Posted on Nov. 7th, 2011 | in Motor Vehicle Accidents, News
A New Kensington man died as a result of a fire in a vehicle over a weekend. The Coroner determined that the cause of death was acute burns and smoke inhalation. Unfortunately, vehicles can often be involved in serious fires because they carry such a large fuel supply. In this case, it is not clear… read more
Posted on Nov. 2nd, 2011 | in News
Yet another story appeared today about a fatal motor vehicle accident caused by a teenager texting while driving. Sadly, a 17-year-old Butler County girl died when she veered off the road while texting as she was driving. The accident happened just hours after the state Senate gave final approval to a ban on texting while driving.Distracted… read more
Posted on Nov. 2nd, 2011 | in Lawsuits, News
The early and unexpected snowstorms in the northeast over this past weekend led to at least three deaths in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. One death occurred when a tree heavily ladened with snow collapsed and fell into a house killing an occupant. Another person died when he touched a guardrail that had been energized by… read more
Posted on Nov. 2nd, 2011 | in Industrial Accidents, News
Over the weekend there was an explosion at a grain silo in the midwest that killed six people and seriously injured 2. Workplace explosions can happen anywhere, and unfortunately there have been a rash of explosions in the Pittsburgh area at industrial work sites. Our firm is currently involved in handling wrongful death or personal injury… read more
Posted on Nov. 2nd, 2011 | in Motor Vehicle Accidents, News
A local pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car on Route 22 in Murrysville on Monday evening. It is not clear from news reports who was at fault for this accident and no doubt further police investigation will be needed. We previously handled a well-known pedestrian-motor vehicle wrongful death case involving a fatal accident… read more
Posted on Aug. 18th, 2011 | in Industrial Accidents, News
As most know, Florida mom Casey Anthony recently escaped a murder conviction in the death of her young daughter, Caylee. Is that the end of the legal road for her? Many have asked the question whether she, like O. J. Simpson, will face a civil wrongful death suit. Probably not. First, let’s understand why it… read more
Posted on Aug. 16th, 2011 | in Firm News, News
John Gismondi was recently selected for membership in the American College of Trial Lawyers. This is a prestigious national organization made up of the country’s top plaintiff and defense trial attorneys. Membership is by invitation only. Attorney Gismondi is a Past President of the ACBA and is well-known across Pennsylvania for his work as a… read more
Posted on Apr. 21st, 2011 | in Industrial Accidents, News
An article in the January 14, 2011 Post Gazette indicates that OSHA has come down quite hard on U.S. Steel in regard to an explosion that occurred at their Clairton Coke Works in July 2010. Our office takes great interest in this because we are representing three of the people seriously burned in that industrial… read more
Posted on Apr. 21st, 2011 | in Medical Personal Interactions, News
Our firm spends a great deal of time doing medical malpractice cases involving things like surgical errors, delay in diagnosing cancer, birth injuries, etc., so it is only natural that clients and friends often ask us, “What can I do to prevent being a victim of malpractice?” Our answer to them is always the same:… read more
Posted on Apr. 1st, 2011 | in Lawsuits, News
One of the most common things people tell us during a first meeting is this: “I don’t believe in lawsuits, but let me tell you what happened to my wife (son, father, husband, daughter,… etc.).” We always chuckle privately when people say this because it illustrates this reality: No one likes lawyers or lawsuits until… read more
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