purchase, george & murphey.
purchase, george & murphey.
July 27, 2010
Even though the American Medical Association has definitively declared that physicians have a duty to report impaired, incompetent or unethical colleagues, a recent survey by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than a third of doctors disagree that they should report their incompetent colleagues or those impaired by drug abuse. The numbers of doctors who refused…
July 27, 2010
The story reports that Erie’s Hamot Medical Center is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit that claims the hospital wrongly identifies itself as a trauma center, and that the hospital’s lack of preparedness for treating trauma victims led to the unnecessary death of a 2008 motorcycle crash victim. John P. Heynoski suffered blood loss that eventually led to his death while waiting…
July 25, 2010
It’s July 26, 2010, shortly after noon. I’m waiting to make a left turn out of our driveway on West 26th Street (just west of the light at Crescent Avenue). 26th Street in this neighborhood of Erie, PA is a five lane road with two lanes east bound, two lanes westbound and a middle lane for turning. The neighborhood is…
July 23, 2010
The New Blossoms New Life Foundation is holding its annual “Fairways for Families” Charity Tournament this August 28, 2010 at Elk Valley Golf Course. This event is a fun and affordable ($60 per golfer) scramble format tournament. Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C. will again be a major sponsor of the event and would encourage all our friends, clients, vendors and…
July 23, 2010
In Rivero, et al. v. Timblin, et al, a Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas does an excellent job in reviewing and analyzing the case law applicable to cases against Pennsylvania bars and taverns who serve drunk customers and concludes that lawsuits against bars and taverns are not limited to the bare claim that the bar served a visibly intoxicated…
July 21, 2010
Learn how your Association is working on behalf of its members and injured people in Pennsylvania on the Hill and across the Commonwealth. Mark Phenicie, PAJ’s Legislative Counsel and one of the most well-known and effective lobbyists in Pennsylvania, will review the status of several initiatives being pushed by PAJ, and report regarding the outlook for the fall election, including…
July 20, 2010
I’m pleased to see that the Erie Times News has published a story about the Bike Safety Rodeo going at Presque Isle this weekend but I think it would have been more helpful had they published the information about how to sign up. Here is some of the information we provided on our previous blog on the Presque Isle Bike…
