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 […]
West Virginia Oil & Gas Drilling Explosion Sends Five to Hospital with Burns
West Virginia Oil & Gas Drilling Explosion Sends Five to Hospital with Burns An explosion at a natural gas well near New Milton, WV on July 7 injured eight people. Five workers were taken to the hospital to be treated for burns. The explosion may be tied to a faulty pump. The pump was used […]
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 […]
Leukemia
LEUKEMIA Have you been diagnosed with leukemia? If you have and you worked in a factory type environment where you were exposed to benzene we may be able to recover money for you. Benzene is a colorless sweet smelling liquid that was used in places like chemical plants as part of the ingredients for what […]
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 […]
US Consumuer Product Safety Commission on Gel Fuels, Firepots, Tiki Torches, & Similar Products
US Consumuer Product Safety Commission on Gel Fuels, Firepots, Tiki Torches, & Similar Products Serious, sometimes fatal, burns have occurred during use of various gel fuels used in fire pots, tiki torches, and similar items. GPW’s personal injury attorneys are investigating several such injuries and deaths. This press statement on gel fuels and other illuminating fuels was […]