Every year, thousands of workers in Pennsylvania are injured in workplace accidents. Except for a few exceptions, virtually all employees injured while working are covered by Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Workers’ compensation laws are designed to provide benefits to injured workers without them having to resort to litigation. Workers’ compensation is based on a no-fault system. Even if your own carelessness caused [...]
Occasionally devices designed to solve medical problems can create additional problems. Such is the case with certain Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices (CPAP) and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure devices (BiPAP) manufactured by Philips Respironics. CPAP and BiPAP devices keep one’s airways open during sleep, helping to improve oxygen levels in the blood. The devices are mainly used to treat sleep [...]
Every year defective products cause over 29 million injuries and 21,400 deaths. Product Liability Lawsuits for injuries caused by a defective product will typically be governed by "product liability”. This fault concept refers to the liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by that product. In Pennsylvania, manufacturers or sellers [...]