MyPhillyLawyer’s Court Radio Expands to 2 More Radio Stations
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 6th, 2013
MyPhillyLawyer's four-year-old "Court Radio" show, which is broadcast at 7 a.m. ET every Sunday on 100.3 FM in Philadelphia, is now expanding to two additional radio stations starting this Sunday, Sept. 8. The call-in radio show, which features listeners asking questions about their legal concerns and problems involving a wide variety of scenarios, has been a Sunday morning staple in the Philadelphia area since January of 2009 on Old School 100.3 FM, which was formerly...
Recent Fatal Falls in Sports Stadiums Spur Design Attention; Lawsuits Likely
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 30th, 2013
When 30-year-old Ronald Lee Homer Jr. accidentally fell to his death from an upper level of Turner Field in Atlanta earlier in August while he was attending a baseball game, the 42-inch-high railing he apparently fell over became a key topic. He knew the stadium well as a longtime regular attendee, according to a story by The Associated Press. The 6-foot-6-inch-tall baseball enthusiast was apparently waiting out a rain delay in a fourth-level smoking area...
$2 Million Verdict for Victim in Vaginal Mesh Implant Case in West Virginia
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 23rd, 2013
A West Virginia woman has been awarded $2 million in damages after she suffered severe pain, bleeding and bladder spasms following vaginal mesh implant surgery back in 2009. And even more powerful, the woman's devastating injuries and the tragic case are just the tip of the iceberg. There are some 8,000 similar lawsuits pending against the makers of the vaginal mesh devices involved in this case. Thousands of other lawsuits are also pending against the...
The Right Move: U.S. Aims to Finally Reform Overly Harsh Drug Sentences
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 16th, 2013
In the United States, there is a higher percentage of people incarcerated behind prison bars than in any other nation in the world. Yes, many of them are murderers, rapists, muggers and other dangerous, hard-core criminals. At the same time, though, many are also non-violent, low-level drug dealers who have been imprisoned for long stretches of time due to mandatory minimum sentences that were adopted around the nation to show citizens that their local officials...
Drunk Driver and Two Philadelphia Bars Being Sued Over Death of Pedestrian
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 9th, 2013
The family of a 22-year-old woman who was killed in March 2012 when she was struck by a vehicle being driven by a drunk driver in South Philadelphia is suing the driver and two bars for damages under laws that exist to hold bars responsible for the conduct of their patrons who have been drinking in the establishments. Pennsylvania's Dram shop liability law is named for a "dram shop," which is a 1700’s term for...
Think Again If You Think You Have Enough Auto Insurance
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 2nd, 2013
Vehicle accidents happen every day, often injuring people who have done nothing to contribute to causing the accident which has ensnared their lives. Victims are injured when other cars crash into their vehicles, or when others accidentally run them down on sidewalks or in a myriad of other tragic ways. Yet learning after such an accident that one's automobile insurance isn't adequate to compensate them for a serious injury is one of the toughest things...
Devastating Truck-Car Crashes in Indiana and Texas Lead to $18.5M, $8.7M and $3M Settlements
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 26th, 2013
Three crashes involving loaded tractor-trailers that have tangled with smaller cars on highways with devastating results in Indiana and Texas were recently settled for millions of dollars each, providing money that the victims' families can use to continue their healing. In Indiana, an $18.5 million settlement was reached in the deaths of two Michigan men who died in February 2011 when the car in which they were traveling was struck by a tractor-trailer operating at...
$1 Million Settlement in Death of Man After Hip Replacement Surgery
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 19th, 2013
The family of a suburban Harrisburg man has received a $1 million settlement after the 56-year-old Hampden Township man died a few weeks after undergoing hip replacement surgery in 2008. The settlement ends a multi-year malpractice claim filed by Charlotte Ann March, whose husband, Richard, died due to complications after the surgery, according to a July 16 story by The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News. The lawsuit had been filed against Harrisburg Hospital and Pinnacle Health System, as...
Widow Receives $3.1 Million Settlement from 2010 Megabus Crash That Killed Her Husband
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 12th, 2013
At least six victims and families of victims in the Sept. 11, 2010, fatal crash of a double-decker Megabus have received settlements of up to $3.1 million to compensate them after the tragedy that took four lives on Onondaga Lake Parkway near Syracuse, N.Y. The widow of one of the victims, Ashwani Mehta, received a $3.1 million settlement in 2012, while Candice Burks, another passenger in the bus, was awarded $677,000 in compensatory damages and...