Court Radio: Various Legal Questions
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 6th, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer answers various legal questions from callers.
School’s Almost Out: Summer Driving Safety and Your Teen
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on May 4th, 2018
As summer approaches and high school students get ready for the end of classes, here's a frightening and sobering statistic – motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for U.S. teens each year. In 2016, some 2,082 teens aged 15 to 18 years old died in crashes on U.S. roads, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2015, about 2,333 teens between the ages of 16 to 19 were...
$3.2M Verdict to Victim of a Bicycle Crash at a Charity Event
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 27th, 2018
A New Jersey man has been awarded a $3.2 million jury award as compensation for severe spinal injuries he suffered in a bicycle crash while participating in a charity bicycle ride in Philadelphia in 2015. The victim, Anthony Degliomini, was riding his bike on May 17, 2015 as part of a 20-mile-long Phillies Charities Bike Ride when his bicycle wheels went into a sinkhole along the route in the 200 block of Pattison Avenue, causing...
Court Radio: 911 Calls & Racial Profiling
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 22nd, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer takes legal questions from callers. Later, Dean talks about the recent Philadelphia Starbucks arrest and how they may have been a target of racial profiling.
$16.5M Verdict to Man Seriously Hurt in Crash with Texting Trucker
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 20th, 2018
An Indiana man who was seriously injured in 2015 when his car was rear-ended at a traffic light by a tractor-trailer whose driver was messaging on a cellphone has been awarded a $16.5 million verdict by an Indiana jury. The man, John Binkowski, was hurt March 7, 2015, when the tractor-trailer smashed into the rear of his car as he waited at a red light on Indiana Highway 49 at County Road 500 North, pushing...
Court Radio: Wills with Saul Langsam
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 15th, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Saul Langsam of MyPhillyLawyer talks about the advantages of having a will. Later, they answer estate planning questions from callers.
What You Need to Know About Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 13th, 2018
Buying auto insurance is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself and your family in the event of a collision, but it's something that many people don't spend enough time researching beyond just shopping for low rates. The problem is that low rates don't always mean ensuring you have enough coverage to protect yourself in the event of a crash in which you sustain serious injuries caused by another driver....
Court Radio: Workers Compensation with Jeffrey Gross
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 8th, 2018
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer talks to Jeffrey S. Gross about the misconceptions of workers' comp. Later, Dean and Jeffrey answer legal questions from callers.
Late Cancer Diagnosis Leads to $4.2M Jury Verdict in Man’s Death
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 6th, 2018
The family of a 54-year-old Massachusetts man has been awarded a $4.2 million medical malpractice jury verdict in connection with his death following a late kidney cancer diagnosis. The man, Neil Senna of Billerica, Mass., had visited his doctor in June 2009 as part of an initial evaluation of hypertension and underwent a urine analysis that suggested the presence of red blood cells in his urine, according to an April 3 story in The Lowell...