November 16, 2010, Erie, PA — As an Erie lawyer who has made a career litigating and trying cases in trial courts around Pennsylvania, I’m pleased to be able to say that I rarely have occasion to appear in front of our Commonwealth’s appellate courts. Most appeals relate to mistakes, real or imagined, at the trial court level and all…
Read More November 15, 2010, ERIE, PA — A one car accident on Route 98 near Luther Road in Fairview Township has left one dead and another injured. John Beck, 64, of Cranesville, was reportedly the driver in the Erie County car accident. Mr. Beck was operating a Honda Accord station wagon on Route 98 just north of Luther Road. The vehicle…
Read More November 15, 2010, Cochranton, PA — Two people were injured in a western Crawford County crash Sunday when a car crossed the center line of Route 285. Dale Preston, 58, and Wanda Preston, 53, were westbound on Route 285 near Cochranton when the Crawford County car accident occurred. Mr. Preston was the operator of their vehicle. Carol Gold, 38, of…
Read More November 15, 2010, ERIE, PA — A Waterford man was seriously injured in an accident on Route 8 just north of Tate Road in Greene Township yesterday near 4:35 p.m. Police said that Robert Sands, 19, of Waterford was northbound when a southbound vehicle driven by Thomas Williamson, 24, of North East, crossed the center line and struck Mr. Sands…
Read More November 15, 2010, TIONESTA, PA — A young man and a boy were killed in a one car crash Saturday outside Tionesta. Noah L. Haibach, 20, of Tionesta was the driver of a of a 1998 Ford Expedition that left the road while traveling south on Route 36 north of Route 62 in Tionesta Township. Mr. Haibach’s vehicle went over…
Read More November 12, 2010 — A delay in the diagnosis of facial cancer caused the cancer to spread, resulting in more invasive treatment and long term risk, a jury found on September 29, 2010 in Reed v. Rhodes (C.P. Delaware County September 29, 2010). Kimberly Reed went to her dermatologist with a lesion on her face and asked him to remove…
Read More November 10, 2010 — A jury verdict Tuesday found that $1.1 million in damages were necessary to compensate a woman for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Cheryl Mary Shannon, a former Army major and ROTC instructor at the University of Scranton, was injured on March 6, 2003 when struck by a van driven by Marcial A. Gonzalez. Ms.…
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