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 July 13th, 2010
Richard Mitchell, John Berry, James Armstrong, Donald Pepper, and Barry Lackro are suing the Philadelphia VA Medical Center and former employee Dr. Gary Kao for performing botched radiation therapy.
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.
Posted on July 7th, 2010
A duck boat carrying 37 people was hit by a barge this afternoon in Philadelphia, throwing the duck boat’s passengers into the Delaware River. Rescue officials searched for the 35 passengers and 2 crew members, but have yet to find two people. Fire officials say none of the rescued passengers were seriously injured, but three were taken to hospitals for unspecified injuries.
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.
Posted on July 2nd, 2010
The Pennsylvania state police officer who died in a wrong-way car accident earlier this month on the Schuylkill Expressway had a blood alcohol content level over three times the legal limit.
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.
Posted on July 1st, 2010
Johnson & Johnson finds themselves in trouble again after it recalls two more drugs, Benadryl and Tylenol, because of complaints of a musty or moldy scent. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, has been under fire from the Food & Drug Administration lately for issues in drug quality and failing to report those issues.
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.
