Latest Legal News from SS&F

When we look at the total fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania from 2006 – 2015, we are glad to see that they have decreased. However, there are still far too many deaths and injuries due to work injuries. For that time period, transportation incidents led the way in fatalities with falls, slips, and trips coming in second. Those two categories accounted for 615t of the total workplace fatalities across our Commonwealth. We also know that many thousands of workers in Pennsylvania experience injuries while working in construction, survive, and must deal with

In a case that has been ongoing for over five years, a state appeals court has ruled that a construction company cannot be held liable for a death caused by a DUI involving crash of one of their trucks. In November of 2013, Jeffrey Moser struck and killed Melissa Ann Huff while he was impaired behind the wheel of an Acumen Contracting, Inc. vehicle. Huff and her boyfriend were loading a deer into their truck near the side of the roadway. Moser was not on the clock for the company at the

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning last week that alarmed parents here in Pittsburgh and across the country. The warning provided that certain Claire’s makeup products should not be used due to a finding of asbestos in those products. Claire’s is a makeup, jewelry, and hair product boutique that mainly markets its products to children and teenagers. The FDA warning sent parents scrambling to see if any of those products were in their house. What was especially alarming to Pittsburgh product liability attorneys is the fact that Claire’s refused to

Family members of David Bianco, Kaylie Meininger, and their daughter Annika may finally get some closure after last week’s trial against defendant Demetrius Coleman for the car accident that he caused in 2016 while being chased by a police officer. Coleman was charged with almost two dozen crimes including three counts of criminal homicide stemming from the crash that instantly killed the three victims on their way to a family Thanksgiving dinner. Car accidents with tragic consequences are familiar to Pittsburgh car accident attorneys who are aggressive advocates for car accident victims and their

The scooter craze that has raced across the country is on its way to Pennsylvania. There is a push in the legislature to bring so-called “low-speed” scooters to the more heavily populated areas of the state, Pittsburgh included. If you are cringing at the idea, that means you have probably seen stories from across the country of just how dangerous these electric scooters can be. They are supposed to offer cheap and convenient ways for city-dwellers to get around, but what happens when they cause injuries? At Shenderovich, Shenderovich & Fishman, we know

Roseanne DeRosa lost her daughter in a DUI accident recently and she has some serious questions that need to be answered. The man who hit her daughter, David Strowhouer, had five DUI convictions in the last nine years. This crash marks his sixth DUI charge in that timespan. “I can’t believe how he slipped through the system like this,” says DeRosa. Strowhouer is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence. The charge carries a minimum of seven years in prison upon conviction for repeat offenders. He was already