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If you’ve been involved in a slip and fall, car accident, or similar accident that has the potential to leave you with injuries, you may be able to recover compensation for your medical bills and various other losses. For example, if your accident deprived you of the ability to work and earn a living, you might also be eligible to recover compensation for your lost wages if your accident resulted from another party’s negligence. Whether you successfully recover compensation in these circumstances will typically depend on whether you took certain essential steps

Have you been involved in an accident resulting from someone else’s negligence in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or the surrounding areas? If so, you can file a claim to recover compensation for your medical bills and other such losses from the insurance company of the negligent party who caused your accident. If the insurance company won’t offer a fair settlement or the negligent party doesn’t have insurance, you can file a lawsuit instead. Be aware that merely taking legal action does not guarantee you will recover the compensation for which you may

As Pittsburgh slowly heats up, so do concerns of heat-related injuries and death. Hot days can see increased levels of injuries in young children. From pool accidents to heat exhaustion on the football field, the spring and summer are ample times for injury in the younger population. One of the most common concerns cited with increasingly hot days is accidents in which children are left in hot cars. This may often lead to death, greatly impacting families across Pittsburgh and the rest of Pennsylvania. Call a Pittsburgh children’s injuries attorney from Shenderovich Shenderovich

In early 2021, Pennsylvania passed legislation for an electric scooter pilot program. Pittsburgh officially launched its e-scooter initiative in July with 100 scooters available at mobility hubs across the Northside, Downtown, Strip District, Uptown, and Hill District. The program continues to expand citywide. As the program rolls on, multiple agencies report rises in injuries and deaths related to e-scooters. As the e-scooters increase in popularity, many see fun modes of transportation, few see the dangers until it impacts them. If you or a loved one has suffered an e-scooter accident,

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles, there were more than 800,000 licensed motorcyclists across the state as of 2020. This means that there is a strong chance that you or someone you love is an avid motorcycle rider. Sadly, motorcyclists are at an increased risk of suffering severe injuries when involved in vehicle collisions. In fact, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says that there were 3,227 motorcycle accident injuries with 217 fatalities in 2020 alone. This accounts for just over 20% of the total number of fatal motor vehicle accident injuries

Unless you are a hunter, you may be unaware that deer season is nearly here. This is the time of the year when Pennsylvanians need to use extra caution when navigating the Commonwealth’s roadways—keeping an eye peeled at all times for deer, a common highway peril, to pop up out of nowhere and cause a serious accident. The Uptick in Deer Movement Across the State There is a significant uptick in the movement of the state’s deer population in the last three months of the year, so it is quite