March 26, 2011, ERIE, PA — Highway fatalities in Pennsylvania rose in 2010 after several years of steady decline. AAA Mid-Atlantic reported that there were 1,324 fatalities in 2010, 64 more than in 2009, an increase of 5.4 percent. Factors contributing to the increase include increased volume of drivers associated with the nation’s economic rebound and increased risky behavior, particularly…
Read More March 25, 2011, ERIE, PA — Tim and I are always looking for new things to put in our Pennsylvania personal injury law newsletter. There are a lots of choices among personal injury topics but even we have to admit that a newsletter composed entirely of Pennsylvania personal injury information starts to have a “one note” feel to it after…
Read More March 19, 2011, ERIE, PA — Not everyone sees spring the same way as Erie injury lawyers do. Sure, we love the warmth and the fresh smell in the air just like everyone else. But we also know that spring in Erie County means warm weather related injuries, including dog bites. Sure enough, today’s newspaper brings a story about an…
Read More March 19, 2011, ERIE, PA — More information is available on a Harborcreek hit and run accident reported here yesterday. Police have advised that the vehicle involved was not a pick-up but was a Dodge Magnum, Chrysler 300 or Dodge Charger, probably dark in color. Michael Biletnikoff is the victim of this hit and run accident. He was a pedestrian…
Read More March 19, 2011, ERIE, PA — It’s not quite spring yet but the Erie region has already seen the first serious motorcycle accident of the year. The accident, in the 2600 block of West 12th Street, appears to be one of those too familiar scenarios in which the driver of a car doesn’t look carefully enough and pulls into the…
Read More March 18, 2011, Harborcreek, PA — A man is in fair condition at UPMC-Hamot after being struck by a hit and run driver in Harborcreek shortly after midnight today. Michael Biletnikoff, no name or address available, has been identified as the victim/pedestrian in the Erie County car accident. Mr. Biletnikoff was struck by an east bound pick-up truck as he…
Read More March 15, 2011, ERIE, PA — A leading Pennsylvania legal newspaper published this week a story about Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers. The story, headlined “Plaintiffs Firms Tightening Scrutiny of Med Mal Cases” reported that plaintiffs are winning fewer verdicts around the state and lawyers are getting more and more picky about the cases they’ll take. According to the story, Atty.…
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