Philly blocks still not recovered from ‘85 bombing
Posted on Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Twenty-five years after Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential block, the neighborhood is still struggling to recover.
Police were trying to arrest members of the militant group MOVE on May 13, 1985. The botched [...]
Malpractice Lawsuits Decline in Pa.
Posted on Friday, April 23rd, 2010
In 2009, the number of new medical-malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania courts fell for the fifth straight year, according to a report released Tuesday by Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille.
The report provides new evidence [...]
Pennsylvania Ordered to Add Millions to Malpractice Fund
Posted on Monday, April 19th, 2010
A state court has ruled that Pennsylvania has mishandled a fund to help physicians pay malpractice premiums and ordered the state to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of its general fund to resolve [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
At least two Pittsburgh paramedics will be disciplined in the death of a man who waited 30 hours for an ambulance during a powerful snowstorm last month.
Paramedics union President Anthony Weinmann said Monday two union [...]
Family plans lawsuit over Pa. teen’s beating
Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The family of a Pittsburgh teenager who alleges police officers brutally beat him are planning to file a civil rights lawsuit against the police department.
Family attorney John Lewis says the lawsuit has been drafted but [...]
Huge Philly Apartment Fire Leaves 21 Injured
Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Fire investigators in Philadelphia are trying to determine what caused a weekend apartment fire that left nearly two dozen people hurt, including two firefighters.
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says the five-alarm fire at the Austin Manor [...]
$12.5 Million Settlement in Pennsylvania Shooting Case
Posted on Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Pennsylvania will pay $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the father of a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by troopers after he hopped out of a stolen vehicle.
A federal jury in Pittsburgh [...]
Pennsylvania Personal Injury Law
Posted on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Personal injury litigation is subject to different regulations in every state. To bring a case in Pennsylvania it is very important that you consult an experienced Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer, who can guide you through [...]
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