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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When you are sick or injured, you call your doctor. However, when that injury or illness is a result of your employment, you may not be able to do that due to the steps one must follow after filing a Workers’ Compensation claim. Initial Treatment After being injured on the job, or receiving treatment for [...]
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The Pisanchyn Law Firm’s Scranton Injury lawyers gave back by donating their time and expertise once again to the local community! Attorney Bradley Moyer joined other local legal professionals for the 21st annual Lawyers in the Classroom event! More than 13 local elementary schools participated in the day.
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AAA surveyed Americans on their comfort level with self-driving cars. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported that they are fearful of this looming technology despite many researchers, and even AAA, claiming that self-driving vehicles could potentially reduce the rate of car accidents because they will eliminate human error, distracted driving, aggressive driving and drunk driving. This [...]
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A train accident occurred Tuesday afternoon near Temple University in Philadelphia. Though the trains were traveling at low speeds at least five people were reported as having minor injuries. All injured parties were taken by medics to a local hospital for treatment. Both trains were headed toward Center City Philadelphia o,n the same track, when [...]
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Workers who were demoing a building in Brewerytown in Philadelphia PA had a devastating end to their work day. Earlier this afternoon the back end of the building they were working in collapsed, trapping two men. One of the men was able to free himself, sadly, the other has passed away. The Bureau of Labor [...]
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Truck accidents are some of the most severe accidents that harm drivers on the road today. Of all motor vehicle accidents, tractor trailer crashes have the highest fatality rate. If the truck company, truck driver or manufacturer are found to be responsible for the crash, there is potential for victims to be compensated for the [...]
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