Butler Personal Injury Law Blog
How to protect yourself when reporting workplace dangers
Workplace safety is crucial to successful job performance. Yet employer and employee negligence are all too common. You may find yourself in an environment where dangers abound. You may want to report them. But you might fear the potential retaliation that...
Slip-and-fall accidents during the winter season
Slip-and-fall accidents are common during the winter, and not even the most careful Pennsylvania residents may be able to avoid dangerous injuries and incidents when they encounter slick surfaces. When individuals fall outdoors, their losses may be compensable through...
Common causes of motor vehicle accidents
Car accidents are a common occurrence on Pennsylvania roads, and they often happen when drivers fail to meet their duty of care to others. This can mean that they are unprepared to follow the rules of the road or that they are incapable of driving safely for a number...
Can you actually prove that the other driver texted at the wheel?
Distracted driving crashes related to mobile phone use have certainly increased in recent years with the proliferation of touchscreen mobile devices, but that doesn't mean it's a new risk on the road. Distracted driving has been a problem for as long as people have...
Who can be sued after a dangerous truck accident?
Now that the holidays are approaching, Pennsylvanians may see more commercial trucks out on the roads. Delivery trucks may be rushing around neighborhoods to deliver packages and gifts to residents of Butler, and large cargo trucks may clog highways as they move...
The holidays bring increased travel
The holidays bring a lot to our lives. Fun. Family. Relaxation. Time together. However, they also mean a lot of extra travel to spend them with the people we love.And we're not alone. Holiday travel spikes all over the United States. From Dec. 23, 2017, to Jan. 1,...
What to do after suffering a slip-and-fall injury
Personal injury accidents, are serious legal matters. While a victim may waive off their losses in order to quickly move past their ordeal, they should be aware that they may have rights to compensation if liability for their harm rests on another party. A...
Thanksgiving Eve is the deadliest holiday
When you think of Thanksgiving, you probably think of spending time with family, eating turkey, watching football and lounging around on a lazy day off from work. It's a family-oriented, food-based holiday that is fairly relaxed. It's not a party holiday like New...
Poor driving in bad weather can result in serious injuries
Fall has arrived in Pennsylvania and with it cooler temperatures. Though children have yet to don their costumes and head out for trick-or-treating on Halloween, some residents may be looking ahead to more serious and sinister weather on the horizon. Snow, ice, sleet,...
Three steps to protecting one’s workers’ compensation options
Workers' compensation is an important form of support for men and women who get hurt on Pennsylvania job sites. Through this program, rather than pursuing the sometimes long and drawn out process of litigation as a way to recover damages, workers can seek compensation...
