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The week of May 19-25, 2013 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. To read more about dog bite incidents and injuries visit www.worthingtonlawgroup.com.

Check out www.Doggonesafe.com . They are a Canadian organization dedicated to dog bite prevention. Doggone Safe is a non-profit corporation registered in Canada and Ontario, and in the US is a 501(c)(3) registered charity. Doggone Safe is dedicated to dog bite prevention through education and do...

We are seeing more and more accident reports regarding teens and young adults being involved in terrible auto accidents. One such accident occurred yesterday in Lansdale, PA, when a 21 year old male was allegedly speeding just after midnight and failed to negotiate a curve on Route 563 at Sugar H...

Prevent a child from being bitten by following these guidelines described in an April 2013 edition of The AAP News which is the official news magazine for the American Academy of Pediatrics (Volume 34,Number 4, April 2013). The Article is for parents and instructs them to NEVER leave dogs and you...

It makes complete sense that more people are bitten by dogs in the Spring and Summer months because more people are outside.  Irresponsible dog owners who allow their dogs to wander without a leash subject innocent victims to the danger of being attacked.  Children are probably more at risk than ...

We are personal injury lawyers, so we are often faced with the difficult task of representing children and their families.  There cannot be anything more difficult than facing the emotional and financial strain of having an injured child.  We try to remove as much of the stress as possible and to...

Just one more example of a terrible tragedy which could have been avoided. Pair of pit bulls maul 14-month-old boy, killing him. For more information on order my free book on Dog Bite Attacks.

Did you know that Full Tort coverage is usually a lot less expensive in the suburbs than in the City?  If you have been delaying adding full tort to your PA auto insurance policy because your friends and family have told you it is too expensive, call your agent and get the low-down.  Within the c...

Here is a link to an interesting article about homeowner's insurance in relation to dog bite incidents. http://www.insure.com/home-insurance/dog-owners.html If you, a friend or loved one have been attacked or bitten by a dog, call us for a consultation. All consultations are 100% confidential!  O...

If you were injured by a dog attack and your own dog or cat was injured at the same time, call Worthington Law Group at 1-866-644-2389 or go to www.worthingtonlawgroup.com and read about us.  Also, look at these resources for helping your pet get the care it needs without sending you into bankrup...

Do yourself and your family a very important favor in 2013-add FULL TORT to your auto insurance policy. Without it you simply do not have adequate insurance. I deal with insurance companies every day and why do you think I have never met an insurance adjuster who did not have FULL TORT? Because n...

Yes, insurance companies are trying to limit their exposure to expensive dog bite claims by refusing to renew or refusing to provide new homeowner's policies for people who acquire certain breeds such as Pit Bulls and Rottweilers.  Some companies are limiting the coverage so that, for example, if...

Whom should you speak to after an accident? You should first speak to an experienced personal injury lawyer. Most lawyers can get you into the office or will happily speak to you on the telephone to give you basic advice. Certainly, you should NOT speak to the adjuster for the person who caused y...

Many people ask me during or after I handle their accident case, how can I reduce my auto insurance premiums without going unprotected?  I advise them to always keep their FULL tort coverage which is critical, no matter what it costs! Also, you can see a big drop in your premium by increasing you...

Many insurance companies are taking the approach that unless there was fairly serious damage to your car in an accident, you could not have been very seriously injured.  While this is simply not supported by science in all cases, it can be very damaging for a jury to see your car, post-accident, ...

Contrary to what you might think, it may not be solely due to the proximity of a small child to the level of the dog's head.  Read this interesting article regarding dog bites to children. http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/16/Suppl_1/A172.4.full.pdf+html?eaf Click to order my free book on D...

Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 20-26th, 2012. A great chance to create awareness! Click to order my free book on Dog Bite Attacks.

There are many possible ways to reduce the price of your annual auto insurance premium.  NEVER let an agent convince you to have Limited Tort or to eliminate uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.  This little video has some very good suggestions.  Check out this great MSN video – How to s...

I am always searching for new cases describing the PA approach to liability in a dog bite case in which the biting dog lives in a rented property. There is always an issue when there is a severe bite yet the tenant who owns the dog has no renter's insurance to cover. The question often becomes “w...

Do not ever leave the scene of an accident without getting the license plate number, at the VERY least, of the driver who hit you. I have recently had two cases of hit and run in which both my client and the defendant driver pulled over. My client got out of the car to exchange insurance informat...

Yes, astute consumer, and many lawyers who barely handle any personal injury cases at all will have an uninformed client choose them to handle an auto accident case. The lawyer may accept a case outside his area of expertise because there is a large potential fee for the lawyer. There are a numbe...

We bring our children up, for the most part, loving dogs. Children's books and movies are replete with wonderful stories about close relationships between dogs and humans. However, we must teach our children that although many dogs are well trained, the owner should be asked permission before a c...

NALC Director of Safety & Health Brian Hellman urges NALC branches to alert members that as spring arrives, dogs are outside more often. Now is the time to include dog bite awareness information in your safety and health awareness program. Hellman...

Why would a dog do such a thing if unprovoked? As the victim described, it is usually the fault of the owner for failing to properly train and socialize the animal. It is not a significant factor, according to my sources, that this was a pit bull. Pit bulls can be trained just like any other bree...

A sure way to lose your accident case is to hire a lawyer who is a “jack of all trades”. If you have found your lawyer online or in the yellow pages, look at the ad carefully. Does the lawyer advertise that his or her office handles every type of case under the sun? Do they claim to do divorce, b...