In an instant, the lives of three people were dramatically changed as they were traveling in a Toyota two summers ago on Interstate 80 in northern Pennsylvania when a tractor-trailer barreled down on them and smashed into their car while they were stopped in a construction zone. One man in the Toyota died, while his…

This is one of the happiest times of the year for many teenagers as high school graduations, graduation celebrations and summer vacations fill their calendars and they begin to prepare for college and the rest of their lives. Sadly, though, the time between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays is also considered “The 100…

In a vehicle accident, you can be seriously injured without breaking a single bone in your body. Such “soft tissue injuries” include whiplash, which occurs when the human head is flipped back and forth very quickly in a crash. When that kind of injury happens, muscles, ligaments and tendons are stretched and extended beyond their…

A proposal to raise the speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike from 65 mph to 70 mph has been introduced by a legislator who argues that it makes sense because cars and roads today are safer than ever. The problem is that’s ridiculous, based on all of the statistics that are available about vehicle crashes,…

The Memorial Day holiday weekend is symbolically the official start of the summer season as Americans take time to honor our nation’s heroes of wars past and take time to relax with family and friends. We here at MyPhillyLawyer wish you a wonderful weekend, but we also want to remind you to be careful as…

Hospitals aren’t just places where patients receive life-saving care. They’re also places where ill patients can receive additional injuries that can cause further complications for people who are already suffering from health crises. That’s just what happened to an 81-year-old Connecticut woman who received serious injuries when she fell from an operating table after having…