Have you been injured in a trucking accident? The trucking industry is highly regulated and collisions between trucks and vehicles are more challenging and legally complex than car accidents. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is a branch of … Read More
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Personal Injury in Nursing Homes: Elder Abuse
Approximately two million of our loved ones in America live in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Placing a loved one into an assisted living center can be a difficult decision, and once there, the facility has both a moral … Read More
Neil presented “Increasing Case Values Through Winning Depositions” at a Connectionology Seminar in Newport, RI
Neil presented “Increasing Case Values Through Winning Depositions” at a Connectionology Seminar in Newport, RI
Neil O’Donnell Files Motion Against Grotto Pizza
In early June of 2015, a drunk driver struck and killed a 31-year-old woman who was jogging along Lakeside Drive in Harveys Lake. The driver, a 54-year-old male who had been drinking at Grotto Pizza, fled the scene of the … Read More
How Fault is Determined: Pedestrian and Vehicle Accidents
“The pedestrian has the right of way.” We have all heard this old adage, but from a legal standpoint, it is not always correct. Accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles are on the rise, and laws have changed significantly regarding the … Read More
Neil O’Donnell Files Complaint for Fatal Motorcycle Accident
On May 31st, Dr. Virgil Thomas was killed while crossing the street near his chiropractic clinic in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Thomas was leaving his office when he was hit by a motorcyclist identified as Hazel Resident, Michael J. Ullman. According to … Read More
Why Should I File a Truck Accident Lawsuit?
Over the past couple of months, we have published blogs on our site that discuss why truck accidents are so devastating for survivors and their families. Commercial trucks, also called 18-wheelers, are by far the largest and heaviest vehicles you … Read More
Congratulations Cathy!
O’Donnell Law Office’s Cathy O’Donnell will be sworn in as the President of the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association (Luzerne County Bar Association). Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd will be doing the honors. Congratulations to Cathy on this great … Read More
What Are Pennsylvania’s Dram Shop Laws?
Under state law, establishments that overserve intoxicated patrons are liable for damages if those patrons cause drunk driving crash injuries or deaths. Pennsylvania’s dram shop law applies to businesses and private events. State law also holds social hosts liable for … Read More
Attorney Catherine R. O’Donnell Included in Prestigious Distinctive Women of 2019 List
Times Leader has chosen Attorney Catherine R. O’Donnell, associate and business manager of O’Donnell Law Offices, as one of their “Distinctive Women” of 2019. She is one of 14 women in Northeastern Pennsylvania to be chosen for this honor.Recognition by … Read More