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.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigated the cancer unit at Philadelphia VA Medical Center and Dr. Kao’s records and found that of the 116 times he performed brachytherapy on patients, Kao got it right only 16 times.  Moreover, staff at the hospital’s cancer unit attempted to cover up the mistakes in their medical records.  Most patients received brachytherapy radiation that was too weak or with the medical seeds incorrectly placed.

Dr. Kao was terminated from his position at the hospital and the cancer unit was closed down.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the Pennsylvania cancer malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-329-3511 to learn more about your rights.

Police and Coast Guard members searched the river yesterday for the two missing people.  The remains of a young female were found, but Coast Guard officials will not say if the body is one of the victims until it is positively identified by the medical examiner’s office.

The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the accident through cameras along the river and interviewing crew members.

Eleven people in the accident were sent to hospitals for injuries.  Nine were released by Thursday morning.

A guard for the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. stated, “Fortunately, you began to see the life vests popping up almost immediately”.

Original reports from Coast Guard officials stated that there were 37 passengers aboard the duck boat, however a spokesperson for the duck boat company claims there were 39.  Officials are unsure of the reason for the discrepancy.

The two missing people have been described as a 16-year old girl and a 20-year old man.

A man was driving his motorcycle with a female passenger when he lost control and ran into a pedestrian on South Columbus Boulevard and Lombard Street.  The man driving the motorcycle was critically injured and taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  The female passenger suffered minor injuries and was taken to The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she is listed as in stable condition.

The pedestrian that was hit was also taken to the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with multiple injuries.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a motorcycle accident, contact the Philadelphia motorcycle accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office recorded Cpl. John Quigg Jr.’s BAC at .27 percent.  Quigg was driving the wrong-way on Schuylkill Expressway when he hit 23-year old Chantelle Harper of South Philadelphia.  Harper was sent to a nearby hospital with minor injuries but later released in good condition.  Police officials said that Harper was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, but Quigg was not.

This was not Quigg’s first driving under the influence offense.

Most recently, the company has faced criticism and a number of lawsuits concerning the over pricing and understating of negative side effects in their Risperdal drug.

McNeil said that the 100-count packages of Benadryl Allergy Ultratab Tablets and 50-count packages of Extra Strength Tylenol Rapid Release Gels should have been a part of their Jan. 15th recall, but were inadvertently left out.  The odor was linked to packaging materials used for storage of the drugs, but the chemical effects are low enough that they should cause no significant health problems.

If you or someone you know has taken a recalled drug, contact the Pennsylvania product liability lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.

The accident occurred when three Harley Davidson motorcycles collided with a van on Route 72.  Officials are unsure of the order the motorcycles hit the van, but they believe all were traveling north, despite hitting the van in southbound lanes.  They are unsure of which direction the van was traveling but will continue investigating.

Three men and two women riding the motorcycles were dead at the scene, while another female motorcyclist and the driver of the van were taken to the Lancaster General Hospital.  The surviving motorcyclist was in critical condition and the driver of the van was described as in fair condition.

Police officials say that some of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets but found some strewn about the scene, indicating that some of them probably came off in the accident.

Our utmost sympathies go out to the friends and families of the motorcyclists.

Briere and his son were driving on Interstate 81 just north of the Pennsylvania border at the time of the accident.  Law enforcement officials say Briere was drousy when he decided to try and pass a tractor-trailer on the left.  Briere’s Land Rover then drifted into the right lane too early and side-swiped the tractor-trailer, causing it to flip.  Briere’s vehicle continued into a guard rail until it came to a stop.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, but Briere and his son were transported to Wilson Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

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.

Johnson & Johnson was suspected of hiding some health risks of their Risperdal antipsychotic and tricking officials into paying much more than they should have for the medicine.  Pennsylvania was seeking $289 million to compensate for alleged overcharges of the drug.

The Pennsylvania lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson is only the first of ten states’ cases against Risperdal.  The company also faces many charges from individual consumers complaining they overstated the drugs benefits and understated its risk of causing diabetes and other side effects.

If you or someone you know has been hurt by a prescription drug, contact the Pennsylvania product liability lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 800-876-LAWYER to learn more about your rights.