When people think of a “serious” or “severe” car accident, visions of rolled vehicles, multiple cars, or high-speed impacts may rush through the mind. It’s common to think that a simple fender-bender or a low-speed crash could cause serious, even catastrophic injuries – but they can. The kinetic force and momentum of a moving car [...]
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Two priests who serve in the Philadelphia area have been deemed not suitable for ministry and one has been placed on administrative leave over new allegations of sexual abuse of minors in the 1980s, according to a statement from the Philadelphia Archdiocese. These allegations come on the heels of the grand jury report that found [...]
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Patrick Varine | Thursday, September 6, 2018 5:06 p.m. The family of a Scranton toddler who was attacked by a dog this past May is suing the dog’s owner, accusing him of harboring an exotic wolf-dog hybrid he knew to be dangerous. Katelyn Davis’ 2-year-old son, who is not identified by name in the lawsuit, [...]
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ZELIENOPLE. Pa. — A new lawsuit has been filed against a now-shuttered Butler County youth home with a troubled history after allegations that a young child was sexually abused there. Glade Run Lutheran Services closed in 2015 amid several abuse claims that were reported to the state's Department of Human Services. A lawsuit was settled [...]
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Michael DiVittorio | Thursday, January 10, 2019 6:32 p.m. The parent organization that ran a since-closed Zelienople youth home and recently settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a teenage sexual assault victim faces a new lawsuit of a similar nature. Attorney Michael Pisanchyn Jr. of the Pittsburgh-based Pisanchyn Law Firm filed the suit this [...]
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The Pisanchyn Law Firm has reached settlement for its sexual abuse suit with Glade Run, a nonprofit that provides youth services. The confidential settlement will enable the family of the young victim, who suffered abuse at Glade Run’s Zelienople youth service program, to adequately care for his needs for the rest of his life. The [...]
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Eric Jankiewicz Eagle Staff Writer | January 11, 2019 Only days after settling a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse, a Zelienople youth service program is being sued again over similar accusations, including claims that the program's lax supervision led to sexual assaults in 2014. “A brief review of the facts, as stated in [the victims] complaint, [...]
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ZELIENOPLE — Another lawsuit alleging sexual assault has been filed against the former Glade Run Lutheran Services youth home. The Pisanchyn Law Firm filed the complaint Monday in Butler County Court on behalf of a now-19-year-old boy, who was 13 at the time of the alleged incidents. The same firm filed two separate lawsuits last [...]
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According to The Associated Press, the Travelers Insurance “Every Second Counts” campaign conducted a survey of 435 people in Philadelphia, PA, to find out how many drivers admit to using cell phones while driving. While it’s no surprise that this is a common issue, the results revealed that more than half of of those polled, [...]
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Five employees at the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Center in West Chester were charged in connection with abuse of clients. The organization serves children and adults by providing educational and residential programs, therapeutic foster care, case management, customized employment, and community-based behavioral health services in the areas of autism, emotional and behavioral health challenges and [...]
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According to the Pennsylvania State Police’s November 21-25, 2018 report, this year’s Thanksgiving holiday saw an increase in accidents, DUI arrests and accident-related injuries compared to 2017. The full crash and enforcement data by troop is available here. There were 1,116 accidents investigated by State Police during the driving period recorded. This number does not [...]
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A personal injury claim provides an opportunity for the victim of another’s negligence to be compensated for their losses. This compensation is often referred to as damages. This term refers to economic and non-economic compensation from the at-fault party and is awarded to the victim for the harm that the victim suffered as a result. [...]
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The family of a 2-year-old boy severely injured when a dog bit him at Hollenback Park earlier this year filed suit against the dog owner Thursday, accusing him of negligence in the attack that occurred while the dog was in a fenced dog area.
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WILKES-BARRE — The mother of a young boy who was viciously attacked by a dog in Hollenback Park is filing a lawsuit against the dog’s owner, according to the mother’s attorney. Hayden Davis, 2, was mauled by the dog as he reached through the fence at Wilkes-Barre’s Hollenback Dog Park in May. His mother, Hayden [...]
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The Pisanchyn Law Firm filed suit earlier today. See some of the media that have been published all the way to Pittsburgh. We’re hoping this will make the community safer and bring attention to this issue. Can click on the three different articles below: Times Leader Trib Live Citizen’s Voice
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