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Fire Burn Injury – What You Need to Know

Steve F — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:22:50 +0000

House fires are a terrifying and tragic experience. They can easily be brought on by so many extenuating and inadvertent circumstances—from faulty wiring to a short in an appliance, you could literally lose everything. Add physical injury, scarring, and permanent disfigurement to an already tragic emotional accident, and you’ve just suffered from a calamitous

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An Invasion of the Drones

Steve F — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:39:12 +0000

While progress certainly breeds change, insurance companies cannot keep up with the quickly growing, unmanned aerial systems, or the drone industry. Since progress always comes at a cost, just see Scientific America’s recent release of drone disasters, it is important to seek legal counsel for any type of drone related accident. Current Practice The most

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Garmin’s Newest Product Helps Keep Cyclists Safer on the Roads

Steve F — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:11:23 +0000

The number of bicycles on our roadways is increasing nationwide with some cities seeing increases as much as 300 to 400 percent since 2000. Philadelphia is no exception to this trend. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Philadelphia had the highest percentage of commuters cycling to work — an increase from below one percent

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Will a Computer Evaluate My Automobile Accident Claim?

Steve F — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:19:33 +0000

Have you or a loved one been injured in an automobile accident? Are you suffering from a permanent injury that prevents you from returning to work or enjoying the activities that you did prior to the accident? Does the physical pain from your injuries prevent you from sleeping through the night or attending functions

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Safety Advantages of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Steve F — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:16:51 +0000

Many in the automobile and electronic industries are promoting the integration of smartphones into a vehicle’s dashboard as a “safety advantage” that will decrease the number of accidents caused by distracted driving. It is evident from the number of traffic violations issued throughout the United States and the number of traffic accidents caused by using

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Former Philly Officer claimed injury in his Stop-and-Frisk Lawsuit

Steve F — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:09:41 +0000

Philadelphia — Last Monday, ex officer of the Philadelphia police testified in court that he was a victim of the stop-and-frisk policies conducted in the city as he was manhandled by two officers during a pedestrian stop that resulted to back pain and neck problems that forced him to resign from the department seven years

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Pickup truck crashed into a home

Steve F — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:09:12 +0000

Upper Chichester – For every one home is the safest place to be but not most of the time as vehicles can crash anytime into one’s residence. Police reported that early Sunday morning, man from Bear, Del., drove his pickup truck into a house in Hidden Valley Road. When police tested the driver, his BAC

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Close call for firefighter in Walnut Street’s burning home

Steve F — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:05:04 +0000

James Reed, a Borough firefighter, sustained burns in his airway and in a precarious condition is being transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital’s burn unit. This sad news was reported in FB by his son, James Jr. who also thanked all of his dad’s supporters who expressed comforting thoughts and good wishes. Reed Sr. was hurt

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Four-vehicle crash claimed life of octogenarian

Steve F — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:05:28 +0000

Lawrence Township – A male octogenarian from Ewing died after a multi-vehicle collision at about 4:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon along I-95, Federal City Road in Lawrence. Walter Guelcher, age 87 was pronounced dead at the crash site after his vehicle collided with three others. The operator and passenger in the third car were brought to Trenton’s Capital Health Regional Medical

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Women injured after flipping of vehicles

Steve F — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:00:46 +0000

In one of the busiest streets in Philly, a woman sustained injury following a crash that caused her vehicle to flip over. The victim who remained unidentified was transported to a local hospital after her car slammed into a tree and it flipped along the vicinity of Summerdale and Roosevelt Blvd. in the Philadelphia’s Lawncrest

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