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 Combs Meerhoff wants at least …
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 pay $3.5 million to set up …
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 Thursday in Philadelphia. Danielle Jordan became dizzy, disoriented …
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $10 million to a 13-year-old girl after deciding that she suffered a life-threatening drug reaction a decade ago. Attorney Eric Roberson told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Brianna Maya of Tennessee was 31/2 years old when …
Aon Risk Solutions named Randy Main senior consultant of health and benefits in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Main will advise clients on issues related to financial measurement and cultural assessment, consumerism solutions, tactical vendor management and effective benefit administration. With …
Authorities have identified the fatal stabbing suspect fatally shot by Philadelphia police over the weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports officers shot and killed 22-year-old Eric Radcliff because he lunged at them with a knife as they tried to take him …
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 released last week …
A weak tornado spawned by strong thunderstorms descended on a northeast Philadelphia block Wednesday, tearing part of the roof off a beer distributor and a bar and restaurant and demolishing a car repair shop. The fire department was called at …
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 authorities. Investigators say …
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 potential gap in coverage — particularly for …
