was determined that the general contractor, Bison Builders, did not provide a safe work environment, and t [...]

Philly.com reports that a Chester police officer was struck by a car on Thanksgiving night while directing traffic around a traffic accident. He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to his head, neck, and back. On average, one police officer is killed every month while conducting a traffic stop or helping a disabled motorist. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health r [...]

NJ.com reports that a construction worker was killed after being trapped under a milling machine on the New Jersey turnpike on November 9. The accident happened around midnight. The construction worker was setting the depth on the “rolling grinder” machine when the operator of the apparatus noticed he had been trapped. In 2009, there were a reported 224 fatal construction work injuries, the most of any indu [...]

On November 5, a Columbia Gas worker was struck by a car and killed while working in York, PA. According to The York Daily Record, there have been several similar Pennsylvania car accidents in this region in the past eight years. In 2008 in the United States, about 5071 fatal work injuries were reported. Two-fifths of those incidents were transportation accidents. Of the 2053 transportation fatalities, 322 involv [...]

New Jersey Department of Public Works employee Jay Artale was injured while repairing a water main in Fairfield, NJ on October 29. An article on NJ.com reports that he sprained his neck and back and suffered bruises on his legs and arms when the walls of a hole caved in on him. A co-worker was also injured. Construction sites are often associated with a higher amount of vulnerability as opposed to the environment [...]