By Angela Leone
From our Founder, Joseph L. Messa, Jr. – First, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. In this uncertain and unprecedented time, it is so important to remain focused on self-care and to abide by the guidelines set forth by the CDC and our State Government leaders. It is difficult and […]
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Tragedy struck in Southwest Philly last Friday after a fire broke out in a Bonnaffon Street row home, claiming the lives of a 40-year-old woman and her 4-year-old and 1-year-old grandsons. Firefighters arrived at the 2000 block of Bonnaffon Street just after 6:30pm on Friday, March 27th to heavy flames emerging from second story windows. […]
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Earlier this month, IKEA issued a recall of nearly one million KULLEN 3-drawer dressers for posing tip-over and entrapment hazards. The recall came after numerous reports of furniture tip-over incidents that resulted in minor injuries to consumers. About a month-or-so before that recall, the Swedish furniture retailer agreed to pay $46M to settle a wrongful […]
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Representatives from Penn State Children’s Hospital in Hershey spoke with reporters this week about a recent uptick in injuries to children, likely due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has closed schools and non-essential business across the country. Experts at the hospital explained that this time of year usually only brought in one or two pediatric […]
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If you haven’t figured it out from the title, or the picture above, Covid-19 and Come On, Eileen fit identically within the same melody line and this socially-distanced blogger may be a little bit too excited about it. It is nice to hear the term Covid-19 not followed by the terms “crisis” or “pandemic” or […]
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It is likely that you have recently seen a television commercial, an internet advertisement, or both regarding Zantac Cancer lawsuits and settlements. But what is the lawsuit really all about, who qualifies as a Plaintiff, and who is entitled to receive compensation? Very simply, Zantac is the brand name of a very popular heartburn medication called […]
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An internal report conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and released to Bloomberg News in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that Juul Labs Inc. received around 2,600 health complaints during the company’s first three years of operation. The complaints revolved around harmful and sometimes painful side effects […]
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In the wake of last weekend’s multi-vehicle crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, it comes as almost no surprise that a recent study on truck accidents puts Pennsylvania in the top five worst states for fatal truck crashes. As reported in the Pittsburgh, PA community on Patch.com, an Arizona law firm conducted a study on truck […]
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A 56 passenger tour-bus, a Fed-Ex tractor trailer, two UPS tractor trailers, and a Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicle all collided on the PA Turnpike last Sunday in a chain-reaction trucking crash that caused five deaths and injuries to at least 60 others. The deadly crash took place at about 3:30 am after the tour bus hit […]
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