Posted on February 4th, 2010
A jury in Jefferson County Alabama has awarded a former exotic dancer $100,000 in a lawsuit in which she claimed the club where she was employed failed to stop her from driving home after her on-the-job drinking.
Patsy Hamaker of Bessemer was injured in a car crash after leaving work at the Birmingham strip club The Furnace on October 17, 2007. Hamaker claims she can no longer dance because of her injuries.
Attorneys for Hamaker said that the club disregarded its own safety rules when it let her drive home. The $100,000 was awarded for compensatory damages. No punitive damages were awarded.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a car accident, please contact the Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.
Posted on November 10th, 2009
Three people were injured in a serious accident that closed the Pennsylvania Turnpike for nearly five hours on Tuesday.
The accident occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. near mile marker 237 of the Turnpike in Cumberland County. According to police, a tractor trailer was traveling east when a flatbed wrecker, that was picking up a broken-down car, pulled out in front of him. The turnpike was flooded with spilled diesel fuel and oil.
Three people were injured in the accident. Two people were transported by helicopter to Hershey Medical, a third victim was taken by ambulance.
Cumberland County work crews have been working to clean up the site of the accident and re-open the road. Workers had to spread a substance across the pavement to help dry the spilled fuel. The Turnpike was closed for close to five hours.
If you or anyone you know has been injured in an accident, please contact the Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.
Posted on November 5th, 2009
A former cheerleader and graduate of Canon-McMillan High School in Washington County was killed in a car accident on Sunday evening.
Nichole Chauvet was killed in a crash on Sunday in Altoona. She was a passenger in the backseat of a car that was broadsided by an oncoming car. Three other passengers were injured in the accident.
The Canon-McMillan school district is morning the death of Chauvet. Dr. Helen McCracken of the school district said “In both high school and college, Chauvet was involved in a variety of school activities and was a friend to many. And although no words of solace will do justice to this sadness, we are keeping the Chauvet family in our prayers.”
If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, please contact the Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.
Posted on January 9th, 2009
Nissan trucks sold in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland have been recalled because of an airbag defect. The recall affects all 2005 to 2009 Nissan Xterras, Pathfinders, and Frontiers.
According to Nissan, the sensor that sets off the airbag can be affected by snow and road salt. Because of this, the airbags may not deploy in a crash. No crashes involving this defect have been reported yet.
When a vehicle is not working the way it should, the danger in a crash is far worse. If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident involving a faulty airbags, contact the Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on December 22nd, 2008
Kathleen Hewko was visiting Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, from her home in New Jersey when she sustained a serious injury at Staters, a local sports bar. According to the federal lawsuit she filed on December 5tg, Hewko was dining at Starters with her husband and son on November 19, 2006. While visiting the restroom on that date, the toilet in the handicapped stall suddenly broke, leaving her stuck in the bowl for 20 minutes.
As if the embarrassment of the injury wasn’t enough, Hewko’s suit also states that she sustain injuries to her lower back and thigh during the fall. Additionally, a previous hip injury for which she had received prior treatment was made worse. The sports bars’ owners are being named as defendants in the lawsuit because they were allegedly aware of problems with that toilet seat before Hewko’s injuries. The suit also targets Kohler, the manufacturer of the defective seat.
Hewko is seeking $150,000 in compensation for her injuries. Her husband John has filed a separate $75,000 lawsuit. He claims that his wife’s injuries left him without her society, companionship, and assistance. Both defendants named in the suits have declined to comment.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a business’s negligence, contact Pennsylvania premises liability lawyers Lowenthal & Abrams by calling 610-667-7511.
