Tony Baratta

A recent study in Finland establishes that a severe head injury, especially during middle age, could dramatically increase the risk for developing dementia later in life. The study included 40,639 Finnish adults between the ages of 18 and 65 who [ Read More ]

Whenever you are being offered the choice of a medical treatment, you are entitled to know all the risks, benefits and alternatives.  The law in Pennsylvania now requires that the treating physician is responsible to do this and is not [ Read More ]

Recently, a friend’s 4 year old child was prescribed medicine by a doctor for a cough and had it filled at a local pharmacy. Fortunately, my friend double-checked the medication (he learned it was for depression and insomnia) and dose [ Read More ]

A client was recently rear ended.  Both the striking vehicle and her vehicle had significant property damage.  She immediately felt neck and back pain but was reluctant to receive treatment for fear that her auto insurance rates would rise.  Were [ Read More ]

I recently completed the representation of a woman who suffered injuries to her neck and back after being rear ended by a commercial truck.  Her Jeep Cherokee was caused $20,000 in property damage so it was a massive hit. At [ Read More ]

It’s commonplace to learn that persons convicted of criminal acts experienced trauma in childhood.  These facts are usually raised in sentencing hearings by criminal defense lawyers trying to help explain, not justify, the criminal act, and to ask the court that [ Read More ]

The association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the risk of Alzheimer’s/dementia remains controversial and not yet resolved conclusively.  However, there are a number of studies to suggest that there is a link. Alzheimer’s An estimated 5 million Americans have [ Read More ]

Does anybody fear highway driving as much as I do?  One reason I do is how regularly a driver will try to push me to go faster or pull into another lane by riding up on my tail.  And this [ Read More ]

Any real estate investor knows the mantra “location, location, location”.  It means simply that where the property is located is the most significant factor in valuing it.  In a personal injury claim the person injured must prove 3 things to [ Read More ]

Some of my clients are dependent upon opioid pain medication.  I represent the families of persons who have died due to opioid overdose.  It is estimated that as many as 2 million people in this country are addicted to opioid [ Read More ]