2010 June | Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers

3 Injured in 5-Car Philadelphia Crash

Posted on June 30th, 2010 No Comments

Three people were injured in a five-car accident in North Philadelphia Wednesday.

According to officials with the Philadelphia Police Department, one vehicle flipped on its side and another was pinned underneath several other vehicles. An eyewitness reports one of the drivers, a nurse, fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the center median.

There is no word from police on what caused the accident, and no information on the nature or extent of the injuries is available.

Broad Street was closed from Erie Avenue to Venango Streets while emergency personal worked to clear the wreckage and rescue people from the vehicles.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Philadelphia Car Accident, please contact the Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., today by calling 215-238-1130.

Fire Truck, Squad Car Collide in Philadelphia, 2 Injured

Posted on June 30th, 2010 No Comments

A Philadelphia man and a police officer are in the hospital after a collision involving a fire truck, a police cruiser, and a bicycle.

According to officials with the Philadelphia Police Department, the crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. at 38th Street and Haverford Avenue as the fire truck and police cruiser were en route to a blaze. The fire truck collided with the squad car, sending it into the bicyclist.

A 45 year-old police officer and the 23 year-old bicyclist were transported to the University of Pennsylvania hospital with minor injuries.

Police continue to investigate the crash.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Philadelphia Car Accident, please contact the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., today by calling 215-238-1130.

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Pennsylvania Trooper Killed in Crash Had 0.27% BAC

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 No Comments

Toxicology tests for an off-duty Pennsylvania State Trooper who was killed in a Philadelphia car accident show a blood-alcohol content of more than three times the legal limit for driving, police say.

According to a statement released by the Pennsylvania State Police, 48 year-old Corporal John Quigg died early Wednesday in a head-on crash on Interstate 76 in Philadelphia. Police say Quigg drove the wrong way down the interstate, causing the crash, and injuring a 23 year-old woman.

In the statement, issued Thursday, police say preliminary toxicology tests showed Quiggs blood-alcohol content was 0.27 percent, more than three times the legal limit in Pennsylvania of .08 percent.

Quigg, a Glenside-resident, had been scheduled to appear in Montgomery County Court on drunk driving charges a few hours after the crash.

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Flyers’ Star Briere & Son Escape Injury in Car Crash

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 No Comments

Philadelphia Flyers superstar Danny Briere narrowly escaped serious injury when he was involved in a car accident early Thursday morning in New York.

Briere was driving with his nine-year-old son, Cameron, shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday when his 2010 Land Rover sideswiped a tractor-trailer on a New York highway. The 32 year-old hockey star told police he was drowsy at the time of the crash and his sport utility vehicle drifted into the path of the truck, according to the accident report.

“Briere’s car ends up in the guardrail,” said New York State Police Sergeant Steven Barlow. “The tractor trailer jackknifes and tips over on its side, blocking both lanes of I-81″

Police say Briere’s son complained of neck pain and the truck driver, 52 year-old Kenneth Azzarella, reported unspecified soreness. A spokesman for the New York State Police reported that there were no major injures, but said Briere sustained “some sort of lower arm or hand injury.”

All three people were treated at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, New York, and released.

Briere was ticketed for changing lanes unsafely. No charges have been filed in the crash.

“There is no evidence of any alcohol or drug impairment or excessive speed,” Barlow said.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a Pennsylvania car accident, please contact the Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130.

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Navy worker compensated in mesothelioma case

Posted on June 18th, 2010 No Comments

A mesothelioma patient has been awarded $4.5 million in a suit against John Crane Inc.

The plaintiff worked in the U.S. Navy in a mechanical capacity that led him to replace gaskets and packing materials while working on diesel engines, valves, and pumps. These duties kept him in contact with asbestos, which has been linked to mesothelioma. He characterized his work place as full of dust, as he needed to fabricate pieces from sheet materials in order to get the right fit for the job. He worked for the Navy from 1948 to 1957.

Under the Survival Act, the plaintiff was awarded $3 million. The additional $1.5 million was added due to losses of family relationships from illness. The plaintiff was too ill to hear the final verdict on the case in the courtroom, but he later professed his happiness to see some semblance of justice and closure.

If you have been injured or made ill because of your work conditions, you may be eligible to seek legal recourse. Contact Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys, by calling 215-238-1130.

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More recalls from McNeil

Posted on June 16th, 2010 No Comments

McNeil Consumer Healthcare has expanded a recall from earlier this year to include an addition five lots of over-the-counter medication.

A recall issued for a January 15 batch of children’s liquid pharmaceuticals had accidentally not included four lots of Benadryl Allergy Ultratab and one lot of Tylenol rapid release gel tabs that apparently were compromised. The products had been found with trace amounts of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole. According to McNeil, the contamination appeared after the chemical used to treat wood during the construction of wooden pallets broke down and affected the pills that were being transported. Consumers complained of a moldy smell coming from their medications.

The company has stated that the chance of injury due to the additional chemical is slight.

If you or someone you love has been harmed because of a drug that was recalled, you may be eligible for legal recourse. Contact the Philadelphia drug recall lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 215-238-1130 today.

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Malpractice grants issued today

Posted on June 11th, 2010 No Comments

Obama announced a program promised to Republicans in Congress today that will focus $25 million of federal funding to hospitals and universities in the hopes of reducing the number and the cost of medical malpractice suits.

The program will issue a series of grants around the country that aim to improve doctor-patient communication, reduce injuries from treatments, and lower premiums for liability insurance. Among the solutions, demonstration projects will commence and continue over a three-year period to develop a better functioning health care system. In addition to this, one grant is being used to create new dispute resolution courts under the New York State Unified Court System in an effort to keep malpractice lawsuits out of a mainstream court.

This bundle of grants comes from the Obama administration as a nod to right-wingers in Congress, as many conservative lawmakers had argued against the health care reform bill Obama supported in lieu of medical malpractice reforms. Those politician contended that reform in lawsuits would free up large portions of the system and provide a cheaper system for all.

If you have been injured while receiving health care due to negligence, you may be entitled to legal recourse. Contact Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys, to discuss your case today by calling 215-238-1130.

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Rising medical problem found in over-treatment

Posted on June 9th, 2010 No Comments

While Americans seem to think that innovation in medicine means that more treatment is better treatment, an Associated Press report disagrees.

According to their numbers, between one-fifth and one-third of all treatments and tests ordered for American patients are unnecessary procedures that may cause as much damage as they help in healing.

Many forget that even tests that are considered basic, such as MRIs or X-rays, can increase the amount of radiation the patient receives while at a hospital or clinic. Considering that radiation is directly linked to various forms of cancer and certain pharmaceutical additions to the procedures have been linked to increasing the probability of complications, what even appears as harmless testing can increase the probability of something going wrong.

Cited as the number one most over-treated of all medical problems, back aches cause patients to undergo premature scans and treatments that cannot be substituted for a few weeks of time. For truly quick fixes, many turn to spinal surgery to heal their back troubles. However, these surgeries can lead to future back pain, causing patients to return after only a few years for a follow-up surgery. The cycle continues, as the operation only complicates and compounds problems.

If you or someone you love has been over-treated, contact the Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., today by calling 215-238-1130.

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Recalls lead to federal investigations

Posted on June 4th, 2010 No Comments

Congress opened an investigation on Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare division.

The government was already looking at the McNeil unit via the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform after dozens of recalls were issued for children’s medications. Last week’s recall of PediaCare only intensified the investigation at the Fort Washington facility in Pennsylvania.

According to Blacksmith Brands, the owner of PediaCare after a purchase from Johnson & Johnson, the recall was a preemptive attempt aimed to prevent catastrophe. No consumer reports have been released directly blaming PediaCare for any complications yet.

After an April 30th recall, the Fort Washington location was temporarily closed down to be more closely investigated by federal agents. The Food & Drug Administration handed out over 20 citations while at the factory.

New investigations are expected to open at a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, facility as well as a Puerto Rican location.

Not all recalls are provided to consumers before disaster can strike. If you or someone you love has been injured because of the adverse effects of a medication or product, you may be entitled to compensatory action. Contact the Philadelphia medication defect attorneys at Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., today by calling 215-238-1130 to discuss your claims.

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Malpractice suit ends in $1.5M awarded

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 No Comments

A Philadelphia woman was awarded $1.5 million following a case of medical malpractice that left her paralyzed.

According to the charges leveled against the medical staff, the plaintiff argued that her doctor had failed to notice changing conditions with her spine, failed to properly examine and diagnose the problem, failure to consult a specialist, and failure to establish a proper treatment plan following her discharge from the hospital. Similar charges were brought against her nursing home doctor as well, including an accusation that the doctor failed to have her put through immediate surgery to fix her compromised spine.

The woman was 68-years-old at the time of the incident. She reported back pain in October of 2005, and, due to a lack of proper diagnosis and action, found her legs paralyzed by December of the same year. Following some surgical procedures, she was able to regain limit control of her legs, but would remain wheelchair-bound.

The plaintiff’s lawyers, through expert testimony, were able to prove that her paralysis was directly connected to the poor treatment she received both from her nursing home and from her hospital.

If you or someone you love has been injured because of a missed diagnosis or a hospital’s failure to commit to the right type of surgery, you may be eligible for compensation. Contact the Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., by calling 215-238-1130 today.