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Pittsburgh Police Halt High-Speed Chases After Violent Crash

Posted on: December 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Police departments must balance the need to take criminal suspects into custody with their duty to protect the public from danger. Among other things, this means developing a policy on high-speed chases that minimizes the risk of innocent bystanders getting hit by a car. A violent chase that injured five people, including a 12-year-old girl, in Pittsburgh recently has drawn the attention of the city’s Citizen Police Review Board, and led to a halt on...

What are the different degrees of burn injuries?

Posted on: December 1, 2015. Category: Personal Injury

Burns are among the most painful and disfiguring types of injuries the human body can suffer. Though most burns are fairly mild, a burn can be fatal if it is serious enough. And many nonfatal burns are agonizing.As the National Institutes of Health explains, Doctors divide burns into three categories, depending on how deeply the burn penetrates the skin. These categories are:First-degree burns. The mildest form of burn, a first-degree burn damages the outer...

Lawyer Cindy Berger, Amazon Best Selling Author

Posted on: November 1, 2015. Category: News

Berger and Green's founding partner, Attorney Cindy Berger, has debuted her book Social Security Disability Benefits: What You Need to Know, on Amazon and has quickly become a best-selling author. Attorney Berger wrote the book to help individuals and their families who may be seeking Social Security disability benefits or who have already begun pursuing them. The book provides a helpful guide and overview of the disability process. Cindy Berger believes...

Lawyer Mark F. Bennett Named To Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Posted on: November 1, 2015. Category: News

The Million Dollar Advocates Forum has certified Berger and Green Attorney Mark F. Bennett as one of its newest members. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Less than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Forum membership acknowledges excellence in advocacy,...

Married Couple Killed in Crash Involving Port Authority Bus and SUV

Posted on: November 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Last week, a married couple was killed in an accident that involved a Port Authority bus and an SUV. The accident occurred near the border of the Oakland and Hill District neighborhoods. The couple had just gotten off the bus and were crossing the street when an SUV came around the bus and struck the male victim who was in a motorized wheelchair. He and his wife, who ran to his aid, both ended up in the bus's path. As the bus began pulling away, it struck...

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