What you need to know about a lawsuit against Amtrak, in the wake of the catastrophic Amtrak train accident in Philadelphia. On Tuesday May 12, 2015 an Amtrak train left 30th Street Station in Center City Philadelphia and proceeded to accelerate to a speed of 106 mph, more than double the speed limit. The Amtrak …
What is a good settlement offer? When do you take a case to trial? This is the true story of a case that went from a $50,000 settlement offer to a $463,000 jury verdict. In November of 2012, plaintiff John Bisel was driving his truck on I-80. As Bisel slowed down, his truck was impacted …
Amazing Truck Bicycle Accident Caught On Video In the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, I bring you the story of what might be the luckiest bicyclist ever. For bike riders everywhere, this video reinforces the vulnerability of bicyclists on the road and serves as a reminder to ride defensively! A traffic surveillance camera caught the entire …
Teenage Girl Dies and 22 People Injured in Hayride Truck Accident Halloween is a time of joyful fright, but for 22 hayride passengers, the fright was all too real. Harvest Hill Farm in Portland, Maine, operated the doomed hayride wagon which was pulled by a (pretty cool-looking) 1979 Jeep as it traversed over the farm’s …
Leg Amputation Claim Costs Allstate 25 Million in Bad Faith Lawsuit Would you undergo a leg amputation for 22 million? Patrick Hennessey would probably answer the question with an emphatic, “no,” but after a horrible accident, he suffered a leg amputation. As a result, he was awarded a $22 million settlement against Allstate after Allstate …
Injured Pedestrians Call For Enforcement of Bike Laws I feel confident when I say that I think biking is a good thing. Riding a bike can serve as exercise and has several benefits when used for transportation: bikes are “green” and riding a bike means there is one less car in the big city traffic. …
Fatal bike accident victim’s bucket list inspires thousands: “she didn’t get to do this, we wanted to complete it for her.” A fatal bike accident victim has inspired thousands to complete her bucket list: “because she didn’t get to do this, we wanted to complete it for her.” Kristina Chesterman, a 21-year-old nursing student attending Chico …
The 9 Most Common and Shocking Medical Malpractice Mistakes (and how to avoid these shocking medical malpractice mistakes from happening to you!) #1 Treating the wrong patient | Shocking Medical Malpractice Mistakes The most common type of medical malpractice mistake is when the identity of patients are confused at a hospital. This is what happened …
Allentown accident patients fatal injury was caused from jumping out of St. Luke’s University hospital window LehighValleyLive reports that an Allentown accident patients fatal injury was caused from jumping out of St. Luke’s Hospital window. A 26-year-old man jumped after he broke through a locked bathroom at St. Luke’s Hospital. The window was three stories …
Suffer from Road Rage? You may have Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Road Rage fatalities between 2008 and 2012 caused 1,380 deaths. CBS Pittsburg reported that two drivers got into a car accident in Squirrel Hill, but afterwards one man took it to the extreme of throwing punches. Allentown police also found themselves investigating a string of road-rage …