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Where U at? New AT&T ad and new Allentown text message ban while driving make this a great day for safe driving

AT&T launches new ad campaign against texting while driving. Allentown, Pennsylvania passes new law against using hand held cell phone while driving.

Posted on 03/10/2010 16:40:54

Centre County Nursing Home Resident Assaulted by Known Sex Offender in Nursing Home

A 76 year old, wheelchair bound resident who is listed on the Pennsylvania Megan's Law website as a "sexually violent predator" due to a 2004 conviction for indecent sexual assault in 2004 was found "inappropriately touching" another resident of a Centre County, Pennsylvania nursing home.

Posted on 03/09/2010 22:56:50

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Lawyer Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Denial of Appeal in Civil Rights Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied "certiorari" (that's the latin word for the court's discretionary review of cases from the lower courts) in the Grammar v. Kane case. That means that in the third circuit (Pennsylvania, NJ, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin islands) the law of the land is that you can pursue a federal civil rights claim when you are injured in a government run nursing home as the result of abuse and neglect. This is a huge victory for residents of state run nursing home and their families.

Posted on 02/22/2010 16:04:02

Where does Wall Street meet Madison Avenue? At the U.S. Supreme Court

Question: Where does Wall Street meet Madison Avenue? Answer: At the U.S. Supreme Court! Now I'm not a native New Yorker, but with a quick trip to GoogleMaps, even I can figure out that Wall Street never meets Madison Avenue. Madison Avenue, of course is the legendary base of our nation's largest advertising firms. Wall Street, well, you know who they are. That all changed on January 21st when the U.S. Supreme Court rewrote the map of political campaign funding by paving the road for corporations (including those titans of Wall Street who were still busy counting their record bonuses when they got this extra bonus from the Court) to directly finance political advertisements.

Posted on 02/01/2010 19:18:41

Ray LaHood expected to BAN text messaging for commercial drivers (truck drivers) and bus drivers today

US Department of Transportation to ban text messaging for all commercial drivers.

Posted on 01/26/2010 17:42:35

Philadelphia Nursing Home Lawyer discusses pending sale of Weatherwood, Carbon County’s publicly owned nursing home sale

Carbon County, Pennsylvania, has begun the process of selling Weatherwood, the county-owned nursing home in Weatherly, Pennsylvania. I’m blogging to address comments made in the press by Carbon County Commissioner, William O’Gurek. According to Mr. O’Gurek, a state inspection last summer: “‘The deficiencies had an adverse effect from the perspective of image, finance and really the [...]

Posted on 01/25/2010 03:38:23

Philadelphia truck and accident lawyer urges you to join “Focusdriven” a new advocacy group opposing cell phone use by drivers

New advocacy group opposing distracted driving is supported by Department of Transportation head, Ray LaHood.

Posted on 01/21/2010 16:23:27

Philadelphia VA reverses and admits wrong radiation given to vets with prostate cancer

Philadelphia VA gave wrong radiation to 114 vets receiving treatment for prostate cancer.

Posted on 01/16/2010 01:54:17

Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Backs Safer Teen Driving Laws

Maybe, just maybe, 2010 will be the year when Pennsylvania moves to the forefront of states promoting safe teen driving.

Posted on 01/03/2010 19:46:50

Good News and Bad News for Safe Driving

Good news and bad news recently on the safe driving front.

Posted on 11/29/2009 17:31:49