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Dougherty Leventhal & Price, LLP,  DLP,  Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers is pleased to acknowledge partner Jim Wetter, chief attorney in the firm handling complex truck accident and product liability cases.  Attorney Wetter is handling many complex cases involving complicated science, physics, engineeering and legal theories.  Attorney Wetter has successfully resolved many seven figure cases involving serious injuries.  Attorney Wetter can be contacted at the firm’s Kingston Office.

Pennsylvania gas drilling remains in a constant state of change and updates.  Reports today indicate that the Marcellus Shale gas field in Pennsylvania holds significantly more natural gas deposits than even recent estimates.  Good news.  However, other reports today note another reported methane gas problem in water wells and possibly a pond in Lenox, Susquehanna County.  The gas drilling company is investigating and no conclusions have been reached.  Bad news for an industry trying to avoid environmental problems, especially water pollution.  Pennsylvania truck accident and drilling rig injury lawyers Dougherty Leventhal & Price  LLP, DLP, continue to monitor these and other Marcellus Shale gas drilling issues in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.

DLP partner Brian Price, formerly a Peace Corp Volunteer in Guatemala and fluent in the Spanish language continues to represent Latino individuals seriously injured in tractor trailer/truck accident,car accident, work accidents, nursing home accidents and other serious accidents  in Northeastern and Central  Pennsylvania.   Attorney Price is assisted in his representation of the Latino Community by three (3) bilingual Paralegals at DLP.  Attorney Price is representing Latino workers in the gas drilling rig and Marcellus Shale Gas industry throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.  Attorney Price has received numerous honors from the Latino community for his dedicated service.  Attorney Price is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyers.  He is a named Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine.

DLP partners Joseph Price and Paul Oven filed today a lawsuit in Federal Court involving a serious auto accident case in Carbon County Pennsylvania.  Attorney Oven notes that the case involves serious bodily injury.  More details are forthcoming.  DLP Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers represent individuals seriously injured in truck accident, car accidents, gas drilling rig accidents, nursing home accident and other serious accident matters.

DLP Nursing Home Abuse Unit, headed by Attorney Sean McDonough and Attorney Patrick Dougherty is investigating a potential nursing home abuse case in Wayne County referred to them by DLP partner Cal Leventhal.  Details of this investigation will follow.

With the continuing increase in Marcellus shale gas rig drilling production, more gas drilling waste is being hauled on the highways of Pennsylvania especially in the Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania counties including Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan, Potter, Wyoming and Potter.  Truck traffic has increased on Pennsylvania interstate highways.  More and more gas industry related trucks and tractor trailers are being involved in serious truck/car accidents.  DLP, Pennsylvania serious truck accident lawyers continue to monitor this and other gas drilling rig related stories.

Reports indicate the the number of gas drilling rigs and gas production in the Marcellus Shale gas regions of Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Sullivan, Wyoming, Potter, Clinton and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania are dramatically increasing.  Gas production is up greatly–over 60% by some estimates– at Pennsylvania gas sites. Likewise, gas drilling opponents note an increasae in environmental concerns, Pennsylvania truck accidents, truck traffic and other problems.  DLP, Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers continue to monitor these issues.

Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP is proud to announce that Judy Price is President of the Board of Directors of Catholic Social Services for the Diocese of Scranton.  CYS serves thousands of needy individuals throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.  Attorney Price has practiced 31 years and conducts a general practice of law within DLP.  She has handled complex estate, commercial criminal and domestic matters.  She also assists in truck accident, auto accident, nursing home, product liability and other serious personal injury matters.  The twelve lawyers at DLP; Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers, continue to represent people in need and seriously injured individuals.

The governor’s study commission on Marcellus Shale gas drilling has raised concerns about private well construction in light of the current drilling rig boom in Pennsylvania.  Well water quality continues to be a major concern of Pennsylvania residents living in gas country.  DLP, Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers, drilling rig accident lawyers, nursing home abuse lawyers and personal injury lawyers in complex and serious matters continue to monitor this issue on behalf of our clients.

Attorney Sean McDonough, head of DLP’s nursing home abuse section, recently lectured at the Lackawanna County Peoples’ Law School.  Attorney McDonough devotes a large portion of his litigation practicew to nursing home/personal home abuse cases.  He and partner Patrick Dougherty secured a $1.1 million dollar verdict in Federal Court for a personal care home resident who was sexually abused.  Attorney McDonough also testified before Congress on nursing home abuse issues.  His testimony can be seen at dlplaw.com.