In this week’s blogs, we’ll discuss the rights of nursing home residents. If you have a family member or friend residing in a Pennsylvania nursing home, it is necessary to always maintain a vigilant watch for any actions by facility personnel that may violate the rights of residents. Laws enacted by Congress (Nursing Home Reform […]
It is not uncommon for medical professionals to make errors. As the following article demonstrates, it is comparatively too common for medical professionals to make diagnostic errors, which include the failure to diagnose an illness or condition, as well as the misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of an illness or condition. If you believe that you […]
In 1906, well over a century ago, James Powell, Sr. founded a law firm to serve the residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania, mainly the burgeoning towns of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Today, Powell Law serves a far greater metropolitan area with offices in Scranton, Stroudsburg, Moscow, and Taylor. With nearly fifty years of experience, James F. Mundy, […]
It is just a fact of everyday living that medical professionals make mistakes. These errors may be costly to individuals and their families in many ways, not just financially. Medical mistakes that rise to the level of medical malpractice may have consequences that are severe, tragic, and long-lasting. For over a century, Powell Law has […]
Compensation for damages and restoration of the status quo are the two most important principles of tort law. Governmental bodies enact laws that designate certain wrongs as criminal acts to protect citizens. Many acts that result in harm to other persons are not crimes. The act of a motorist behaving negligently and causing a motor […]
Of course, it is always difficult to deal with the loss of a loved one. Sadly, it is a fact of life that people die from events such as motor vehicle accidents and incidents of medical malpractice. Depending on the circumstances, there are certain actions that must be completed for survivors to achieve the finality […]
Powell Law has been a family operated law firm since 1906. Our experience makes us an obvious choice for representation in any type of injury case in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas. In Pennsylvania, any health care provider may be held liable for an act of medical malpractice. Any doctor, nurse, specialist, dentist, hospital, clinic, […]
Medical records contain important personal information such as a patient’s medical history and treatment. Under Pennsylvania law, your health care provider owns your medical records. However, both federal and state law empower Pennsylvania residents with certain rights related to medical records. If you’ve been to a doctor’s office in the past few decades, you are […]
Product recalls related to a motor vehicle and its component parts are not uncommon. The Takata airbag recall continues to make headlines as it has resulted in the recall of 41.6 million vehicles, a staggering number. For any type of car-related product recall, and the Takata recall is a good example, it is crucial that […]
Summer is here, and Pennsylvania will be hot and humid for the next few months. As residents hit the streets to take advantage of the beautiful weather, traffic will inevitably increase during these summer months. Also, since they are on summer vacation, children are in every public place, which increases the amount of motor vehicle, […]
