When individuals or entities outside an employer-employee relationship become involved in incidents resulting in injury or harm to workers, they can be held liable to the extent of their involvement. As such, understanding when legal liability extends to third parties...
Slip and falls in public locations happen for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes, winter weather hits Pennsylvania hard, and it will be a snowy sidewalk or icy parking lot that causes someone's injury. Other times, a slip-and-fall accident might occur inside a building...
Every holiday season, kids make their wish lists for Santa and parents work hard to fulfill their dreams – but not every gift that makes the list is a good one. World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) has, once again, distributed its annual list of the “worst of...
With the advancement of technology, power tools have become much more affordable. This has resulted in a spike in DIY projects across the USA. While power tools may be cheaper nowadays, they are still expected to meet safety regulations. Most manufacturers take this...
When some parts of the body heal, they can generate new cells. Your body can create scar tissue, for example, or new skin cells. Healing may take time, but the body has the ability to do it. Your brain, on the other hand, largely does not. It is true that there are...
When you think of a workplace accident, huge chances are that you picture an unfortunate mishap within a company's premises. However, a lesser-known and commonly overlooked dimension that could significantly impact your situation is the involvement of a third party....
Every parent likes to spoil their child from time to time and buying new toys is part of this process. The last thing you expect a toy to do is injure your child. Sadly, there are over 200,000 toy-related accidents involving children each year in the U.S. that require...
A loved one’s death is never easy to deal with. The inherent challenges associated with grief may become even harder if the death was preventable. If you recently lost a loved one, and you believe another person or entity’s actions or inactions were to blame, you may...
Many kids don’t make it out of the teen years without suffering at least one concussion. If they’re involved in sports, they may suffer multiple concussions. Since the potential dangers of concussions are more widely recognized than previously, they’re also more...
There’s nothing more exciting than trying out or consuming a product you’ve ordered. Nevertheless, some products do not always turn out as expected. And in certain situations, it can be fatal. Per Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 42, Section 5524, if you or a loved one...