Posted on December 13th, 2011
This past Sunday, 1,3000 people participated in the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge. This year is the second year of the event.
At the event, participants jumped into the Allegheny River with the water temperature just above freezing to raise money for Special Olympics Pennsylvania. The air temperature at the time of the event was in the mid-20’s.
Those who signed up for the event reached out to family and friends to get pledges and meet a fundraising goal. This year’s Pittsburgh Polar Plunge raised between $275,000 and $300,000 for Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
Other Polar Plunge events will be taking place in Bensalem, Harrisburg, Wrightsville, and Boswell in January and February.
The Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. would like to recognize all of this year’s Polar Plunge participants for their efforts for Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
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Posted on August 15th, 2011
This past Saturday, dozens of people were injured in a bus accident in Lancaster County on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the driver of the Greyhound bus lost control and the bus flipped.
Before the bus flipped, passengers and witnesses say the bus hit a concrete barrier in the center of the highway, continued into oncoming traffic, and hit another embankment. No other vehicles were involved in the bus accident.
The accident happened about 20 miles outside of Harrisburg at around 6:30 a.m. Investigators are looking into what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
The bus was traveling from New York City to St. Louis, Missouri and was carrying 25 people. 21 people suffered injuries in the accident and were taken to Pennsylvania hospitals.
If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident in Pennsylvania, contact the Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.
Posted on June 27th, 2011
Tonight, the premier of the film “Hot Coffee” will be presented on HBO at 9 P.M. (E/P)/8 P.M. (CT).
The film is expected to change the way people perceive the nation’s civil justice system. It centers around the story of the Albuquerque woman who sued McDonald’s after she spilled a cup of their hot coffee on herself more than 15 years ago.
The provocative film was directed and produced by Susan Saladoff, a trial lawyer for more than 25 years.
To learn more about the film, see http://hotcoffeethemovie.com/.
Posted on November 8th, 2010
A Halloween bar fight left a Delaware man with a serious head injury. According to police, the fight involved a 51-year old Felton, Delaware man and 45-year old Michael Collier of Frederica, Pennsylvania.
The fight occurred Sunday, October 31st at around 11:30 P.M. at Hubbard Avenue and Bowers Beach outside the Bayview Inn. Collier reportedly punched the other man in the face causing him to fall down and hit the back of his head on the pavement. Collier was later arrested and charged with assault.
The victim was flown via helicopter to University of Pennsylvania Hospital with critical head trauma.
Head injuries can lead to serious and life altering complications. Contact the Philadelphia traumatic brain injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 1-800-876-5299 if you or someone you love has suffered from a head or brain injury.
Posted on July 20th, 2010
Two Pennsylvania men were injured in a two-car accident in Lewis County, West Virginia this past Saturday morning. Lewis County Sheriff’s Department deputies describe the accident as occurring near the 104 mile marker on Interstate 79 South in Lewis County just before 9 AM Saturday morning.
Ralph Bennett of Avella, PA was driving his minivan with Earl Williams of Bentleyville, PA when one of the van’s tires blew. The minivan then ran into the trailer of a tractor-trailer in the next lane and begun to spin. Williams was thrown from the vehicle through the passenger side window.
Bennett and Williams were taken to the nearby Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, but Williams was later transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Neither of the men’s injuries or conditions were released.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact the Pennsylvania auto accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.
