What Should You Do After an Accident? Find Out on Tonight's Episode of "No...
You've just been injured in an accident and your mind is racing. What do you do now? What information should you gather? Who do you call? What should you say to the insurance company?
View ArticleTeen Driving Deaths Increase After Decade of Decline
The number of teens killed in car accidents increased sharply in the first half of 2012, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association. This ended a decade-long trend of...
View ArticleComplex Regional Pain Syndrome: When Injuries Are More Serious Than They Appear
Imagine that you're in a car accident. You walk away with only a hairline fracture in your arm. The injury seems straightforward, and sure enough it heals. After a few weeks, however, the pain in your...
View ArticleAttention Women: Choose Your Birth Control Wisely
I'm Carolyn Marsili, the Mass Torts Coordinator at Edgar Snyder and Associates. I help with cases involving medications, devices, or other products that have seriously injured people. My job can be...
View ArticleMeet Our Attorneys: Rebekah Siegel on Making it Through Law School and More
Our attorney blog series continues with Rebekah Siegel. She's our newest associate (and was head law clerk here before that), and I thought it would be interesting to get insight on law school and the...
View ArticleMirena IUD Associated With Serious Health Risks
The controversial intrauterine device (IUD) Mirena remains available despite the potential for serious risks associated with the contraceptive.
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Social Media and Your Case
One of the first questions we ask clients when they come to my law firm is if they use any form of social media. While most people use websites like Facebook or Twitter to connect with their friends...
View ArticleOur New Car Accident Resource Center: When You're Not Injured But Your Car Is
Car accidents happen every day. While the majority of them don't result in serious injuries, the aftermath can still leave you in a stressful position. You may not know what to say to your insurance...
View ArticlePotentially Dangerous Supplement Jack3d Remains on Shelves Despite FDA Warnings
Two soldiers died after taking Jack3d, a potentially dangerous workout booster sold by retailers like GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe. Experts claim that flawed regulatory oversight has allowed the...
View ArticleWestern PA High School Seniors: Win up to $5,000 for College in Our "Words to...
Are you are a high school senior in Western PA? Would you like a chance to win $5,000 for college? If so, there's still time to enter our 7th Annual "Words to be Heard" scholarship contest. Not only...
View ArticleAnimal Friends Presents: Baby-Ready Pets!
Today we have a special guest blog from Animal Friends, our featured guest on tonight's episode of "No Fee TV." Tonight the topic is dog safety and injury prevention, and the blog below outlines tips...
View ArticleZithromax May Cause Fatal Heart Problems, Officials Say
The antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax or Zmax, can cause potentially fatal heart rhythms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned.
View ArticleMold Forces Recall of Compounded Drugs in Pennsylvania
Visible mold has been found in bags of an injection drug made at a New Jersey compounding pharmacy. Fifty-millimeter bags of the medication, magnesium sulfate intravenous solution, were distributed to...
View ArticleDisabled and Can't Work? Need Social Security Disability Benefits?
Did you know that if you're 20 years old, you have close to a 30 percent chance of becoming disabled by the time you reach retirement age?
View ArticleCompounded Avastin Recalled After Causing Serious Eye Infections
A compounding pharmacy in Augusta, Ga. has recalled syringes of the drug Avastin that were distributed nationwide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall after five patients...
View ArticleBikePGH on What You Can Do to Help Keep Our Roads Safe
Lou Fineberg, Program Director of BikePGH, is our special guest on tomorrow's episode of No Fee TV. We'll be on hand to talk about Pennsylvania's bicycle laws and important safety tips bicyclists and...
View ArticleNearly Two Million Defective Glucose Meters Recalled
Johnson and Johnson (J and J) has recalled nearly 2 million blood glucose meters after a serious malfunction led to a patient's death.
View ArticleFDA Proposal Aims to Improve Reliability of Emergency Defibrillators
Following 45,000 reported emergency defibrillator failures over the past seven years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to introduce new rules that will improve the reliability of...
View ArticleAttorney Edgar Snyder Receives Prestigious Award from the University of...
Attorney Edgar Snyder received a 225th Anniversary Medallion from the University of Pittsburgh while hosting the Edgar M. Snyder Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program at the University. Only 19 out of...
View ArticleThousands of Farm Rich Frozen Products Recalled Due to E. coli Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Rich Products Corporation has recalled 196,222 pounds of their Farm Rich frozen mini meal and snack items...
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