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December 2015 Articles

How do medication errors occur?

When tragedies happen in the lives of Pottsville residents, one of the first questions often asked is why the incident happened. Individuals want to understand the circumstances that caused the incident to occur, and how similar incidents can be prevented from reoccurring in the future for others. For instance, a...

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Speeding, distracted driving top causes for car accidents

When tragic incidents occur to Pottsville residents, there is often a variety of factors that lead to the incident. In a car crash, for example, there are multiple factors that can cause a crash, which often overlap in a single accident. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, poor driver...

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What rights does a patient have?

When Pottsville residents are not treated properly by others, it is important to know what rights the person may have, particularly when the improper treatment causes harm to the individual. When individuals are made aware of their rights, it can spur them to take action to correct the situation or...

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Think medical errors are rare? Think again, says new study

When Pottsville residents need assistance with a complicated subject, they often consult the services of an expert. This is certainly the case when it comes to medical advice, as patients rely upon those who have the experience and training necessary to properly treat a patient’s condition. Unfortunately, however, those tasked...

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What are the effects of a traumatic brain injury?

When Pennsylvania residents imagine life-changing moments, they may think of weddings, the birth of a child or other events for which they may plan for quite some time. In reality, however, life can change in an instant, including in incidents like car accidents that occur with virtually no notice at...

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How does alcohol impact a driver’s abilities?

Some things just do not mix together very well, no matter how hard people may try to prove otherwise. One of the best examples of this is drinking and driving, which occurs frequently on area roads, in spite of the clear danger this combination brings to Pennsylvania residents. Indeed, about...

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Is a settlement in your best interests?

When Pennsylvania residents are in the process of making a difficult decision, they often go through different scenarios in their head of what would happen if they made one particular choice over another. They weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the situation, and they make a decision based not only...

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How to obtain a favorable settlement

Pennsylvania residents make compromises with one another on a daily basis. Whether it is deciding what to eat for lunch with a family member or friend, or making a deal in the office, individuals often use their negotiating skills to obtain a common goal. These skills are used in litigation...

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Resolving a case before walking into the courtroom

When Pennsylvania residents hear of legal disputes between different individuals, they often envision the tense courtroom scenes depicted on television and in the movies. While these scenes may play out in some cases, the reality is that many legal disputes are resolved before the matter even gets to the courtroom....

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Law enforcement ramps up targeting of aggressive drivers

Many Pennsylvania residents enjoyed another safe and fun Fourth of July holiday this year with family and friends. While out on the roads, individuals may have noticed an increase not only in traffic, but in law enforcement as well. According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, about 2.8 million vehicles were...

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What rules of the road apply to semi-truck drivers?

Pennsylvania residents who drive with any sort of frequency are used to encountering semi-trucks on the road. Individuals generally understand that different driving precautions need to be taken around larger vehicles like semi-trucks, due to the sheer size of the vehicle. For example, individuals are instructed not to drive on...

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Holding doctors accountable for medical mistakes

Pennsylvania residents place a great deal of trust in their doctors. Doctors go through years of education and training to give them special expertise in treating patients, and patients, in turn, trust that the doctor will act competently and professionally in administering this care. Unfortunately, this is not always the...

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Steps patients can take to help prevent medical mistakes

It is only natural that when one visits a hospital in Pennsylvania for medical treatment, that one will leave in better health than when one arrived. Unfortunately, avoidable medical mistakes occur at an alarming frequency. There are ways, however, patients can attempt to protect themselves from falling victim to a...

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How medical malpractice is handled in Pennsylvania

An act of medical malpractice can be defined roughly as an injurious mistake made by a medical professional while treating a patient. Usually someone filing a medical malpractice claim is doing so because a medical mistake was made which caused them to suffer some type of injury; an injury that...

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What is the role of the FMCSA in preventing truck accidents?

Compared to car accidents in Pennsylvania, truck accidents are governed by a different set of rules and regulations in part because there are federal trucking guidelines that truck drivers must follow. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the government agency that is responsible for making the policies and...

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What are some common causes of truck rollover accidents?

Large trucks are a frequent sight on Pennsylvania roads. Not only are they on the roadways, they are sometimes on the news. Trucks are often involved in deadly and newsworthy accidents. Their large size can turn even a minor incident into a deadly accident scene. A rollover accident was recently...

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Elements of medical malpractice

Medical malpractice happens when a patient decides to sue a medical professional for injuries suffered as a result of that medical professional’s negligence. Now, there is a lot of legal terminology that goes along with filing a medical malpractice suit, terminology that the average layperson may not be privy to....

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Are there defenses to drunk driving accidents?

Involvement in any car accident is always concerning but being in a drunk driving accident seems to carry with it a certain stigma because of the nature and circumstances surrounding the accident. Unlike other car related accidents, drunk driving accidents occur because of the actions of the driver not in...

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What are some birth injuries that can occur?

The birth of a child for Pottsville area residents is usually a joyous occasion. The new child is anxiously anticipated for months before it is born. Most births go as expected, with no complications, but occasionally a birth injury can occur. There are several different birth injuries that a newborn...

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Can product liability play a role in car accidents?

In most car accidents there is someone to blame. Many times the person at fault in a car collision is the driver of the car that caused the accident. This is really the most common explanation following a car crash. In cases like these, the victim in the accident has...

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Contesting drunk driving at the state level

Unfortunately, some people in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, have to suffer through the aftermath of a drunk driving accident. Whether you yourself have been in an accident with a drunk driver or are a family member of a victim, it is never easy dealing with being a party to an accident of...

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