It can, and often does, happen when you least expect it. While driving to work, picking up your child from school or walking across the street–a motor vehicle accident can negatively impact your life and the lives of your family members in numerous ways. During 2015 alone, 1,718 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents […]
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The lawyers of McDonald At Law are proud to serve people in and around Lancaster, helping them receive just compensation following serious injuries. This kind of legal representation is particularly important to have following serious car accidents that result in lasting injury and death. In recent years, one of the common causes of preventable auto […]
The legal team at McDonald At Law is committed to injury victims and their loved ones in and around the greater Lancaster area. Our lawyers offer diligent legal representation, which is important when pursuing lawsuits for catastrophic injuries that affect the spine. Let’s take this opportunity to consider some of the common causes of spinal […]
Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as an “easy” auto accident case. Especially when big insurance companies get involved, personal injury cases arising from catastrophic auto accidents tend always to be complex, with many factors that can influence the success or the failure of the case on both sides. People who are […]
We may all feel as if work is going to destroy us at times, but for people in the professional vocations represented below, the reality may be truly disconcerting. Any job can come with a risk to your health and well-being; however, the following 10 vocations had the highest percentage of injuries per 1,000 workers […]
The medical treatment received within first 90 days after a legitimate work injury are the most critical. In Pennsylvania, most employers require an injured worker to treat with a panel occupational medicine provider for the first 90 days after a work injury is reported. (A panel physician is a list of physicians that your employer […]
It seems obvious. If youve been harmed by a defective product, you deserve to be compensated. Otherwise, how can any of us trust in the things we buy? In Pennsylvania, however, it is unclear who is liable and in what circumstances when a product turns on its user. This is one of the most tangled […]
If someone close to you has died due to another persons negligent or reckless actions, you may be able to pursue fair compensation for the following: Medical expenses Funeral expenses Loss of companionship Loss of future income Pain and suffering prior to death Whether you can bring such a claim, and how much compensation you […]
Workers compensation exists to compensate workers for injuries they receive on the job, both in terms of payment for medical care and in pay for missed work due to the injury. There may be additional compensation for particular injuries, such as to hands, feet, hearing, sight or visible areas of the body. However, employers often […]
A recent truck accident in York County highlights the reasons that victims of such accidents often have grounds to sue. One driver lost a mattress from his vehicle, causing a chain reaction of crashes in the trucks behind him. The bottom line of this story is that trucks have much poorer maneuverability than cars, and […]