Dan Thistle 
Whether you live in a rented apartment, public housing, or even your own home, a house fire can happen to anyone. And all too often, these tragic events lead to a loss of life. Depending on the type of housing you are living in, and the circumstances surrounding the fire, there could be countless people … Read more
If you have ever suffered from a broken bone, you know that the pain is intense and can interfere with normal mobility, activity, concentration, and even sleep. Even the smallest bone fracture can interrupt your life, while larger and more complex breaks can be even more dramatic, causing more pain and taking longer to heal. … Read more
Nerve damage, also known as peripheral neuropathy, is often associated with certain medical conditions, including lupus, Guillain-Barre syndrome, vasculitis, Sjogren’s syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is perhaps most commonly associated with diabetes. However, nerve damage may also result from a slip and fall injury. You are most susceptible to suffering nerve damage in your hands, … Read more
Bodily trauma is a leading cause of injury and death throughout the United States and worldwide. A significant number of these traumatic injuries result from blunt force head trauma, usually resulting from a motor vehicle. Vehicle drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists involved in car crashes are all at risk of suffering injury or death … Read more
Suffering an attack from a dog can be both a traumatizing event and cause you serious physical injuries requiring extensive medical treatment. Whether you have a dog bite case if you were bitten by a dog in Pennsylvania depends on various factors such as: if the dog owner did not keep the dog properly confined … Read more
Dog bites in and of themselves can be very serious injuries that can leave deep and long-lasting scars even after the wounds heal. However, having to treat an infected dog bite wound does not necessarily mean you will have a claim. Factors such as the extent of the injury and infection, whether the dog has … Read more
Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS is a condition that can develop after a physical injury. CRPS involves chronic pain that is much more debilitating and severe than the pain that would be expected after a similar injury. So why do some people develop CRPS and others don’t? And what is the true impact that … Read more
A rear-end collision is a car accident where two vehicles moving in the same direction collide, and one vehicle’s front end crashes into the other vehicle’s rear end. This often results in car damage and sometimes in common car-crash injuries such as whiplash or concussion from the car accident. Several factors go into determining who … Read more
If you were involved in a motorcycle accident in Pennsylvania an obvious factor on whether you have a claim is who was at fault – you or the other car? And according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation almost two-thirds of the time the accident is caused by the other car and not the motorcyclist. … Read more
Whether you had a slip and fall accident on SEPTA property or a SEPTA vehicle, the claim is not as straightforward as a slip and fall on private property. With a SEPTA slip and fall claim you still must prove either SEPTA had actual or constructive notice of a hazard, or that the hazard was … Read more