Posted on May 22nd, 2009
The use and abuse of alcohol is one of the main factors in many wrongful death cases. Most of these types of alcohol related wrongful death cases involve a drunken driving accident.
Alcohol can impair the reasoning and reaction time of an individual. This slowed reaction time and compromised judgment could lead to a series of events that can cause a serious accident.
Although an individual may not intend for an accident to occur, their actions leading up to the accident makes them responsible.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 20th, 2009
Bad driving is something that can be seen every day on the roads across America. People do not follow traffic laws and make risky moves at high speeds. This is a typical happening almost every day.
It is unfortunate, but many times these type of driving behaviors are directly responsible for the deaths of many individuals. Family members or loved ones are killed because another person decided that they needed to get to their destination an extra twenty seconds faster by going well over the speed limit.
Although not all accidents are avoidable, many accidents are if the individual responsible would have followed the proper laws.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 18th, 2009
A couple on a motorcycle has been killed in an accident in Pennsylvania. The accident took place in the Poconos on Friday afternoon.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Friday a cement truck was attempting to make a left turn when it collided with the motorcycle. The two motorcycle riders were ejected from the vehicle.
Authorities state that the riders were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident. Authorities are currently investigating the accident, and charges may be pending if it was found that the truck driver had made a mistake that resulted in the death of the two individuals.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 15th, 2009
A teen that was from the Pittsburgh area has been killed in an accident that was caused when a pickup truck rolled over in western Pennsylvania.
The accident took place around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night. Two individuals were inside the pickup, and three were in the bed of the pickup. When the accident occurred, one of the individuals in the bed was killed because he was thrown from the vehicle. Emergency officials responded and took the injured to the hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.
The accident is still under investigation and more details should be released in the near future. At this time, police are unsure of the chain of events that caused the accident.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 13th, 2009
A man from Western Pennsylvania has been sentenced to a minimum of six and a half years to prison in his role in the death of a fire chief. The incident took place on September 12th, 2007.
The fire chief was alerted to a fire at a bar by the man, and while trying to get to the fire the chief had a heart attack and died. The man that alerted the fire chief, had an ulterior motive to alert the police chief. The man had set fire to the bar in an attempt to cover up evidence of his role in a robbery that he committed.
This incident is tragic and shows that committing one bad action can cause a chain of bad events.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 11th, 2009
A jury in Allentown, Pennsylvania has recently awarded the parents of a dance teacher $3.1 million dollars for a dance teacher's death as a result of a 2006 drunk driving accident.
The jury ordered the defendant, a 30 year-old-man, to pay $1.1 million in compensatory damages and $2 million in punitive damages.
The man had pled guilty in an earlier criminal case to homicide by vehicle while drunk driving and was sentenced to a minimum of 5 and a half years in prison.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 8th, 2009
A 56 year-old researcher was killed on Monday after being hit by a downtown transit bus in Connecticut. The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where doctors were unable to save him.
The man, who was a scientist and researcher, helped work with the University of Pennsylvania on research and other projects. The man also worked for a pharmaceutical company in Pennsylvania for over 8 years. The scientist's organs were donated, which will go on to help many other individuals have the gift of life.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 8th, 2009
The mother of a daughter who committed a hit-and-run that was responsible for the death of five people. The accident took place on April 12th in Pennsylvania. The victims in this accident are heart-broken from the loss of life.
One of the people killed in the accident was a 6 year-old girl.
The mother was charged for helping her daughter cover up the evidence of the hit-and-run accident. The mother was accused of hiding the BMW, as well as finding a mechanic to make quick repairs on it. Police were tipped off about the BMW from a neighbor. The daughter is still being held and charged for her actions in the accident.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 4th, 2009
Two individuals in Western Pennsylvania are dead from an accident that occurred on Saturday morning.
Around 7:00 a.m. in the Springhill Township the accident took place. According to the most recent reports, the car contained two passengers and the driver. The car lost control and then hit a parked car. This caused the car to further lose control and then hit a tree. The car then rolled down a hill and hit a shed.
Two individuals were declared dead at the scene, and the third was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. On Sunday, the condition of the individual was reported as stable.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on May 1st, 2009
An accident occurred this week near Erie, Pennsylvania that has left one man dead. The accident happened at Interstate 90 early Tuesday morning.
The man driving the vehicle apparently struck a tractor trailer. The impact of this accident was bad, but then the car then caught fire.
Investigators say that the man was attempting to pass another vehicle when they hit each other. This caused the man's vehicle to spin out of control, and then it was struck by the on-coming tractor-trailer.
If you or someone you know has suffered because of an accident that resulted in the death of a loved one, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
