When it comes to mesothelioma, there is good news and bad news. The good news is, as time passes, fewer cases of the sickness are being discovered. The bad news is that more asbestos lawsuits may have been filed in 2017 than in 2016. Even more surprising is Pennsylvania’s role in the lawsuits filed once these cases are discovered.

A personal injury lawsuit can be a very complex and delicate legal proceeding. The slightest turn in testimony or evidence can have a ripple effect that changes the entire course of a case. This sensitivity is increased tenfold due to the prevalence of social media. Pictures, videos and other posts of a person’s day-to-day life give people a rare glimpse into how others live, but such a window into your life could prove disastrous to a personal injury case.

On January 12, a Pittsburgh woman missed her bus home after going out for a drink after work. While waiting for another bus, she was struck by the urge to use the restroom. Not far away, Pizza Milano was open, so she went inside hoping to use their bathroom. What happened next led to her filing a $5 million lawsuit.

It was March 2, 2011 when a mother was admitted to Delaware County Memorial Hospital to deliver her twins. Doctors induced labor, took the woman into the delivery room, and began birthing the twins, but something went wrong. Now the Pennsylvania birth injury lawsuit that was filed on behalf of one of these twins has finally ended, but no one was expecting this result.