In the recent national discussions about sexual assault on college campuses, victim advocates have said that many rape victims are afraid to come forward because of how they might be treated by the public. Sex abuse victims often have to face the very real possibilities that few will believe their story and that many will […]
Parents have a fierce protective instinct when it comes to their own children. It is what wakes us in the middle of the night at the slightest noise. It is what causes us to lose our cool when we hear that our child may have been bullied. It is the force behind those apocryphal stories […]
When families can no longer care for elderly loved ones, they rely on nursing home facilities to provide the best possible care for aging people and also for people with disabilities. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nursing home staff duties include dispensing medication and keeping patients clean and safe from dangerous conditions such as wet floors. The Philadelphia […]
Most workers who operate machinery or work with hazardous equipment or materials know that a workplace accident can happen at almost any time. For that reason, most workers and employers in Pennsylvania keep safety as their number one concern every day on the job. Still, work-related accidents happen even in the safest industries. When they […]
Pennsylvania State Representative Mark Rozzi will be hosting a press conference for House Bill 2067 on Wednesday, April 30th in the media room at the capitol building in Harrisburg. This bill would suspend the civil and criminal statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse allowing victims to publicly expose their sexual predators in court. […]
The debate over gun control in the United States continues to be one of the most divisive issues facing our country. In the wake of numerous mass-shooting tragedies, certain states have enacted tighter gun-control laws while others have gone in the opposite direction. And it seems that with each new fatal shooting justified in the […]
Pennsylvanians know that car accidents happen every day throughout the United States. They also know those car collisions sometimes have devastating consequences, including severe injuries and deaths. In many cases, these accidents are caused by driver negligence. Such behaviors as drunken, distracted and reckless driving by themselves increase the probability that a car crash will happen. […]
The Catholic Church is among the largest, oldest and most entrenched organizations in the world. As such, when the Church does anything quickly it is almost certainly newsworthy. That’s one reason why Catholics here and Pennsylvania and around the country have been talking about the canonization of Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005. […]
Although they should never reach the market to begin with, defective products that cause injuries or deaths are frequently recalled when their dangers are brought to the attention of manufacturers and consumer watchdog agencies. Pennsylvania consumers may have become aware of the recent recall of one defective product, chicken nuggets, following reports of consumers suffering minor […]
If we have learned anything from the multitude of child sex abuse scandals in Pennsylvania schools, it is to never trust a teacher or other staff member without verification. Too many teachers and get moved around for sexual misconduct when they should be reported to authorities. Almost without fail they go on to commit sexual abuse against […]