Family of teen who committed suicide awarded $2.9 million against treatment facility

BY TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER Apr 9, 2019 Updated Apr 17, 2020 Comments A Philadelphia County jury awarded more than $2.9 million to the father of a teenager who committed suicide after running away from a Berks County residential treatment facility. Calvin Long of Wernersville filed suit against Bethany Children's Home in Womelsdorf, alleging staff there was [...]

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Philadelphia Jury Awards $3 Million in Wrongful Death Case

$3 million was awarded to the father of a 16-year-old girl who committed suicide in 2015 while she resided at the Bethany Children’s Home. A Philadelphia jury found Bethany Children’s Home negligent for not properly supervising the young woman, resulting in her leaving the campus unsupervised – despite the law requiring her to be supervised off the grounds while under their care.

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10 Infant Deaths in Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play

Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a warning on Friday, April 5, about Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play sleeper and shared reports that showed 10 infants had died while using the product since 2015. The release further urged parents to not let their children use the sleeper if they could roll over. The ten [...]

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Stadium Accidents and Injuries

Happy opening day! Baseball, and any sporting event or concert held at a stadium or arena, can be a great way to unwind and spend time with your friends and family. America’s favorite pastime can quickly turn from good fun to tragic when you suffer an injury because of negligence on behalf of the owner [...]

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Anoxia Hypoxia Attorneys

Regardless of the type of traumatic brain injury you have suffered, you should consult with our Pennsylvania anoxic brain damage attorneys at The Pisanchyn Law Firm if your injury was caused by the negligence of another, as you could receive compensation.

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Subdural Bleeding

If you or a loved is suffering with or has suffered a subdural hematoma as a result of someone’s negligence, or even worse has lost their life as a result of not being treated for the brain injury in a timely manner, you should consult with our subdural hematoma attorneys at The Pisanchyn Law Firm if your injury was caused by the negligence of another, as you could be eligible for compensation.

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Can A Low-Impact Crash Cause Serious Injuries?

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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Philadelphia Area Priests Placed On Leave Over New Allegations

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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Lawsuit: 9-year-old boy was abused at now-closed youth home

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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Glade Run faces new lawsuit

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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Glade Run center facing another lawsuit

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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Philadelphia Distracted Driving Survey Shows 75% Text & Drive

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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