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- Father's Day After a Wrongful Death: How Harden Crichton, P.C. Helps Surviving Children and Spouses Pursue Justice Under Pennsylvania's Wrongful Death and Survival Acts
Jun 15, 2026
Harden Crichton, P.C. | Philadelphia Wrongful Death Attorney Father's Day is supposed to be a celebration, but for families who lost a father, husband, or provider to someone else's negligence, this Sunday carries a weight that no greeting card can address. In Pennsylvania, wrongful death is a legal concept that recognizes what surviving families already know: losing someone due to another party's carelessness does not just take a life. It takes a future, an...Read More - Philadelphia's Own Oversight Commission Just Documented the Gaps in Police Accountability. Here’s What That Means for Civil Rights Plaintiffs
May 22, 2026
By Harden Crichton, P.C. | Philadelphia Civil Rights and Police Misconduct Attorneys Philadelphia has a Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC). It releases audits, makes recommendations, holds public meetings, and publishes reports. In the first months of 2026 alone, CPOC released findings on Internal Affairs investigations, body-worn camera compliance in multiple police districts, and police academy training. On paper, that is a functioning accountability system. In practice, the picture is more complicated. And for someone...Read More - Vision Zero at Ten Years: Why Are Philadelphia Pedestrians Still Dying at Disproportionate Rates in 2026?
May 20, 2026
By Harden Crichton, P.C. | Philadelphia Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Losing a family member to a pedestrian crash, or surviving one yourself, is a kind of grief that does not fade on a schedule. The phone call comes, the world stops, and you are forced to think about hospitals, police reports, and insurance adjusters while you are still trying to understand what happened. Many Philadelphia families have been pulled into that exact moment in 2026...Read More - One Dead, Two Still Missing After Grays Ferry Parking Garage Collapse. Here's What Families Need to Know.
Apr 10, 2026
By Harden Crichton, P.C. | Construction Accidents | Philadelphia, PA Just after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, a parking garage collapsed in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. The under construction seven-story parking garage partially gave way, floor by floor, in what Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker described as a "progressive collapse of connected sections across all seven levels." Three workers were rescued when emergency service crews arrived. One worker was pronounced dead...Read More - Personal Injury Lawsuits: When Accountability Begins After The Worst Day Of Someone's Life
Mar 19, 2026
Nobody wakes up expecting it to be that day. Not on the drive up I-95 through Chester. Not crossing the intersection on Baltimore Avenue in Yeadon. Not stepping off the curb outside a shop in Upper Darby. Not walking to the car after a late shift. But for thousands of families across Philadelphia, Delaware County, and Montgomery County every single year, that day comes anyway without warning, without mercy, and without a clear road map...Read More - Wrongful Death Lawsuits: When Negligence Turns A Preventable Tragedy Into A Legal Reckoning
Feb 19, 2026
By Harden Crichton, P.C. | Wrongful Death | Philadelphia, PA There is a specific kind of grief that comes with knowing it did not have to happen. Not the grief of illness. Not the grief of age. The grief of a phone call that starts with the words there has been an accident, and ends with the understanding that someone's carelessness, someone's recklessness, someone's failure to do what they were supposed to do took a...Read More - Protecting Your Loved Ones: Nursing Home Neglect Claims in Philadelphia
Nov 27, 2025
Protecting Your Loved Ones: Nursing Home Neglect Claims in Philadelphia When we entrust our elderly family members to a nursing home, we expect that they will receive the care, attention, and dignity they deserve. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Nursing home neglect and abuse are serious problems in Pennsylvania and across the nation—studies reveal that nearly 94% of nursing homes have been cited for violations. When profit takes priority over people, vulnerable seniors suffer...Read More - Why You Need a Workers Compensation Attorney in Philadelphia
Oct 30, 2025
Why You Need a Workers Compensation Attorney in Philadelphia Workplace injuries can happen when you least expect them. Whether it’s a sudden accident on a construction site or repetitive stress that builds up over years, the result is the same: you’re left dealing with medical bills, lost income, and the stress of an uncertain future. Workers’ compensation benefits are designed to help injured employees, but the reality is that insurance companies don’t always make the...Read More - Choosing the Right Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyer
Oct 2, 2025
After a serious car accident, your choice of attorney can make a major difference in the outcome of your case. Insurance companies have highly paid legal teams working to minimize your claim, so you need an advocate who knows how to fight back. But with so many personal injury lawyers in Philadelphia, how do you choose the right one? At Harden Crichton, we believe that informed clients make the best decisions. Here are some key...Read More - What to Do Immediately After a Slip and Fall in Pennsylvania
Jul 31, 2025
Slip and fall accidents happen suddenly, but the impact can last for months—or even years. From painful injuries to mounting medical bills, a fall caused by unsafe property conditions can upend your life. Knowing what to do in the minutes, hours, and days after the incident can protect your health and strengthen your legal claim. AtHarden Crichton, we help injured individuals across Pennsylvania take action when property owners fail to maintain safe premises. If you’ve...Read More