Category: News

4 New Pennsylvania Driving Laws You Need To Know About

This week is Highway Safety Law Awareness Week in Pennsylvania, and lawmakers are spreading the word about some new rules of the road you should know about. Highway Safety Law Awareness Week runs from Feb. 19-25. Here are four driving laws passed recently in Pennsylvania you should know about: The “Child Passenger Safety” Law Update [...]

Read More

Top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards violated in 2015

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2015: Fall protection, construction Hazard communication standard, general industry Scaffolding, general requirements, construction Respiratory protection, general industry Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry Powered industrial trucks, general industry Ladders, construction Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry [...]

Read More

Can I Get Compensation After a Winter Weather Accident?

Many people may be under the mistaken impression that simply because poor weather conditions contributed to an accident, victims may not be able to recover for their injuries. In fact, an insurance company may try and claim that the accident in which you were involved was unavoidable and did not reflect negligence on the part [...]

Read More

Lithium Ion Battery Explosions

Recently, we wrote about the Samsung Galaxy 7 explosions. These phones are back on the shelf after the company recalled millions of phones and fixed the manufacturing defect that caused these explosions. But why are more and more lithium-ion batteries having this same issue? Lithium-ion batteries have been making this kind of news for years—they’ve [...]

Read More

Most Common Workplace Injury: Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is now the most common workplace injury in the United States—and those who work in the construction or manufacturing industries are often the most at-risk of suffering auditory damage. 22 million – The number of workers exposed to damaging levels of noise at work each year. 4 million – The number of workers [...]

Read More

Child Facility to Close

State won’t renew Glade Run license Child facility to close- One of Glad Run Lutheran Services’ residential buildings will soon no longer be in service following incidents of staff negligence. The Department of Human Services issues a non-renewal notice last week to the child residential facility operated by Glade Run at 70 Beaver Road. “If [...]

Read More

5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney

If you’re currently looking for a personal injury lawyer, then you have likely been through a traumatic incident recently, and you need someone who will best represent you and your interests. The following are five questions that you should ask a personal injury attorney before you decide to have them represent you. 1. How long [...]

Read More

Halloween Slip and Fall Dangers

Halloween is the one night of the year where you will likely have many people coming to and from your property, mostly by foot. If you invite trick-or-treaters, or any guests, onto your property this Halloween, you are legally responsible for their safety. Follow these tips to prevent any slip and fall hazards! How to [...]

Read More

What is Premise Liability?

Premise liability refers to personal injury claims asserted against a person, company, business, etc. who owns, possesses, or controls the premises, or property, on or where which an injury occurs. Slip and falls in markets, restaurants, office or apartment buildings are classic examples of premises liability. The key issues in personal injury slip and fall [...]

Read More

45 Million Vehicles on the Road are Recalled but Not Fixed

At least 45 million vehicles – about one in six licensed to operate on U.S. roads – suffers from an unrepaired safety problem subject to an outstanding recall. In fact, the figure could be millions higher, according to new research by J.D. Power and Associates, but it can be difficult to track compliance rates on [...]

Read More

Jeep Recall Notice Received 7 Days After Celebrity’s Death

Anton Yelchin, Star Trek Actor, Received Jeep Recall Notice 7 Days After His Death A recall notice for a Jeep Grand Cherokee was mailed to actor Anton Yelchin seven days after he was killed in a freak roll away accident. Fiat Chrysler recalled more than 800,000 vehicles in April, after receiving hundreds of rollaway complaints. [...]

Read More

Why should you hire the Pisanchyn Law Firm?

1.Experience Assessing Claims: The Pisanchyn Law Firm’s personal injury lawyers are experienced with these types of cases and can effectively review your case from the first phone call. 2. No Fees if You Don’t Recover: Most personal injury attorneys, like the Pisanchyn Law Firm, work for a contingency fee, which means that you don’t pay [...]

Read More

How do I file a personal injury lawsuit?

To file a personal injury lawsuit successfully, it’s imperative that you take the assistance of an experienced lawyer. An injury lawsuit is a legal action, brought in court, by someone who has been injured (either physically or emotionally) by another person, usually by way of an accident, slip and fall, or a defective product. Personal [...]

Read More

What Constitutes Pain and Suffering in a Lawsuit?

In a bodily injury settlement, pain and suffering or “general damages” is a negotiated amount of money to cover the person’s inconvenience, pain, suffering, permanent disability, disfigurement, loss of earning capacity, and future medical expenses. This amount is over and above the claimant’s incurred medical expenses and wage loss, which are called “special damages”. The [...]

Read More

Judge Gives Green Light

Pisanchyn Law Firm’s recent allowance to pursue a civil suit against a Susquehanna County gun store employee was featured in the Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia Attorney’s Premier News Source. A gun shop and its owner, whose son—an employee at the store—shot and killed a man, can be held civilly liable for the fatal shooting, a Pennsylvania [...]

Read More

Our Services

FREE CONSULTATION

Call us now!