$4M Settlement in Deaths of Calif. Couple Struck by Sheriff’s Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 16th, 2017
The families of a California couple who were killed in 2013 when the SUV they were riding in was struck by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department vehicle that was speeding through an intersection will receive a $4 million payment to settle their wrongful death lawsuit in the case. The victims, Sara Paynter and Robert Delgadillo, were ejected from the back seat of the Ford Explorer they were riding in and were killed in December...
Court Radio: Spousal Support with Irena Shiloh
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 7th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Irena Shiloh of MyPhillyLawyer talk about spousal support, and answer questions from callers about divorce, custody and any matter regarding family law. [powerpress]
$42M Verdict to Car Crash Victims After Improper Auto Repairs
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 6th, 2017
A Texas couple has been awarded a $42 million jury verdict after they were severely injured in a 2013 car crash that was worsened due to improper techniques used to repair their car after it had been damaged previously by a hail storm. The couple, Matthew and Marcia Seebachan, were on their way to visit family members for the holidays on Dec. 21, 2013, when an oncoming Toyota Tundra pickup hydroplaned on a wet surface...
Court Radio: Opioid Crisis
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 1st, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer talks about the possible litigation against opioid manufacturers and the increasing opioid epidemic. [powerpress]
As Transvaginal Mesh Liability Cases Continue, Know Your Legal Rights
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on September 29th, 2017
Juries continue to award millions of dollars in damages in pelvic mesh injury cases across the nation, including a $57.1 million jury verdict recently reached in a transvaginal mesh product liability lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. In that case, plaintiff Ella Ebaugh, a Pennsylvania resident in her 50s, underwent surgery to place Ethicon TVT-Secur mesh in her pelvic area in 2007 to resolve urinary incontinence issues. The original surgery was followed by...
Court Radio: Tort & Other Legal Questions
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 24th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer take legal questions from callers about tort, auto accidents, family law and other issues. [powerpress]
$1.125M Jury Award to Woman in Foot Surgery Med Mal Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on September 22nd, 2017
A former runner was awarded a $1.125 million verdict after a jury ruled that her doctor had been negligent by not receiving her informed consent before removing two bones from her foot during a surgical procedure in 2013. The plaintiff, Elena Benedetti Kline, had undergone a tailor's bunionectomy and procedure to remove a sesamoid bone in March 2013, but the doctor who performed the surgery instead removed both sesamoid bones in Kline's left foot, according...
$18M in Settlements to Kin of Baby Killed When Stroller Struck by SUV
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on September 15th, 2017
An Illinois family whose 7-month-old daughter was killed when an SUV ran into her stroller in a crosswalk as her father walked her across a street in March 2015 on a visit to San Diego's Point Loma will receive a total of $18 million in two settlements that have been reached in connection with the crash. The infant, Juniper Aavang, was being pushed in the stroller at 6:30 a.m. on March 2, 2015 by her...
$1.15M Settlement in Fatal Crash of Stolen Work Van
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on September 8th, 2017
The family of a woman and her 14-year-old daughter who were killed when the car they were in was struck by a fleeing stolen work van earlier this year in New Mexico has reached a $1.15 million settlement with the company that owned the van. The van, which had been left running in an employee's driveway on Jan. 18, 2018, in Albuquerque, N.M., was stolen and crashed into another car while being chased by police,...