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November 15, 2010, Cochranton, PA — Two people were injured in a western Crawford County crash Sunday when a car crossed the center line of Route 285. Dale Preston, 58, and Wanda Preston, 53, were westbound on Route 285 near Cochranton when the Crawford County car accident occurred. Mr. Preston was the operator of their vehicle. Carol Gold, 38, of…

November 10, 2010 — A jury verdict Tuesday found that $1.1 million in damages were necessary to compensate a woman for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Cheryl Mary Shannon, a former Army major and ROTC instructor at the University of Scranton, was injured on March 6, 2003 when struck by a van driven by Marcial A. Gonzalez. Ms.…

November 12, 2010 — A woman who slipped and fell on a wet floor near a janitor’s closet while working at NutriSystem was awarded $5.5 Million in damages by a jury in Meshulam-Orem v. Interstate Building Maintenance Corp., (C.P. Philadelphia Cty. Sept. 28, 2010). The woman suffered from a concussion and a chronic condition known as “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome”…

November 12, 2010 — A delay in the diagnosis of facial cancer caused the cancer to spread, resulting in more invasive treatment and long term risk, a jury found on September 29, 2010 in Reed v. Rhodes (C.P. Delaware County September 29, 2010). Kimberly Reed went to her dermatologist with a lesion on her face and asked him to remove…

November 10, 2010, ERIE, PA — Pennsylvania’s rescue doctrine is a rule that allows rescuers who are injured to recover compensation from the negligent person who caused the peril in the first place. In order for the rule to apply, it must be shown that: 1). The defendant negligently caused a dangerous situation; 2). The person requiring rescue was either…

November 8, 2010, ERIE, PA — The Erie Times published a story today about some local doctors who are paid by pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers. Doctors protest that there is no conflict of interest posed by these payments and that, even though they’re paid tens of thousands of dollars, the money has no impact on their decisions about…

November 8, 2010, Oil City, PA — A Rouseville man was injured in a Venango County car accident on Route 8 Saturday. Eric D. Krupitzer, 34, was reportedly northbound on Route 8 when he went off the road at about 2 a.m. Saturday and struck a guide rail, according to police. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. Mr.…