When food companies put profits before safety, and the regulatory system proves unable to force change, it falls to the civil justice system to protect consumers. Lawsuits have proven to be the most effective, and sometimes the only, mechanism for … Read More
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Attorney Neil O’Donnell Asked for Feedback on USGA Assessing a Penalty Stroke
Last week Atty Neil O’Donnell asked for feedback on what people thought about the USGA assessing a penalty stroke against Dustin Johnson during the US Open. Well, a week later, it looks like the golfers think the penalty should not … Read More
Garage Sales & Yard Sale Child Seats
With the warm weather, comes garage and yard sales. While there may be lots of good deals-one item that is not recommended to be purchased is a child safety seat. There is no way insure that the seat can be … Read More
Twitter Account Privacy
It is important to remember that if you maintain a public twitter account, anyone can view your tweets and what was tweeted to you. By simply changing the settings, your twitter account is protected allowing views only by those you … Read More
All Children Under 2 Must be in Rear Facing Child Seat
Yesterday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed the Senate bill requiring all children under the age of two years old to be in rear facing child seats. These rear facing child seats are to be secured in the back seat of the … Read More
Autonomous Vehicle Testers to Carry $5 Million in Insurance
A new Pennsylvania bill introduced two weeks ago aims to balance safety with support for innovation. It requires autonomous vehicle testers to get state Transport Department approval and carry $5 million in insurance. As well, the developers of the technology … Read More
Number of Collisions Involving Teens Increase When School’s Out
Sadly, when school is out for Summer, the number of collisions involving teens increases. According to AAA, teens are more likely to be distracted drivers. Again, a driver taking his or her eyes off the road for even a second, … Read More

Dress for Success Graduation
Congratulations to all the participants of the Set for Success program conducted by Linda Armstrong and Cathy O’Donnell on behalf of Dress for Success Luzerne County at GEO in Wilkes-Barre, PA on their recent graduation. http://ow.ly/qAFM300QGGm
Hands Free Does Not Equal Risk Free Driving
It’s important to remember that hands free driving does not equal risk free driving. Being on the phone while driving even using the hands free feature is still distracted driving which can cause motor vehicle accidents. http://ow.ly/zeqf300xrBH

Team Kirby Erects Kirby Park Sign
Congratulations to Atty Patrick Scanlon and all of Team Kirby of the 2016 Class of Leadership Wilkes-Barre in their work with the Kirby Foundation in purchasing and erecting this beautiful sign at the entrance to Kirby Park!