On Court Radio at 7 am Sunday: A Criminal Law Guide with Special Guest, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 25th, 2012
R. Seth Williams, Philadelphia's district attorney, will appear live on the weekly "Court Radio" show at 7 a.m. Sunday to discuss the city's recent efforts and initiatives to fight violent crime involving firearms. The program will discuss criminal law and some of the basic things that citizens need to know about the system of criminal justice in the Delaware Valley. One of the topics Williams will discuss is the city's new reward program that aims...
MyPhillyLawyer’s Dean Weitzman to host two-hour legal call-in show Sunday on Praise 103.9 FM
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 24th, 2012
If you'd like to ask a skilled personal injury attorney for advice on a legal question for free, then call in this Sunday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. when MyPhillyLawyer's Dean Weitzman will be a special guest on Philadelphia's Praise 103.9 FM radio. Weitzman, the managing partner of MyPhillyLawyer and the weekly host of WRNB 100.3 FM's "Court Radio" program is joining Praise 103.9 FM for a special two-hour radio Sunday night to...
Construction Accidents and Injuries: What To Do If You Are Hurt On The Job
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 23rd, 2012
A steel floor beam collapsed as construction workers were pouring concrete on top of it at a Cincinnati work site last month, leaving some 13 workers injured, according to a story on Cincinnati.com. These kinds of construction accidents happen all the time, often causing serious, life-changing injuries for workers and their families. Construction is a dangerous occupation, from working with heavy equipment to working at high heights or even in trenches and excavated work sites....
Nursing Home Injuries, Falls and Abuse: What You Need To Know to Protect Your Loved Ones
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 18th, 2012
Nursing homes are supposed to be places that take care of frail, elderly people and make them comfortable and keep them safe. Unfortunately, that's not always what happens in the real world. A Kentucky jury last week awarded an $8 million verdict to an elderly woman after she suffered broken legs while being moved onto a bed in a nursing home, according to a story in The Birmingham (Ala.) News. The nursing "attempted to cover...
N.J. School Bus Crash Kills One Child, Leaves Many Legal Questions
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 17th, 2012
In one horrific moment, a family with triplet 11-year-old daughters had its whole world turned upside down this week when the school bus the girls were riding in was struck by a dump truck in an intersection in Chesterfield, N.J., just south of Trenton. One of the girls died at the scene following the crash and one of the other two girls remains in critical condition in a hospital, according to an Associated Press (AP)...
Don’t Get Sued: Shovel Your Sidewalks After It Snows To Prevent Lawsuits
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 11th, 2012
It's been a relatively mild winter across the Philadelphia region this season, but this weekend's forecast for a light snowfall is a great reminder to remain vigilant about keeping your sidewalks clear of snow and ice for pedestrians. Just a couple inches of snow was expected here, according to a story in The Philadelphia Inquirer, but a lot could still fall in the next six weeks of winter that lie ahead. So what's the big...
11 Die in I-75 Chain-Reaction Crash in Florida: How Could It Have Been Avoided?
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 8th, 2012
Blinded by smoke from a large brush fire combined with fog in the early-morning darkness, the drivers of at least a dozen cars, six tractor-trailers and a motorhome crashed in a chain-reaction collision on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, Fla., late last month, killing 11 victims. Now the questions begin – did the Florida Highway Patrol, which had closed the highway three hours earlier due to the smoke and fog, re-open the highway too soon? [caption...
Court Radio: Top 10 Tips on What To Do If You Are in a Car Accident
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 4th, 2012
We drive our cars, SUVs, motorcycles and trucks miles and miles every day and nary think about that would happen if we were involved in a vehicle accident from a fender-bender to a serious crash. But accidents do happen and it's not a bad idea occasionally to review what you should do if you become involved in a vehicle accident. [caption id="attachment_1593" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An accident scene after emergency vehicles have arrived to aid victims....
$2.37M Settlement After Horrific Fatal Accident Photos Leaked by Police, Bringing More Grief to a Family Mourning Their Daughter
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 3rd, 2012
As if losing their 18-year-old daughter in a terrible car crash weren't enough, a California family then had to suffer all over again when investigating officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) took photos of the gruesome scene which were later distributed to others in emails. The photos then spread wildly across the Internet on some 1,600 Web sites, according to an investigation. And these were no ordinary photographs. The teen, Nicole "Nikki" Catsouras, took...