$3.8M Settlement to Man Severely Hurt By Faulty Door in Skyscraper
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 17th, 2018
As he walked through a doorway from an outside service balcony on the roof of the Aramark Tower skyscraper in Philadelphia in May of 2015, an assistant building engineer was severely injured when a faulty outside door was blown by a strong gust of wind behind him, forcing him to violently crash into a large concrete building support beam. The victim, Timothy May, has reached a $3.8 million settlement with the owners and management of...
AutoZone Paying $3.3M Settlement for 3 Crash Deaths in 2016
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 10th, 2018
The families of three people killed in a 2016 vehicle crash in New York State will receive a $3.3 million settlement from AutoZone after one of the company's tractor-trailers smashed into the rear of a car that had run out of gas in the right lane of a highway. The driver of the disabled car, Jesenia Valentin, 29, of Bridgeport, Conn., had called 911 to report her vehicle being disabled on Interstate 84 when it...
Court Radio: Interview with Trayvon Martin’s Mom
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 5th, 2018
On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer talks to Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother.
Jury Awards $4.9M to Man Who Loses His Leg After Blood Clot Treatment
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 3rd, 2018
A Florida jury has awarded a $4.9 million verdict to a man who had to have his left leg amputated below the knee after a surgeon allegedly failed to properly treat him for a blood clot in 2013. The patient, Samuel Gray, who was 61 years old at the time of the treatment, had gone to Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Fla., where he saw a vascular surgeon, Dr. Panagiotis Iakovidis, and complained about...
$2.15M Settlement to Severely Injured Motorcycle Crash Victim
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 27th, 2018
A 38-year-old Illinois man will receive a $2.15 million settlement after he suffered permanent brain injuries when he was struck by a car as he rode his motorcycle in a Chicago suburb in 2015. The victim, Wyatt Williams, was riding his 1986 Honda CN250 Helix motorcycle on North Avenue near Maple Street in Oak Park, Ill., in June of 2015 when he was struck by a vehicle being driven by Leslie Mueller, 37, of Glendale...
Court Radio: Community Activists Jondi Harrell and Mitch Chanin
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 22nd, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to Jondhi Harrell of TCRC and Mitch Chanin of 350Philadelphia about their opposition against SEPTA's plan to build a natural gas plant in Nicetown.
$4.69B Verdict Awarded to Additional Talcum Powder Cancer Victims
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 20th, 2018
The latest jury verdict has been announced – this time for $4.69 billion – for 22 more women who have suffered from ovarian cancer after being long-time users of baby powder from Johnson & Johnson. The verdict was reached in St. Louis, Mo., after a 12-person jury heard five weeks of testimony about the use of the talc-based products by the victims, according to a July 12 story by Reuters. The victims alleged that Johnson...
Court Radio: Small Business Legal Challenges with Kitura Dior
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 15th, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer answers legal questions from callers, and later speaks to Kitura Dior about Power Up Your Business, a free business training program for small business owners in Philadelphia.
$29.5M Verdict in Woman’s CT Scan Death Due to Contrast Dye Allergy
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 13th, 2018
The family of a 40-year-old woman who died in 2015 after she had an allergic reaction to contrast dye used in a CT scan she was undergoing has been awarded a $29.5 million verdict by an Iowa jury. The victim, Carrie DeJongh, had been injected with the contrast dye in preparation for the CT scan on June 9, 2015, when she went into anaphylactic shock and lost consciousness, one of her attorneys recently told The...