According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, a medication or pharmaceutical error is defined as “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in … Read More
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Better Make Sure your Auto Insurer Knows Who Regularly Drives your Vehicles
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently, and unanimously, ruled that an “Unregistered Driver Exclusion” in automobile insurance policies does NOT violate the Pennsylvania Law — or public policy. In Safe Auto Insurance v. Oriental-Guillermo, authored by Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd, … Read More
Hiring a Medical Expert for Your Personal Injury Claim
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics states that two-thirds of all trials include some facet of personal injury. That means that these specific types of tort claims total approximately 400,000 yearly in the United States. When stakes … Read More
Establishing a Medical Malpractice Case
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) states that medical negligence by doctors and health care providers is the third leading cause of death in the United States. This cause of death is only behind heart disease and cancer. … Read More
No-Contact Automobile and Motorcycle Accidents
Millions of accidents involving cars happen each year, and unfortunately, thousands of those lead to motorcycle deaths. In fact, approximately 14% of traffic deaths involve motorcycles and even more involve horrific injuries that lead to paralysis and other life-altering medical … Read More
Federal Regulations for the Trucking Industry
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
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