$32M Verdict in Pittsburgh Car Crash that Killed a Child
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on January 6th, 2016
The family of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a 2012 vehicle crash in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded a $32 million verdict in the case by an Allegheny County jury. The boy, Elijah Straw, was killed when the car in which he was riding was struck from behind by a pickup truck after the car became disabled on a highway on May 1, 2012, according to a Dec. 29 story in The Legal...
$700K Settlement to Boy Injured in Car Crash at a School
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 28th, 2015
The family of a California boy who had a leg amputated after being struck by debris from a nearby car crash while he was playing on a school athletic field has reached a $700,000 settlement in the case. The boy, Adrian Grajeda, who was 10 years old at the time of the Oct. 23, 2013 incident, was playing in the athletic field of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Palm Desert, Calif., when a car crashed...
$3M Settlement to Plumber Hurt in Freight Elevator Accident
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 18th, 2015
A 33-year-old plumber and pipe fitter whose hand was severely crushed and disabled between the doors of a freight elevator while working as a contractor in a meat plant has reached a $3 million settlement for his injuries James Levering was permanently disabled due to the injury to his left hand, which occurred June 9, 2012, at the meat processing plant of Hatfield Quality Meats Inc., according to a Dec. 8 story in The Legal...
$4.2M Verdict After Failed Knee Surgery Leads to Amputation
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 11th, 2015
A Philadelphia-area woman who had her left leg amputated after a serious infection occurred following a double knee replacement surgery in 2010 has been awarded $4.2 million in damages by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury. The plaintiff, Annabelle Glasgow, had the surgery after her doctor, Dr. Easwaran Balasubramanian of Temple University Hospital, diagnosed her with degenerative arthritis in both knees in late 2010, according to a Dec. 9 story in The Legal Intelligencer....
$3M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Victim
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 4th, 2015
A Jefferson County, Pa., woman has been awarded $3 million in damages by a jury for a negligence claim against a doctor who failed to diagnose her cancer on a timely basis, which led to her disease progressing for more than four years. The victim, Katherine Palar, had gone to Punxsutawney Hospital in March 2009 for an MRI on her spine, where a doctor, Dr. John Wohlwend, viewed the images and allegedly did not report...
Sober Thoughts About Drinking and Driving During the Holidays
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 27th, 2015
Drinking and driving never mix, especially during the holidays when we are reminded over and over again to enjoy ourselves, but to drink responsibly. It's the time of year when we are inundated with public service messages about the dangers of drinking and driving, and when we see an uptick in the number of holiday sobriety checks on area roads. Just in time for the upcoming holiday activities, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the...
$1M Settlement in Motorist’s Death in Crash with Police Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 20th, 2015
The estate of a Williamsport, Pa., man who died in January 2014 when his car was struck by a speeding police car that was heading to a call has reached a $1 million settlement with the city. The estate of James D. Robinson, who was 42 years old at the time of the crash on Jan. 12, 2014, reached the settlement Nov. 2 with the city of Williamsport and the former officer involved in the...
New York Woman Receives $250K Settlement in Bus-Car Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 13th, 2015
A New Springville, N.Y., woman whose car was struck by a New York City Transit express bus as she drove in Eltingville, N.Y., in August 2009 has reached a $250,000 settlement with the transit company and its driver. Tara Prussack, now 39, was driving her car at 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2009, on Richmond Avenue toward Eltingville Boulevard when the crash occurred. The bus allegedly sideswiped her car and caused her vehicle to veer...
$2.5M Settlement to Calif. Bicyclist Struck by a Bus
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 6th, 2015
A California woman has received a $2.5 million settlement for serious injuries suffered in 2012 when a mass transit bus struck her while she rode her bicycle home from a gym in Emeryville, Calif. The victim, Cara McClendon of Oakland, suffered a brain injury and a shattered face in the crash, which happened July 17, 2012, when she was struck by an AC Transit bus while maneuvering around a second bus that was stopped at...