$1.2M Verdict to Family of Construction Worker Killed at Ski Resort
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on February 21st, 2016
The family of an excavation vehicle driver who was killed when his articulated hauler ran over him as it backed down a steep hill at a ski resort has been awarded a $1.2 million verdict by a Carbon County, Pa., jury. The driver, Victor Bortz, died in September 2011 when the articulated hauler he was backing up struck a ski lift tower, knocking him out of the vehicle and under its wheels at the Blue...
$10.1M Verdict to Estate of N.J. Cop Killed By Drunken Driver
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on February 17th, 2016
The estate of a New Jersey police officer who was killed in 2010 when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a car being operated by a drunken driver has been awarded a $10.1 million verdict by a N.J. jury. In its decision after an eight-day trial, the jury awarded $10.1 million in damages to the two young children of Ocean Gate, N.J., Police Officer Jason Marles, who was killed in the crash on...
Court Radio: General Legal Q&A #2
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 14th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, David Rapaport answer questions from callers on general legal issues. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.02.14-General-Legal-David-M-Rapoport-Host1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
Court Radio: General Legal Q&A #1
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 7th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and David Rapaport answer callers' questions on general legal matters. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.02.07-General-Legal1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
Court Radio: Criminal Justice
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 31st, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Rep. Jordan Harris speak on the passing of the expungement bill and the issues of criminal justice. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.01.31-Criminal-Justice-Jordan-Harris1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$8.5M Settlement in Truck Crash Deaths Caused by Drug Clinic Patient
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on January 29th, 2016
An $8.5 million settlement has been reached in Minnesota for the families of two men who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in October 2012 when the truck they were riding in was struck by a vehicle being driven by a patient who was in drug treatment at a methadone clinic. Mitchell Lingren, 29, and Zachary Gamache, 25, were killed on Oct. 1, 2012 when their truck was struck by a car being driven by...
$15M Damage Award in Lancaster County Fatal DUI Car Crash Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on January 22nd, 2016
A Lancaster County jury has awarded $15 million in damages to the family of a 24-year-old York County woman who was killed in February 2014 when the car she was driving was struck by an SUV that was being operated by a man who was legally drunk. Kaitlyn E. Berry was killed in the Feb. 22, 2014 crash when her vehicle was struck on Lancaster's East King Street by an SUV being driven erratically by...
Court Radio: Estates & Wills #1
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 17th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Saul Langsam of MyPhillyLawyer talk about everything regarding wills and estates. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016.01.17-Wills-and-Estates-Saul-Langsam1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$1.57M Verdict in Injured Carpenter’s Medical Malpractice Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on January 15th, 2016
A 56-year-old Port Angeles, Wash., carpenter has been awarded a $1.57 million medical malpractice verdict after he lost the use of his left hand and suffered permanent damage to his left arm after being misdiagnosed at a hospital following a workplace injury in 2011. Plaintiff John Pluard was working at a boat building company on Feb. 2, 2011, when he fell 16 feet from scaffolding onto a concrete floor, according to a Dec. 24 story...