Tougher rules for teen drivers in Pa. don’t go far enough
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 29th, 2011
A ban on teens texting while driving is missing from the new law When Gov. Tom Corbett soon signs into law a long-awaited bill that enacts tougher rules for teen drivers, it will be a good day for the Commonwealth's teen drivers. In almost every way, it will be a good start toward making teen drivers safer in Pennsylvania, but sadly, the law was diluted before it passed the state House and Senate. What was...
Truck driver in deadly train-truck crash was using a cell phone just before impact
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 28th, 2011
Such incidents are behind a federal effort that's underway to ban truckers, bus drivers from using cell phones while driving It's dangerous enough when drivers of automobiles and SUVs operate their vehicles on our roadways while using hand-held cell phones to talk or text. It's even worse when the driver using the cell phone is operating a huge, 80,000-pound tractor-trailer, which takes longer to stop and is much less nimble or controllable than a much...
Reno, Martinsburg Air Show Plane Crash Deaths: What You Need To Know
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 25th, 2011
In the last two weeks, 10 spectators and 2 aircraft pilots have died in crashes at two separate air show events in Reno, Nevada, and Martinsburg, W.V. The deaths have reverberated across the air show community nationwide as people struggle to make sense of the tragedies. In the Reno crash, a 74-year-old pilot – a veteran aviator -- crashed his World War II-era Mustang P51 plane during a national air race, nosediving into a crowd...
MyPhillyLawyer sponsoring Variety’s Oct. 19 “Kids With Heart Talent Show”
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 21st, 2011
MyPhillyLawyer is proud to announce that it is serving as the Presenting Sponsor for the 2011 "Kids With Heart Talent Show," which is hosted by Variety – The Children's Charity of Greater Philadelphia. The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at The Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, starting at 6 p.m. and will feature performances by many of the children who are clients of the longtime children's charity here in the Delaware...
The Tragedies of 9/11 Continue: Sickened First Responders Still Paying the Price For Their Bravery
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 10th, 2011
Today, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, it is a day of remembrance and reflection. It's also a day to remember the hundreds to thousands of first responders who continue to have major health problems after they jumped into the ruins of the demolished Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York that day without thinking about anything but helping victims who might have survived...
MyPhillyLawyer Court Radio Show Alert: Now Broadcasting on 100.3 FM
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 9th, 2011
Starting this Sunday, Sept. 11, MyPhillyLawyer's popular and engaging Court Radio Show will move to a new station number on your FM dial. This week the show's radio home WRNB FM moved and is now broadcasting on 100.3 FM, which will allow the station to broaden its reach and listening audience compared to its former home at 107.9 FM. [caption id="attachment_1383" align="alignleft" width="287" caption="Dean I. Weitzman, managing partner of MyPhillyLawyer and host of MyPhillyLawyer's Court...
4 Flash Flood Deaths in Pittsburgh: Why You Should Never Drive Through Standing Water
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 31st, 2011
It might just look like a small amount of water across the road, but standing water over a roadway can kill you. Earlier this month, four people died in Pittsburgh, including a 45-year-old mother and her two young daughters, when rainwater overwhelmed a sewer system and caused flash flooding which overran local roadways, according to a story in The Toledo Blade. The car carrying the woman and her daughters was swept up on a road...
Tour Bus Safety and You: What Passengers Need to Know to Protect Their Rights
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 27th, 2011
A continuing pattern of serious tour bus accidents across the nation means that you have to watch out for the safety of your loved ones. For the second time this year, a serious tour bus accident on a New Jersey highway has caused a fatality and injured more than a dozen passengers. The crash occurred earlier this week when the bus struck the rear of a tractor-trailer rig that had run into the rear of...
MyPhillyLawyer negotiates resignation of embattled Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on August 24th, 2011
Embattled Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman formally resigned her post today in a contract settlement negotiated by the legal team at MyPhillyLawyer. Behind the scenes over the last month, the lawyers of MyPhillyLawyer represented Ackerman throughout the process, ensuring that the terms of her employment contract and compensation were fully met and that the school system would be able to move on with new leadership in an orderly transition. Under the agreement, Ackerman will...