Yesterday’s Massive Pileup on I-81 in Pottsville (Schuylkill County, PA) had an Unfortunately Common Ring to It. For truck accident lawyers, there are parts of the story that are all too familiar. Here are some of the things that come to mind, and some lessons that can be learned. Truck Accidents | Truck Drivers Must Drive [...]
Let’s Keep Our Roads Safe for Everyone "Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable." As trial lawyers we protect communities for a living, so of course we would say that. But that’s not us talking; it’s the City of Philadelphia in its Vision Zero program, which aims to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and severe injuries, while increasing [...]
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Nearly two million people in the United States are currently living with the loss of a limb. Vascular diseases, such as diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, are the primary causes (54%) of limb loss. However, trauma is the next most common cause of limb loss at 45%, with the remaining one percent of limb loss being [...]
The Philadelphia Amtrak accident has grabbed major headlines in recent days. Philadelphians have joined the families and friends of Amtrak 188 victims to endure the tragedy together. The tragedy hits home. Amtrak is popular among Philadelphia area commuters who use the train service to get to work every day or to visit family members on weekends. [...]
The fatal tragedy occurred mere hours prior to the time the House was set to consider a Bill to slash Passenger Rail Service's budget. Yet, even as workers cleared the wreckage, the House voted 30-2 to cut grants to Amtrak by $252 million. They did note, however, that the cut in funding would only apply to [...]
A Philadelphia judge has granted partial summary judgment to a man who had his leg amputated above the knee after a 10-year-old ran him over with a 5-ton track loader. According to Ruick and Holly Rolland's motion for partial summary judgment, the child's operation of the track loader in 2009 came under the discretion of his [...]
