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Family Sues for Wrongful Death after Man Treated in Hospital, Then Later Dies in Lobby Waiting for Ride
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|When 38-year-old Melvin A. Dillard Jr. felt chest pains June 26, he was rushed to a hospital in Lewes, Del., where he was checked out by medical personnel in the emergency room and then later released. But while Dillard was sitting in the ER lobby waiting for a ride home at Beebe Medical Center, he…
Soccer Injury Lawsuit Could Have Huge Implications: Maryland Residents Could Finally Gain Rights to Sue for Damages
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|After a 20-year-old man suffered serious facial injuries while warming up for a league soccer game in Maryland in 2008, he was not able to recover damages for his injuries. That's because he lived in Maryland, one of only four states and the District of Columbia, where a plaintiff cannot recover any monetary damages at all if a judge or jury finds that they have contributed to their accident by as little as 1 percent.
Teen Killed in Tragic “Party Bus” Accident: Legal Questions Remain
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|On his way to a Sweet 16 party with a large group of friends on a double-decker “party bus,” a 16-year-old boy decided to open a rooftop hatch door to stick his head into a cool breeze. Instead, tragically, the boy met a horrific death when he stuck his head through the roof door and…
Battle Continues Over Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law: What It Means for Voters
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|The controversial five-month-old Pennsylvania law that requires voters to show valid photo ID in order to cast their ballots at the polls was upheld this week by a state Commonwealth Court judge, but the battle is likely far from being over. In a 70-page opinion, Judge Robert Simpson Jr. upheld the law, saying that it…
Tragic Fatal Ohio Car Crash Involving 16-year-old Driver a Somber Reminder to Our Teens
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|All the five friends and band mates wanted to do was to take a break from their high school marching band practice and grab a bite to eat together before getting back to their musical work. Instead, tragedy struck when their car, being driven by a 16-year-old by in the group, went off the road…
Hurt on the Job: $3.75 Million Settlement to Woman Injured By Tractor-Trailer at Work
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|In her job as a security guard at the Penn Terminals port in Eddystone in Delaware County, Susan Sawyer’s job was to make sure that tractor-trailers traveling through the facility matched the records for incoming and outgoing freight. But one day in August 2008, a tractor-trailer driver operating his vehicle in the terminal was distracted…