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April 30, 2012, ERIE, PA — An Erie medical malpractice case exposed dishonest litigation tactics by doctors and a local hospital and resulted in over $70,000.00 in sanctions against both.  The case reveals just how far doctors and hospitals will go to defend claims. According to published reports, Dr. Mark Townsend, Lake Erie Women’s Center and UPMC-Hamot were sued over an…

April 14, 2012, ERIE, PA — Regular readers of our Pennsylvania injury lawyer blog know that we take the support of our local charities seriously at Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C..  One of our favorites is New Blossoms New Life, the local charity that provides help to families struggling to pay for medical fertility assistance.  We have long been a…

April 28, 2012, ERIE, PA — Pennsylvania car accidents at intersections can be among the most dangerous as lateral impact forces often result in rollovers.  An intersection collision at 12th and Raspberry Streets yesterday resulted in a rollover Erie automobile collision that injured 2 motorists and blocked the road while emergency officials removed the vehicles. Early reports are incomplete but…

April 28, 2012, ERIE, PA — A Summit Township hit-and-run auto accident has police looking for a light blue minivan last seen traveling north on Old Perry Highway.  The Pennsylvania car crash occurred outside the Route 97 Country Fair about 3:15 a.m. Friday when a man standing next to the minivan was struck when it suddenly reversed. According to early reports,…

April 22, 2012, ERIE, PA — The Erie injury lawyers at Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C., P.C. are proud to announce that one of their own was a standout at the finals of the Erie Idol competition.  Angelina Foster, a talented administrative assistant and writer, survived ten weeks of preliminary competition at sites around Northwest Pennsylvania before qualifying as one of the…

April 22, 2012, ERIE, PA — Today’s newspaper reported an Erie medical malpractice settlement agreement.  Most notable is the fact that there was a story at all.  Most Pennsylvania medical negligence settlements are subject to strict confidentiality agreements.  However, a law requiring judicial approval of death cases and the coincidence of a reporter paying attention at the right time brought the story to light. The…

April 14, 2012, ERIE, PA — An Erie car accident yesterday injured two people, according to early reports.  The Pennsylvania car accident involved two pickups at the intersection of West Eighth and Sassafras Streets near 12:50 p.m. Witnesses say a green Dodge was eastbound on Eighth Street when it collided with a southbound white Ford.  The force of the car accident’s impact…