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Can I Sue After a Rear-End Collision?

Can I Sue After a Rear-End Collision?

No matter where it happens or at what speed, getting rear-ended on the road can be unsettling at best and life-changing at worst. If you’ve recently been hurt in a wreck like this, you may have a million questions about what to do next and what you can do next. The answer to the question, […]

What to Do When Hazardous Materials Spill During a Truck Crash

What to Do When Hazardous Materials Spill During a Truck Crash

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) recognizes nine different categories of hazardous materials that properly licensed and trained truck drivers can transport on public roadways. While not everything classified as HAZMAT is deadly if you’re exposed to it without protection, any traffic collision involving a vehicle transporting HAZMAT can be uniquely dangerous in numerous […]

What Are the Legal Options for a Minor After a Personal Injury?

What Are the Legal Options for a Minor After a Personal Injury?

When an adult gets hurt in an accident caused by another adult’s reckless or careless actions, the injured adult can file a personal injury lawsuit against the person responsible for harming them and demand money to pay for their losses. When a negligent adult causes someone under the age of 18 to suffer a personal […]

Rich Godshall and Christine Clarke Featured on the Popular Podcast “Just Verdicts” to Discuss the Firm’s $7 Million Med Mal Verdict in 2024

Rich Godshall and Christine Clarke Featured on the Popular Podcast “Just Verdicts” to Discuss the Firm’s $7 Million Med Mal Verdict in 2024

An inexperienced physician’s assistant misdiagnosed Richard Godshall and Christine Clarke’s client. But when they tried the case, they took it in an opposite direction than many would expect: not from the incident up, but from the top down. In the end, the Clarion County jury awarded their client $7 million. In this conversation with host […]

What Happens When Someone Dies in a Crash?

What Happens When Someone Dies in a Crash?

Auto accidents are the leading cause of death in the United States for people under the age of 30, with hundreds of those fatal accidents happening right here in the Commonwealth. If you’ve recently lost someone you love in a wreck, you know how devastating these incidents are and how uniquely confusing the aftermath of […]

How Does a Personal Injury Lawsuit Work?

How Does a Personal Injury Lawsuit Work?

If you’ve recently been hurt in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may have lots of questions about your right under Pennsylvania civil law to demand payment for your injuries from the person or people who caused them. Even if you have a broad understanding of what Pennsylvania law says about cases like this, […]

$7M Verdict Won in Medical Malpractice Case

$7M Verdict Won in Medical Malpractice Case

Recently, Attorney Richard Godshall represented a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case in Western Pennsylvania, and his client received $6.95 million. Attorney Godshall demonstrated to the court that his client’s healthcare providers caused a 13-month delay in his diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Case Details The case, Delavern v. Health Services of Clarion, was held in […]