Too many people die in auto crashes involving texting. Texting is an extracurricular activity that should never be done while driving a car. Texting while driving is avoidable. Auto crashes involving texting happens because of stupidity. Due to advancements in technology and inexpensive cell phone contracts/cheap prepaid phones—texting while driving is on the rise and [...]

Lawyers tend to be task-oriented—some say we like to get from “A to Z” quickly. I think we may be too quick. As I learn about how people proceed through the mourning process and face loss and grief I believe we do a disservice to our clients and miss opportunities to learn more about our [...]

Whiplash is an injury to the neck and spine that can occur during an accident when an individual’s neck is jarred in a swift, unexpected motion. Because motor vehicle crashes (even at low speeds) may jar a person’s neck, whiplash lawsuits are common between injured parties. Whiplash typically occurs to passengers in a car that [...]

Distracted driving in any form is incredibly dangerous. And while the use of cell phones and hand held devices, specifically texting while driving, always tops of the most hazardous distractions driving activities, with good reason, another primary offender routinely rides under the radar: eating while driving. A recent story by the York Daily Record explored [...]

Data from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) shows that in 2010 there were 1,324 fatalities caused by automobile accidents in PA that year. More than 10 percent of all of those fatalities involved large commercial truck accidents. Due to their immense proportions and weight, big rig trucks can be especially lethal if involved in [...]

The moments after a car accident can be frightening and confusing. That’s why you must know what to do before one happens (and hopefully it never does). The following list offers rules mandated by Pennsylvania state law, as well as widely accepted practices to effectively and safely navigate the scene of an accident.

Any accident involving a large commercial truck has the ability to produce immense danger and damage, but what’s known by truck drivers as a “jackknife” is among the most treacherous due to the high likelihood that an accident of this kind may impact other vehicles on the road. A jackknife occurs when the front cab [...]

Every year, automobile accidents are the number one cause of fatalities for American teenagers, specifically from 16 years old to 19 years old. The rate is four times the amount of adults killed, according to data by the Pennsylvania AAA Federation. Inexperience has always been a detrimental factor in teen driving risks, but the exponentially [...]

Tractor rollover accidents are among the leading causes of agricultural related deaths. Data suggests that as much as 80 percent of farm related injuries involve tractors, and much of that involves rollovers. Of course there are operational safety measures to reduce rollovers, like keeping speed down, turning slowly, avoiding turns while moving uphill, and not [...]

On Thursday, September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was implored by one of their advisory panels to re-categorize the synthetic mesh used in surgery to mend pelvic organ prolapse (POP). If the FDA follows that directive, drug makers would be mandated to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the medical product.