This February marks the 57th consecutive American Heart Month, an important annual awareness campaign spearheaded by the American Heart Association (AHA). This year’s campaign: “Heart to Heart: Why Losing One Woman is Too Many” is raising awareness about how 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with heart disease each year. Heart disease is the number[…]

In light of the recent snow and ice accumulation seen throughout the Philadelphia area, now is certainly as good a time as any to revisit some important snow removal guidelines for city residents. Not only is it critical for businesses, property owners and tenants to ensure that they are complying with the city’s snow removal[…]

Each year, we write about how our readers can best protect themselves – and their loved ones – from snow-related hazards. Since Philadelphia and the surrounding areas just sustained some of the most significant snow fall of the winter season so far, now is the perfect time to go over some important safety reminders! How[…]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there was a 5.7% increase in workplace fatalities from 2021 to 2022. Although other reports have highlighted some positive workplace safety trends, like a significant downturn in work-related amputations that same calendar year, the BLS’ most up-to-date data indicates some highly problematic developments in the face of[…]

After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in Tincher v. Omega Flex in 2014, many lawyers felt the decision marked a major shift in how product liability cases would be handled. A recent ruling, however, makes it unquestionably clear that industry standards will remain inadmissible and irrelevant in Pennsylvania product liability cases. Consistent with the state’s[…]