| February 06, 2012 |
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Dunmore Crash Sends Woman to Hospital
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| Dunmore Crash Negligent drivers are one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and countless avoidable tragedies in our nation. Negligence is found when a person owes a duty to others, breaches that duty, and the breach of that duty is the cause ... |
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| February 03, 2012 |
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Natural Gas Industry Rebuts Contamination Claims
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| No Evidence of Drilling Chemicals Found in Montrose Water When the floodgates of industry opened to tap the natural gas resources of the Pennsylvania landscape, many towns saw a massive influx of machinery, out-of-town workers, and trucks ... |
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| Continue reading "Natural Gas Industry Rebuts Contamination Claims" » |
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| November 22, 2011 |
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Explosion at Local Bakery Injures Woman
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| Negligence is found when a person owes a duty to others, breaches that duty, and the breach of that duty is the cause of injury or damage to others. According to Pennsylvania law, a person suing under the theory of strict products liability intends ... |
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| Continue reading "Explosion at Local Bakery Injures Woman" » |
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| November 17, 2011 |
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Head-On Collision on McDade Expressway
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| Negligent drivers are one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and countless avoidable tragedies in our nation. Negligence is found when a person owes a duty to others, breaches that duty, and the breach of that duty is the cause of injury or ... |
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| Continue reading "Head-On Collision on McDade Expressway" » |
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| November 07, 2011 |
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DUI, Drilling, and Industry
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| DUI, Drilling and Injury. When the floodgates of industry opened to tap the natural gas resources of the Pennsylvania landscape, many towns saw a massive influx of machinery, out-of-town workers, and trucks dramatically change what were once peaceful ... |
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| Continue reading "DUI, Drilling, and Industry" » |
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| November 02, 2011 |
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I-80 Hit and Run
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| State Police Investigate Interstate 80 Hit and Run Accident. Negligent drivers are one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and of countless avoidable tragedies in our nation. Negligence may be found when a person owes a duty to others, ... |
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| Continue reading "I-80 Hit and Run" » |
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| October 13, 2011 |
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Fatal Car Crash on I-84
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| Posted By Rogan Law |
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| Negligent drivers are one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and countless avoidable tragedies in our nation. Negligence occurs when a person who owes a duty to others, breaches that duty and the breach causes injury or damage to others. ... |
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| Continue reading "Fatal Car Crash on I-84" » |
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| April 22, 2011 |
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Anti-Bullying Campaign Brings Excitement to NEPA Students
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| I was happy to read in today's Times-Tribune about an inventive new way to get middle school students in Abington Heights School District excited about an anti-bullying campaign. According to the article, a Road Scholar Transport rig "emblazoned with ... |
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| Continue reading "Anti-Bullying Campaign Brings Excitement to NEPA Students" » |
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| April 22, 2011 |
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Well-Completion Operations Suspended in NEPA
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| According to this morning's Times-Tribune , Chesapeake Energy has suspended its well-completion operations in parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia until further notice due to an accident at a natural-gas well in Leroy Twp. The accident, which ... |
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| Continue reading "Well-Completion Operations Suspended in NEPA" » |
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| January 25, 2011 |
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Serious Injury Attorney for NEPA
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| Over the past few weeks, I, like most Americans, have been following with interest the story of the Tucson shooting. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords , who was shot during a townhall meeting outside a Safeway grocery store on January 8, has ... |
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| Continue reading "Serious Injury Attorney for NEPA" » |
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| January 25, 2011 |
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Worries over Marcellus Shale for Area Residents
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| More and more families in our area are being notified that land adjacent to their property will be used as a planned site for water withdrawal for potential gas drilling. Saturday's Times-Tribune reports that nine additional NEPA families living in ... |
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| Continue reading "Worries over Marcellus Shale for Area Residents" » |
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| January 12, 2011 |
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Winter Driving in NEPA
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| Winter driving season is well underway in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. Snow blanketed NEPA Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, causing travel to quickly become hazardous for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre drivers for the second time in less than a week. ... |
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| Continue reading "Winter Driving in NEPA" » |
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| October 30, 2010 |
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Natural Gas Drilling in NEPA
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| The ongoing debate about natural gas drilling in NEPA continues to make headlines throughout our region. When creating natural gas wells, a process called fracturing is used. In this process, hundreds of chemicals are combined with thousands of ... |
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| Continue reading "Natural Gas Drilling in NEPA" » |
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| October 30, 2010 |
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Happy (and safe) Halloween!
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| This weekend is a time for candy, costumes, and scary ghost stories. Trick-or-treaters will be gearing up for a night of fun in the neighborhoods of Scranton and its surrounding towns. They will not be the only ones hitting the streets this weekend, ... |
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| October 19, 2010 |
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Scranton Serious Injury Lawyer
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| Posted By |
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| The hospitals and emergency rooms of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties are filled with people who have sustained serious injuries and will, undoubtedly, be stuck with a mountain of medical bills for their treatment. An ordinary day can quickly turn ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Serious Injury Lawyer" » |
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| October 11, 2010 |
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Marcellus Shale Attorney: Stay Informed of Your Rights!
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| If you are living in Northeastern Pennsylvania, chances are that you have heard a lot of talk lately about natural gas drilling in the Marchellus Shale. Proponents of both sides of this issue feel passionately about their arguments, and most ... |
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| Continue reading "Marcellus Shale Attorney: Stay Informed of Your Rights!" » |
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| September 25, 2010 |
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Scranton Auto Injury: Should I Seek an Attorney?
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| Traffic jams due to auto accidents are frustrating and stressful, but unfortunately, they are also very commonplace in NEPA. Today's Times-Tribune reports about an accident that tied up traffic Friday evening. Injuries in this accident were averted, ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Auto Injury: Should I Seek an Attorney?" » |
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| July 23, 2010 |
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Tragic Incident Reported at PA Natural Gas Drill Site
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| Today's Times-Tribune reports that a tragic explosion in Indianola, Pennsylvania has killed two workers at a natural gas well. A welding project near the well is suspected to have triggered the deadly explosion and subsequent fire, though ... |
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| Continue reading "Tragic Incident Reported at PA Natural Gas Drill Site" » |
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| July 19, 2010 |
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Establishing Responsibility: Negligence, Strict Liability and Intentional Conduct
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| If you have been injured in Scranton, but don't know whether you have a solid case against the party that caused your injuries, then you should speak with a Scranton personal injury lawyer . An experienced Scranton personal injury attorney will tell ... |
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| Continue reading "Establishing Responsibility: Negligence, Strict Liability and Intentional Conduct" » |
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| July 17, 2010 |
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NEPA Dog Bite Lawyer
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| My niece and her family recently returned from a trip through Southern Appalachia, where they spent significant time in a mountain cabin in western North Carolina. Before going, they read many books about the region, and some of the books included ... |
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| Continue reading "NEPA Dog Bite Lawyer" » |
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| July 17, 2010 |
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Good News, for a Change
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| I'm always reading the newspaper and commenting on it in these blogs, and oftentimes, the news is less than good. However, today's Times-Tribune cheered me up with an article reporting that Bloomberg BusinessWeek has named the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ... |
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| Continue reading "Good News, for a Change" » |
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| July 13, 2010 |
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Poconos Auto Accident Attorney
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| The Pocono Record's reports of last Friday's police chase and fatal Poconos car crash demonstrate how tragically things can end when one person makes the reckless choice to put his life and the lives of others in danger. Getting behind the wheel of a ... |
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| Continue reading "Poconos Auto Accident Attorney" » |
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| July 06, 2010 |
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Marcellus Shale Pipelines Seek Power to Invoke Eminent Domain
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| Today's Times-Tribune details the natural gas industry's current push to label gas gathering pipelines as utilities, which would subject the companies that own the lines to some regulation, but would also give those companies the authority to invoke ... |
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| Continue reading "Marcellus Shale Pipelines Seek Power to Invoke Eminent Domain" » |
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| June 29, 2010 |
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Scranton Serious Injuries Attorney
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| Accidents caused by a negligent party unfortunately happen all the time. Walk into any local emergency room, and you are likely to meet someone whose injuries were sustained as a result of such an accident. Some injuries are particularly grievous. ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Serious Injuries Attorney" » |
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| June 28, 2010 |
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NEPA Preparing Educationally for Marcellus Shale Jobs
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| More news about Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling: An article in today's Times-Tribune emphasizes not the negative impact drilling has had and could have on NEPA's natural resources, but the preparations our local educational institutions are ... |
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| Continue reading "NEPA Preparing Educationally for Marcellus Shale Jobs" » |
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| June 15, 2010 |
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Injured in Drunk Driving Accident?
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| Recent Times Leader reports about a local drunk driving accident involving a young woman from Towanda, who was driving with a BAC twice the legal limit, and a U.S. Congressional candidate from Lycoming County bring home the fact that drunk drivers ... |
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| Continue reading "Injured in Drunk Driving Accident?" » |
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| June 14, 2010 |
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New Developments in PA Marcellus Shale Drilling Plans
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| Posted By Patrick Rogan |
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| The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) announced yesterday that it has amended its 2009 decision requiring sponsors of natural gas extraction projects to obtain permission before beginning production to also require prior permission to drill ... |
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| Continue reading "New Developments in PA Marcellus Shale Drilling Plans" » |
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| June 13, 2010 |
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Scranton Drunk Driving Accidents
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The Times-Tribune reports this morning on a problem law enforcement officers are facing here in NEPA and nationwide - DUI offenders who are arrested, processed and released, only to immediately commit the same crime. There have been three of these ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Drunk Driving Accidents" » |
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| June 13, 2010 |
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Scranton Car Accident Attorney
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| Scranton motor vehicle accidents are so commonplace in NEPA that we almost don't notice them unless they touch us personally, but car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, boating accidents and ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Car Accident Attorney" » |
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| June 09, 2010 |
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Wilkes-Barre Personal Injury Lawyer
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| A Wilkes-Barre personal injury lawyer has many professional and ethical responsibilities to fulfill on behalf of clients who are seeking justice in civil court for physical and/or emotional injuries caused by someone else's conduct. When you are ... |
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| Continue reading "Wilkes-Barre Personal Injury Lawyer" » |
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| June 07, 2010 |
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Three Recent Marcellus Shale Drilling Accidents
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The Times-Tribune has reported two major accidents related to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in the past week. The first accident in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, resulted in a 16-hour leak of gas and frack into the environment. More ... |
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| Continue reading "Three Recent Marcellus Shale Drilling Accidents" » |
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| June 02, 2010 |
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Upper Delaware Named Most Endangered American River
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The latest news on Marcellus Shale drilling in Wayne County: American Rivers , a national conservation agency, has named the Upper Delaware River as the most endangered river in the nation due to proposed natural gas drilling in its watershed. See ... |
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| Continue reading "Upper Delaware Named Most Endangered American River" » |
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| May 27, 2010 |
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Marcellus Shale - Where Do You Fit In?
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| Another interesting piece about Marcellus Shale drilling appeared in today's Times-Tribune . The paper ran a "middle path" editorial which observed that drilling will have both costs and benefits, and that while some people in our region will come ... |
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| Continue reading "Marcellus Shale - Where Do You Fit In?" » |
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| May 27, 2010 |
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Marcellus Shale's Potential Impact
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| Those who support developing the Marcellus Shale formation for natural resource extraction generally point to the economic benefits such development will have both for individuals within our region and for our region as a whole. They make compelling ... |
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| Continue reading "Marcellus Shale's Potential Impact" » |
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| May 24, 2010 |
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Moosic Auto Accident on Interstate 81
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| According to the Times-Tribune , a recent, late-night car crash on Interstate 81 in Moosic sent three people to the hospital after a young driver fell asleep at the wheel, struck a tractor trailer, and flipped off the road and down a 75-foot ... |
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| Continue reading "Moosic Auto Accident on Interstate 81" » |
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| May 20, 2010 |
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WCOGTF Meeting Offers Glimpse into Marcellus Shale Contentions
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| I have blogged several times recently about Marcellus Shale drilling projects being planned and implemented throughout our region. Most recently, I wrote about Wayne County; just today, looking through the River Reporter , I found an article that ... |
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| Continue reading "WCOGTF Meeting Offers Glimpse into Marcellus Shale Contentions" » |
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| May 17, 2010 |
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Cell Phone Use While Driving: Mountain or Molehill?
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| A friend and fellow NEPA personal injury lawyer recently vented online regarding his frustration with Oprah Winfrey's high-profile campaign against cell phone use while driving. He asked: They were designed as car phones, weren't they? Does the ... |
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| Continue reading "Cell Phone Use While Driving: Mountain or Molehill?" » |
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| May 13, 2010 |
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Delaware River Basin Commission Developing Wayne County Drilling Regulations
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The Times-Tribune reports that as drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation becomes a reality throughout much of our region, the Delaware River Basin Commission , which regulates activities impacting the watershed and which makes up ... |
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| Continue reading "Delaware River Basin Commission Developing Wayne County Drilling Regulations" » |
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| May 13, 2010 |
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Scranton Serious Injury Attorney
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| Listening to NPR , I recently heard a story discussing emerging evidence that the massive, catastrophic oil spill that continues to contaminate the Gulf of Mexico was caused by as series of human and equipment failures that could have been prevented ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Serious Injury Attorney" » |
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| May 13, 2010 |
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Wayne County Personal Injury Lawyer
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| With warm weather arriving, I am thinking about summer and the delicious foods that come along with it. Foods that I used to take for granted, though, I have recently begun to reconsider after watching a few films and doing some reading about the ... |
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| Continue reading "Wayne County Personal Injury Lawyer" » |
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| May 02, 2010 |
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CMC Accused of Wrongful Death, Failure to Diagnose
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The Times-Tribune reports that Community Medical Center (CMC) in Scranton and one of its emergency room doctors are facing accusations of wrongful death for failing to diagnose the life-threatening symptoms of a man who sought treatment at the ... |
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| Continue reading "CMC Accused of Wrongful Death, Failure to Diagnose" » |
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| May 02, 2010 |
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NYC Explosion Narrowly (Thankfully) Averted
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| When people from Scranton refer to "the city," such as when they say, "I'm going to the city this weekend," or "I went to the city for dinner and a show," they usually are talking about New York City. New York is OUR city, the place we visit when we ... |
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| Continue reading "NYC Explosion Narrowly (Thankfully) Averted" » |
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| April 16, 2010 |
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Scranton, Pennsylvania Injury Attorney
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| The Times-Tribune reports that the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit (NEIU), Abington Heights School District and a former teacher have agreed to pay seven families $5 million to settle a lawsuit which alleges that the teacher repeatedly ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton, Pennsylvania Injury Attorney" » |
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| March 25, 2010 |
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Personal Injury Lawyer Scranton, PA
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| As a personal injury lawyer in Scranton, PA, one of my main professional objectives is to help clients who have been injured as a result of someone else's negligence to recover the money they need to rebuild their lives and to recover physically, ... |
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| Continue reading "Personal Injury Lawyer Scranton, PA" » |
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| March 25, 2010 |
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Injury Lawyer Scranton
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| Today, looking through my nephew's library books, I read some words that captured my attention. They are from Maya Angelou, and they go like this: "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage, need not be lived ... |
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| March 25, 2010 |
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Medical Injury Lawyer, Scranton
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| As a medical injury lawyer in Scranton, I pay close attention to healthcare law. A little more than an hour ago, the Senate approved historic healthcare legislation that the House of Representatives will confirm in a final vote this evening. The ... |
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| Continue reading "Medical Injury Lawyer, Scranton" » |
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| March 18, 2010 |
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Montrose, PA Auto Accident
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| If you live in or near the town of Montrose in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, then you might associate the town with the Montrose Blueberry Festival , Chocolate & Wine Festival , excellent arts and crafts venues, renowned bluestone quarries, ... |
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| Continue reading "Montrose, PA Auto Accident" » |
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| March 17, 2010 |
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Scranton Auto Injury Attorney - Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| This morning's Times-Tribune has a short piece about an auto accident on I-81 in which injuries were averted. Nobody likes to get into a Scranton car crash, but if you are going to have one then I'd say that this is the kind you want. All three men ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Auto Injury Attorney - Happy St. Patrick's Day!" » |
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| March 17, 2010 |
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Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| According to recent polls, msnbc reports that Americans are split almost down the middle on whether Congress should pass or reject the health care plan upon which they are preparing to vote. Considerable opinions have been voiced both supporting and ... |
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| Continue reading "Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer" » |
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| March 08, 2010 |
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South Abington Township Car Accident
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| Posted By Patrick M. Rogan |
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| A lead story in today's Times-Tribune describes an accident on the Morgan Highway that seriously injured four people, including a baby. This South Abington Township car accident occurred when a driver swerved into oncoming traffic, sideswiping one ... |
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