January 8, 2014 by admin
According to the New York Times (Published 01/06/2014, Rabin, Roni, Web) laser hair-removal procedures have become immensely popular in recent years and nearly half a million laser-hair removal treatments were performed by dermatologic surgeons in 2011, the last year for which figures were available, according to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. But an unknown […]
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February 13, 2013 by Andrew F. Fick
The following is a blog dated February 8, 2013 from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) website provided by Andrew F. Fick, Esquire, with the law firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter, P.C., in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Two women are reported to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning recently in Chicago, according to the Chicago […]
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November 29, 2010 by admin
“Cathy Badal (fourth from right) received the Children’s Rights Committee Child Advocate of the Year Award during the spring CLE program at PBI headquarters in Mechanicsburg. With Badal are (from left) Judge Mary Ann Campbell, Wendie Ziegler (GAL), Judge Elizabeth Ehrlich, Rachel Meaker (Legal Services Training Specialist), Roz Hyman (Cathy’s mother), John Badal (Cathy’s husband), […]
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May 7, 2010 by admin
From the desk of John Badal, Liever, Hyman & Potter, nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect lawyers. The Chicago Tribune (5/7, Garcia) reports, “House lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would sharply raise the standards of care and safety in Illinois’ troubled nursing homes. The measure was embraced by Democrats and Republicans alike, and […]
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October 22, 2009 by admin
From the Pennsylvania Association for Justice News Brief of October 12, 2009: The PA Association for Justice reported on the new Superior Court Opinion of Zappala v. The James Lewis Group (No. 313 EDA 2008). This case involved the question of whether a forum non conveniens motion to transfer venue (the place of the trial) […]
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September 22, 2009 by admin
Motorcycle accident attorneys know that motorcycle accident cases are a “different breed of cat” when it comes to vehicle accident cases. A large majority of reported motorcycle accidents involve serious injury or death, so the damages are significant. And although the accident may not have been the motorcyclist’s fault, the public’s perception of cyclists can […]
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September 21, 2009 by admin
From the Legal Intelligencer of Monday, August 1, 2009: The Legal Intelligencer (08/17/2009, Zack Needles) reported, “an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge has called for a new trial in a medical malpractice case, making the rare decision to vacate a jury’s defense verdict and suggesting that the defendant doctor be barred from testifying in the […]
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September 16, 2009 by admin
From the American Association for Justice News Brief of September 15, 2009: The Legal Intelligencer (9/14, Passarella) reported, “The Superior Court, in a case of first impression, has thrown out a suit against Rohm & Haas made by the estate of a woman who developed, and died from, a brain tumor years after working for […]
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September 8, 2009 by admin
September 8, 2009, written by Andrew F. Fick, Esquire of the law firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter, P.C., personal injury attorneys Reading, Pennsylvania. The Honorable Scott E. Lash of the Berks County Court, Reading, Pennsylvania recently issued an opinion in Coleman, et ux. v. Centre Township, et al. which was published in the Berks […]
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May 4, 2009 by admin
by Holly Herman Excerpted from Reading Eagle article Rulings by the state Supreme Court in 2003 have reduced the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Berks County Court by 33 percent, according to President Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl. The number of malpractice cases in Berks dropped from 30 in 2002, the year before the […]
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