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Need an Experienced Construction Accident Lawyer in Pennsylvania?

Posted on June 30, 2018September 18, 2018 by Albert Bolhuis

If you have been injured in a construction accident, knowing your legal rights can provide both financial relief and peace of mind.

Construction sites are filled with heavy materials, large machinery, construction vehicles, tools, scaffolds, and other potential dangers. Whether by a fall, electrocution, negligence, or falling objects, a construction accident can leave victims to face catastrophic injuries. Worker’s compensation may not be able to cover the medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses and losses incurred by the construction accident. Our experienced Pennsylvania construction accident attorneys are committed to recovering the full and fair compensation for serious construction accident victims in Pennsylvania.

We are currently evaluating construction accident injury claims throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Victims of construction accidents, negligence, and personal injury have the right to seek compensation for their injuries, damages, loss of wages, and medical expenses. Our construction accident injury lawyers handle all types of accident claims. We also handle every type of construction accident claim and construction vehicle accident compensation cases.

Construction accidents can cause life-threatening physical injuries and trauma that can include financial damage to victims of negligent drivers. Injured victims must deal with large and unforeseeable medical expenses, loss of wages, pain, suffering and loss of quality of life. Family members also can suffer economic loss, mental anguish and loss of companionship in caring for an injured family member.

Many construction accidents occur due to negligence on the part of one of others involved. When a construction accident is caused by another party’s negligence you are entitled compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering as well as other damages.

If you or a loved one has been involved in a construction accident or personal injury in Pennsylvania where you feel you may be entitled to compensation, please complete the contact form on the right or call us at 1-866-757-6949 for a free case evaluation. A live personal injury counselor is available to answer your questions 24 hours a day.Time is of the essence when it comes to filing your Construction Injury lawsuit!All of our experienced Pennsylvania Construction Accident Lawyers work on a contingency basis and don’t get paid unless you do!

Recent Construction Injury Verdicts & Settlements

$1.3 Million Settlement: Carpenter fell through roof opening at a construction site.
$6.5 Million Settlement: 2 Ironworkers injured when side of building there constructing fell on them.
$5 Million Verdict: Construction worker falls to ground caused by unsafe scaffold.
$870,000 Settlement: Electrician falls off unsecured ladder at construction site causing multiple injuries.
$3.5 Million Settlement: Construction worker crushed by falling wall.
$2 Million Settlement: Death of a construction worker asphyxiated by methane gas.
$1.3 Million Settlement: Pipefitter injured in compressed air explosion while connecting pipe.
$800,000 Million Settlement: Steelworker sustained a back injury lifting heavy piece of steel
$3 Million Settlement: Ironworker injured in crane collapse.
$12 Million Settlement: Construction worker paralyzed when he was struck by falling construction materials.

Construction Injury Statistics

Construction site workers account for 20% of all fatal workplace/industrial accidents.2.3 million Construction workers are estimated to work on scaffolds each year in the U. S.In 2009, there were 816 construction worker deaths reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Construction workers between 25-34 years old are the most likely to be injured in a construction site accident.In 2010, there were 4,547 fatal construction work injuries were recorded in the United States.There were 187 Work-related fatalities reported from fires and explosions in 2010.15% of all claims on workers’ compensation claims are spent on victims of construction accidents.According OSHA, one out of every ten construction workers is injured on the job every year.Most construction site injuries involve construction workers’ necks, backs, spines, and trunks.More than 4.1 million people in the United States suffer a workplace injury or occupational illness each year.There are about 150,000 construction site accidents reported each year in the U. S. according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.There are more than 40,000 construction injuries in work zones each year.

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Need an Experienced Defective Product Injury Lawyer in Pennsylvania?

Posted on June 21, 2018September 8, 2018 by Albert Bolhuis

If you have been injured by a Defective Product in Pennsylvania, knowing your legal rights can provide both financial relief and peace of mind.

We are currently evaluating Defective Product injury claims in Pennsylvania and throughout the U. S. Victims of Defective Products, negligence, and personal injury have the right to seek compensation for their injuries, damages, loss of wages, and medical expenses. Our defective product injury lawyers handle all types of Defective Product claims. We also handle every type of Defective Product claim and injury compensation cases.

A Defective Product can cause life-threatening physical injuries and trauma that can include financial damage to victims of negligent drivers. Injured victims must deal with large and unforeseeable medical expenses, loss of wages, pain, suffering and loss of quality of life. Family members also can suffer economic loss, mental anguish and loss of companionship in caring for an injured family member.

Many Defective Product injuries occur due to negligence on the part of the manufacturers. When a Defective Product injury is caused by another party’s negligence you are entitled compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering as well as other damages.

If you or a loved one has been injured by a Defective Product or personal injury where you feel you may be entitled to compensation, please complete the contact form on the right or call us at 1-866-757-6949 for a free case evaluation. A live personal injury counselor is available to answer your questions 24 hours a day. Time is of the essence when it comes to filing your personal injury lawsuit!

Need an Experienced Defective Medical Device Injury Lawyer in Pennsylvania?

Posted on May 5, 2018September 8, 2018 by Albert Bolhuis

If you have been injured by a Defective Medical Device in Pennsylvania, knowing your legal rights can provide both financial relief and peace of mind.

We are currently evaluating Defective Medical Device injury claims in Pennsylvania and throughout the U. S. Victims of Defective Medical Devices, negligence, and personal injury have the right to seek compensation for their injuries, damages, loss of wages, and medical expenses. Our defective product injury lawyers handle all types of defective medical device claims. We also handle every type of Defective Medical Device claim and injury compensation cases.

A Defective Medical Device can cause life-threatening physical injuries and trauma that can include financial damage to victims of negligent drivers. Injured victims must deal with large and unforeseeable medical expenses, loss of wages, pain, suffering and loss of quality of life. Family members also can suffer economic loss, mental anguish and loss of companionship in caring for an injured family member.

Many Defective Medical Device injuries occur due to negligence on the part of the manufacturers. When a defective medical device injury is caused by another party’s negligence you are entitled compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering as well as other damages.

If you or a loved one has been injured by a Defective Medical Device or personal injury where you feel you may be entitled to compensation, please complete the contact form on the right or call us at 1-866-757-6949 for a free case evaluation. A live personal injury counselor is available to answer your questions 24 hours a day. Time is of the essence when it comes to filing your personal injury lawsuit!

Recent Defective Medical Device Injury Settlements & Verdicts

$19 Million Heart By Pass Settlement: For Failure to Apply Correct Standard of Care in Heart Bypass Surgery.
$8.5 Million Medical Device Settlement: Against Ethicon Endo Surgical, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, in a defective medical device case.
$8 Million Fosomax Settlement: Verdict against Merck in the first ever plaintiff’s Fosamax trial.
$800,000 Birth Delivery Settlement: For Infant that sustained injury during birth delivery.
$775,000 Medical Device Settlement: Against defective medical device manufacturer resulting in injury and settlement.
$2.05 Million Defective Medical Device Settlement: Defective medical device product and settled with the manufacturer of the device and the hospital where the injury occurred.
$120 Million Defective Bone Screw Settlement: $120 Million total settlement for plaintiffs injured as a result of implantation of spinal bone screws.
$3.3 Million Defective Insulin Pump Settlement: Defective product liability action against manufacturer of Insulin Pump.
$1.1 Million Hospital Radiologist Settlement: Against Hospital Radiologist for causing a brainstem herniation

Defective Product Statistics

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that there are nearly 30 million injuries associated with defective consumer products each year.
Each year, more than 220,000 children are injured each playing with defective toys.
Each year in the U. S. about 7 percent of all personal injury lawsuits are defective product liability cases.
Defective products cause more than $500 billion in property damage and thousands of deaths and injuries each year.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls between 200-300 defective products each year.
In 2009, children’s products accounted for 41% of CPSC-recalled defective products.
Each year in the U. S. about 26 infants die from crib-related deaths.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that defective consumer products caused 176 deaths and more than 19,000 hospitalizations in 2007.
Of 235,300 toy-related injuries treated in emergency rooms in the U. S. an estimated 172,700 (73%) occurred to children less than 15 years of age.
Of 235,300 toy-related injuries treated in emergency rooms in the U. S. an estimated 82,300 335%) were to children younger than 5 years of age.
155,400 children, ages 14 and under were treated at hospital emergency rooms for toy-related injuries in 2003.
There were an estimated 229,600 toy-related injuries in the U. S. from 2006-2008.
In 2002, there were more than 200,000 emergency room visits from defective products according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Defective Product liability lawsuits have the second highest average settlement payout at about $300,000.
Medical malpractice cases typically have the highest settlement awards, at an average of $600,000.