Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against UPMC Mercy Alleges Lack of Insurance Resulted in Failure to Provide Necessary Life Saving Medical Care The Estate of Dorian Tillman, through its Attorney Jason Luckasevic of Goldberg, Persky & White, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against UPMC Mercy and some of its physicians for wrongful death. Mr. Tillman, formerly of the Hill […]
NURSING HOME ABUSE
NURSING HOME ABUSE A growing area of our practice is nursing home abuse. We receive many complaints and inquiries every week from people whose loved ones are in nursing homes and who they fear are being abused or neglected. Unfortunately with our aging population more and more people are spending their so called golden years […]
Citizens Coal Council Sues Matt Canestrale Contracting For Dumping Toxic Coal Ash
Citizens Coal Council Sues Matt Canestrale Contracting For Dumping Toxic Coal Ash At Risk: A Safe and Healthy Watershed… and a Way of Life — Hunting and Fishing Along the Monongahela River. Pittsburgh, PA – Residents living near the LaBelle Refuse Site, a coal ash mine dump located in Luzerne Township, are going to court over […]
Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy
Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy You may have read in the paper or seen on the news that a federal bankruptcy judge in Pittsburgh has finally approved a bankruptcy plan for Pittsburgh Corning. We hope that this means that a Trust to pay asbestos victims will be established in the near future. However, this is the 3rd […]
Lung cancer and asbestos
Lung cancer and asbestos It’s very important to remember that while smoking causes lung cancer, exposure to asbestos multiplies a smoker’s risk of getting cancer. When someone who has been a smoker is diagnosed with lung cancer the Dr. will almost always tell the person that smoking caused the cancer. This occurs even though the […]
Why do I need an estate representative when my loved one dies?
Why do I need an estate representative when my loved one dies? The most frequently asked question of us is: “Why do I need an estate rep when my spouse, or father or mother dies? Why can’t the checks be sent directly to me since I’m the only surviving heir”? Trust me, if we had […]
Toxic Radiation Affecting Apollo Residents
Toxic Radiation Affecting Apollo Residents Goldberg, Persky & White is acting as Local Counsel representing area residents who filed federal lawsuits against Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group and the Atlantic Richfield Company. The Plaintiffs alleged that these companies operated the nuclear enriching facility located in Apollo, Pennsylvania, and that the facility operations emitted nuclear […]
Nursing Home Injuries
Nursing Home Injuries As our population grows older and medical care improves, so too does the population of our nursing homes. Currently, more than 16,000 nursing homes house nearly 1.5 million residents in the US. According to the CDC’s 2004 Nursing Home Survey, during a 90 day period nationwide, 8% of nursing home residents were […]
Newsweek Top Attorneys Showcase, 2011
Newsweek Top Attorneys Showcase, 2011 The March 28, 2011 edition of Newsweek magazine features a showcase of Top Attorneys nationwide, including Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. Pioneers in complex and challenging asbestos litigation cases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis injuries, GPW’s attorneys also have extensive experience in personal injury lawsuits, ERISA class actions, harmful […]
Smoking and Lung Cancer Not the End of the Story: Asbestos and Smoking Create an Incredibly Deadly Combination
Smoking and Lung Cancer Not the End of the Story: Asbestos and Smoking Create an Incredibly Deadly Combination Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, resulting in 1.4 million deaths annually1. In the US, more than 150,000 deaths resulted from lung cancer in 20102. Although lung cancer can have numerous causes, smoking […]