purchase, george & murphey.
purchase, george & murphey.
August 11, 2010
The Erie Times News reports that a bicyclist was struck by a car at the intersection of Eighth Street and Sassafrass Street last night about 9:45 pm. The bicyclist was reportedly taken to Hamot for a leg injury as a result of the Erie car accident. Little else has been reported about the Erie car/bike crash. The Erie pedestrian accident…
August 9, 2010
Matthew Havern owned a pit bull mix that had a history of attacking children. After the first attack (on a four year old in November 2006), Mr. Havern pled guilty to dog law violations and was required to register, vaccinate and take measures to restrain the dog. While Mr. Havern placed the dog in his basement, he otherwise failed to…
August 7, 2010
The Erie Times News reported today that a pickup truck crashed into a tavern on Route 8 in Green Township Saturday near 4:45 pm. The truck’s driver apparently lost control while traveling south on Route 8 and ran into Dan’s Route 8 Boardwalk Tavern, 8651 Wattsburg Road. According to Kuhl Hose Company Chief Don Erbin, Jr, the driver and a…
August 7, 2010
August 7, 2010
On July 21, 2010 the Superior Court issued an opinion in the matter of Sackett v. Nationwide Insurance Company. This opinion comes on the heels of two prior Supreme Court opinions in the same case and the opinions have come to be known as Sackett I, II & III. The Sackett saga began with Nationwide’s refusal to pay its own…
August 7, 2010
A well known Jamaican resort has recently settled a Pennsylvania wrongful death claim arising out of the death of an Erie, Pennsylvania man who was staying at the resort with his family to attend a wedding. Beaches Sandy Bay of Negril, Jamaica, paid $6.5 million dollars to settle the Erie wrongful death case arising out of the death of Jarred…
August 5, 2010
The Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery became effective July 1, 2004 for all accredited hospitals, ambulatory care and office-based surgery facilities. The Universal Protocol was created to address the continuing problem of wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong person surgery in American hospitals. The Universal Protocol drew upon recommendations that had been made…
