Recent Blog Posts
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 28 February 2013 The National Sleep Foundation recently released a paper on the risks and dangers associated with drowsy driving. The research cited in the paper is not specific to Pennsylvania drivers, but the information is certainly true for any and… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Medical Malpractice 21 February 2013 In an effort to reduce the number of medical errors and streamline medicine, the federal government is giving monetary incentives to those medical facilities that adopt the practice of keeping electronic medical records. The idea is that these electronic records… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Motorcycle Accidents 07 February 2013 Since 1990, the percentage of adult motorcyclists age 50 or older has doubled. Now, about a quarter of all the motorcyclists in the U.S. are 50 or older. And, not only are there more motorcyclists age 50 or older on… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 11 December 2012 Fatal car accident data released on Monday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show a promising drop in traffic fatalities. They are down 1.9 percent from last year, at their lowest since 1949. In fact, last… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Medical Malpractice 08 October 2012 Surgeons appear to be uniquely prone to resist withdrawal of life support if their patient has difficulty recovering from surgical procedures. About two-thirds of surgeons reported in a recent study cited in Annals of Surgery that they are even less… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 10 September 2012 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is attempting to finalize a new safety standard for vehicle design that will attempt to decrease the growing number of pedestrian fatalities in the nation. The proposed changes would require automakers… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 23 July 2012 Many older people – especially senior citizens – do not use cell phones nearly as often or with as much sophistication as teens do. Problematically, this behavior, almost seeming addictive in some youth, is extremely common behind the… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Medical Malpractice 13 August 2012 Public Citizen has released a report that indicates that in spite of falling malpractice payments to injured patients, health care costs continue to increase. Medical malpractice payments have fallen for eight years straight and in 2011, and in inflation adjusted… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 09 July 2012 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently released a report claiming to show that Pennsylvania roads are getting much safer. The PennDOT emphasized that while numbers are lower, each number stands for one person and those people’s lives are… Read More »
On behalf of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP posted in Auto & Vehicle Accidents 25 June 2012 Congress has approved an allocation of $7 billion and 20 megahertz of spectrum airwaves to help first responders improve their communication with one another. This comes over 10 years after September 11, 2001 when the first responders reported… Read More »