Home Gas Explosion Leads to Death Two passing motorists pulled 84-year-old Robert Silvy from underneath the rubble of his burned-down home in Ponca City. A day later, Silvy passed away at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kansas as a result of his severe burn injuries. According to David VanBuskirk, Ponca City’s fire marshal, the...
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A Pittsburgh couple – Michael Yocabet and life partner, Christina Meccanic – has sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) regarding a transplant involving a Hepatitis C-infected kidney. After finding out that the two are a match, Yocabet and Meccanic decided to move ahead with a kidney transplant from Meccanic to Yocabet. Tests...
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On September 19, 2011 a man died after his car was struck by a tire that came loose from a flatbed tractor-trailer just north of Boston. The truck was leased by Sullivan Tire. Police stated that the truck, with four tires strapped on its bed, was on Interstate 93 south when a 400-pound tire...
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On August 18, 2010, a fan suffered a head injury after falling 14 feet in Fenway Park. Officer Eddy Chrispin, the Boston police spokesman, reported that a man was found lying on his back with head injuries. The man was treated at Fenway before being transported to a Boston hospital. Sadly, severe head injuries...
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Posted in Car Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Premises Liability, Recreational Vehicle, ATV & Boating Accidents, Safety, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Wrongful Death | 6 Comments »
In the early morning hours of August 14, 2010, Hector Guardiola allegedly threw a beer mug that shattered during an argument at the Lansdowne Pub near Fenway Park. The mug broke and a glass shard pierced the neck of 23-year-old Michael DiMaria of Hicksville, NY. Mr. DiMaria, who was not involved in the argument,...
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