$4.1M Settlement for Chicago Train Crash Victim’s Daughter
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 28th, 2015
A $4.1 million settlement has been reached for the 9-year-old daughter of a woman who suffered major injuries and was in a coma after a 2005 commuter train derailment in Chicago that left two other passengers dead. The child, Faith Poppel, was born prematurely while her mother, Renea Poppel, was in a coma following the Sept. 17, 2005, train crash, according to an Aug. 26 story in The Chicago Tribune. The child weighed only three...
Hiring the Right Lawyer Sometimes Means Getting a Second Opinion
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 22nd, 2015
If you go to a doctor and get questionable advice about a medical condition, it’s likely that you’ll go and seek a second opinion. So why don’t people think about getting second opinions when it comes to lawyers? Actually, it’s a good question that came up recently with a client who called MyPhillyLawyer in May seeking our help in just such a scenario. Our client, a middle-aged man in Northeast Philadelphia, was severely injured on...
$4.15M Settlement to Family in Wrong-Way Driving Death
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 14th, 2015
The family of a 58-year-old Ohio man has reached a $4.15 million settlement with the City of Marion, Ohio, after he was killed when his vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle that drove the wrong way on a one-way street which was not properly marked. Francis D. Huffman died from complications caused by the Feb. 20, 2013 crash on North Main Street in Marion when his vehicle was struck by a wrong-way car that...
Man Crushed By Fire Truck to Get $15M Settlement
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on August 7th, 2015
A 53-year-old California man who lost a leg and suffered other serious injuries after being struck by one of two careening fire trucks in April 2014 has been awarded a $15 million settlement from the cities which operate the fire companies that were involved in the collision. Kenneth Thai was waiting to cross the street at Garfield and Emerson avenues in Monterey Park, Calif., on April 16, 2014, as the two fire trucks descended on...
$26M Settlement to Missionary Worker Left Paralyzed in Crash
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 31st, 2015
A 27-year-old missionary student who was paralyzed in a 2009 vehicle rollover crash has been awarded a $26 million court settlement in Montana. The victim, Jeremy Vangsnes, was on a 10-week mission trip assignment in Yellowstone National Park on July 21, 2009, when a Jeep Cherokee he was riding in drifted off Interstate 90, drove into the median and rolled several times, leaving him with critical injuries, according to a July 16 story in The...
$165.5M Verdict Upheld Against FedEx in Crash Deaths of Mother, Child
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 24th, 2015
A district court judge in New Mexico has upheld a $165.5 million jury verdict that was awarded in January to the survivors of a 2011 crash that killed a 22-year-old mother and her 4-year-old daughter when a FedEx tractor-trailer smashed into their vehicle. The crash, which occurred on June 22, 2011 on Interstate 10 near Las Cruces, N.M., killed Marialy Venegas Morga, who was driving her GMC pickup on the highway, as well as her...
$2.7M Settlement in N.Y. Minivan Crash that Killed 7
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 17th, 2015
A $2.7 million settlement has been reached for the sole survivor and the estates of seven victims who were killed when a runaway truck trailer struck the minivan they were riding in on a New York state highway in 2013. The crash, which happened May 29, 2013, killed seven people, including four children, when the trailer of a tractor-trailer separated from the truck's tractor and veered into the path of a Dodge minivan that was...
Get MyPhillyLawyer’s Free Mobile App for Legal Help Anywhere
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 10th, 2015
MyPhillyLawyer now offers a free mobile app for your smartphone or tablet that provides basic legal information, contact details in an emergency and a helpful accident report capability so you can collect and fill in all the important information that's needed if you are ever involved in a vehicle accident. The MyPhillyLawyer app is available immediately for Android devices through the Google Play Store and for Apple iPhones and iPads through the Apple App Store...
It’s the Fourth of July Weekend: Let’s be Careful Out There
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 2nd, 2015
The deadliest holiday on America roads each year isn't New Year's Eve or St. Patrick's Day, both of which are typically tied to drinking and celebrating. Instead, the deadliest holiday on roadways in the United States by far is July Fourth, according to government statistics. With that in mind, we here at MyPhillyLawyer want to take a few minutes to remind everyone that we all need to take care as we travel, celebrate and enjoy...