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Pennsylvania Hospital Sued over Exhumation
Jun 14 2011 // A woman is suing a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital, saying she was subjected to emotional distress because the facility didn’t order an autopsy of her daughter, forcing the body to be exhumed 43 days later. Kelli...
$3.75M Settlement Reached over Pennsylvania Coal Discharges
Jun 8 2011 // A power company will pay $3.75 million as part of a settlement for fouling a western Pennsylvania river with metal discharges from a coal-fired plant. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports GenOn Northeast Management Co. will...
Pennsylvania Woman’s Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Brew is Too Sweet
Jun 7 2011 // A Dunkin’ Donuts employee mistakenly put sugar rather than artificial sweetener into a diabetic woman’s coffee, triggering a reaction that sent the woman to the hospital, according to a civil lawsuit filed...
Prosecutor: Prolific Arsonist Jailed in Pennsylvania
Jun 7 2011 // A northeastern Pennsylvania man suspected of setting more than 20 fires is behind bars on arson charges. Investigators in Lackawanna County say 48-year-old Stephen Giacobbe is the most prolific arsonist in the...
Malpractice Suits in Pennsylvania Drop for Sixth Straight Year
Jun 6 2011 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report...
Pennsylvania Malpractice Suits Drop for 6th Straight Year
May 24 2011 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. A total of 1,491 malpractice lawsuits were filed in 2010, according to a report...
Pennsylvania House OKs Workers’ Comp Changes
May 16 2011 // Pennsylvania House lawmakers have approved new legislation that would allow insurers to write workers’ comp coverage to owners and principals of businesses. Agents in the state had sought the change to correct a...
2011 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™
May 16 2011 // Alphabetical listing Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Co. Alaska National Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. American Hallmark Insurance Co. of TX American...
Man Arrested for Setting 14 Fires in Pennsylvania
May 11 2011 // A man wanted for setting more than a dozen fires in central Pennsylvania has been arrested in Ohio. Lancaster police say 31-year-old Anthony Harnisch was arrested last week in Painesville, Ohio on a warrant issued by...
Pennsylvania House OKs Workers’ Comp Changes
May 10 2011 // Pennsylvania House lawmakers have approved new legislation that would allow insurers to write workers’ comp coverage to owners and principals of businesses. Agents in the state had sought the change to correct a...
Pennsylvania Diner Co-Owners Charged with Torching Building
May 10 2011 // Two central Pennsylvania diner owners allegedly set fire to the business to collect insurance money because of financial problems. East Hempfield Township police say 32-year-old Adel Hassan and 37-year-old Ahmed Elbeheri...
Pennsylvania Lawsuit Accuses Rental Firm of Spying on Customers
May 6 2011 // A major furniture rental chain has software on its computers that lets it track the keystrokes, screenshots and even webcam images of customers while they use the devices at home, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The...
Second Defamation Trial Starts for Pennsylvania Newspaper
May 4 2011 // A defamation suit against a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper is before a judge for a second time. The suit against The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre involves stories published in 2001 stemming from raids of the...
Pennsylvania Mother Wins $21.6M over Botched Birth
May 2 2011 // A Pennsylvania jury says the hospital now known as UPMC Hamot must pay $21.6 million in a malpractice case in which a botched birth left a boy profoundly disabled for life. Last month’s verdict includes $19.6 million...
Boys Drive Excavator at Pennsylvania Mine, Smash Bulldozer
Apr 27 2011 // Pennsylvania State police say two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police say the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal...
Feds Charge 16 in Pennsylvania Identity Theft Scheme
Apr 25 2011 // Federal authorities say they’ve broken up an identity theft ring involving two bank tellers and an insurance company employee. Justice Department officials tell WPVI-TV that 16 people face charges in the operation...
Prosecutors: Pennsylvania Garage Modified Forklift For Insurance Fraud
Apr 21 2011 // Prosecutors in Philadelphia say an auto body repair business used a forklift fitted with car bumpers as part of large-scale insurance fraud scheme involving a police officer and seven insurance appraisers. Authorities...
Pennsylvania House Passes Tort Reform Bill
Apr 18 2011 // Pennsylvania House lawmakers have passed a major tort reform bill, an agent-supported move that sets up a vote in the Senate — which could happen as early as this month. The tort reform bill, also called the Fair Share...
Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Judge Facing State Discipline
Apr 13 2011 // The Judicial Conduct Board has begun disciplinary proceedings against a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge serving a 46-month federal prison sentence for insurance fraud. It was not immediately clear if ex-Superior...
Pennsylvania House Passes Tort Reform Bill
Apr 12 2011 // Pennsylvania House lawmakers have passed a major tort reform bill, an agent-supported move that sets up a vote in the Senate that could happen as early as this month. The tort reform bill, also called the Fair Share Act,...
