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Month: March 2015

Motorcyclists and Drivers: Share The Road This Spring!

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 31, 2015 | Accidents

Drivers and motorcyclists, share the road when you are out driving! An article by Lancaster Online made a few very good points about the increasing number of motorcyclists on the road as the spring weather emerges. The author of the article stated that there are...

Child Pedestrian Accidents Increase In The Spring

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 27, 2015 |

According to a new study, posted by MedicalXpress.com and originally presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), it was reported that most child pedestrian injuries occur during the spring months, specifically during...

Workzone Safety Awareness Week

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 26, 2015 | Accidents

This week, Department of Transportation organizations across the country kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week. This is an annual event to encourage safety for both workers and travelers through our country's highway work zones. This campaign is...

Mobile DUI Memorial Hits State College

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 24, 2015 | Accidents

Last month, residents of State College, as well as PennState students, got to view the "DUI Victims Moving Memorial" parked along College Avenue. This memorial is a mobile vehicle that lists the names of thousands of victims of drunk driving. Many feel...

Sidewalk Fall Case Goes To PA Superior Court

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 20, 2015 | Accidents

he Legal Intelligencer, a law-related news website, recently covered a court case relating to premises liability and slip-and-fall, specifically for winter sidewalk damage as we transition into spring. According to the article, there was a recent lawsuit in...

Family Settles in ATV Accident For Over $4M

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 18, 2015 | Accidents

Recently, a family won over $4M in a lawsuit involving an ATV accident that resulted in the leg amputation of a young boy. According to the story, which was published online by SalemNews.net, a friend of the family took the boy on an ATV ride on a Yamaha Rhino...

ATV Crash Near Pittsburgh, One Teen Dead

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 16, 2015 |

Unfortunately, reports of another ATV-related accident have surfaced in Petrolia, PA. According to a Lancaster-area news source, a teenager was recently driving an ATV that caused a crash, and another teenage passenger who was on board during the ride died....

Farm Bureaus Highlight Importance of ATV Safety

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 11, 2015 |

Many Farm Bureaus across the states are working hard this year to implement their Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As a component of this initiative, last week was designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week, and had a theme relating to riding safely while...

Does Tort Reform Really Work?

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 9, 2015 |

Many people are speaking up about the myriad problems associated with tort reform. Observer.com recently posted an opinion piece written in opposition to tort reform. According the the piece, tort reform originally took off in the 1980's, when California started...

How Common Is Chronic Pain?

On behalf of Douglas V. Stoehr | Mar 5, 2015 | Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is often a blanket diagnosis used to explain pain that persists consistently over a period longer than 3-6 months. However, chronic pain can result from many different disorders and injuries. Unfortunately, many of these problems come from...