$2.8M Verdict in Plane Crash Death in Product Liability Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 28th, 2017
The wife of a U.S. Forest Service employee who died in 2010 when the chartered plane he was flying in suffered a catastrophic engine failure and crashed in Lock Haven, Pa., has been awarded a $2.75 million verdict by a federal jury. Daniel Snider, who was 30 at the time of the incident, died on June 21, 2010, when the Cessna T210L aircraft he was a passenger in crashed on a residential street in Lock...
Court Radio: Estate Planning #4
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 23rd, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Saul Langsam of MyPhillyLawyer speak to listeners about wills, estates and property transfers.
Man Wins $4M Verdict After Being Blinded in Fall on Store Sidewalk
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 21st, 2017
Damages of $4 million have been awarded to a York, Pa., man after a fall in 2012 that blinded him in his left eye as he exited a store in a small shopping center. The victim, William Waite, who was 79 at the time of the incident, had just left the store on July 3, 2012 at 2861 East Prospect Road in York when he lost his footing "due to an allegedly unseen single step"...
$8.5M Settlement to Family of Woman Killed in Crash with Police Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 14th, 2017
The family of a 21-year-old New Mexico woman who was killed in 2013 when the car she was traveling in was struck by a speeding police cruiser will receive an $8.5 million settlement in the case. Ashley Browder was killed on Feb. 10, 2013, when a police cruiser, being driven by an off-duty police officer, smashed into the car being driven by Ashley's then 19-year-old sister, Lindsay, in an intersection in Albuquerque, N.M., according to...
Court Radio: Mortgage
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 9th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Jack Meyers of Amc Funding talk and speak to callers about everything mortgage-related. [powerpress]
Additional $533K Settlement for Family of Child Killed in Car Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 7th, 2017
The family of a six-month old boy who was killed in the crash of a car that was being driven by his 23-year-old nanny in 2011 in Aberdeen, N.J., has reached an additional $533,503 settlement in the case with a second automotive service station which had previously worked on the car, and with the nanny's estate. The infant, Gabriel Bauder, and his nanny, Janine Hayes, died following the crash on Sept. 6, 2011, on Church...
Court Radio: Immigration Laws
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 2nd, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Ricky Palladino of SIP Immigration take calls from listeners regarding immigration laws and other legal matters. [powerpress]
$4.85M Settlement to Bicyclist Hurt On Poorly-Kept City Sidewalk
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on March 31st, 2017
A California man has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the City of San Diego in connection to severe injuries he suffered in 2014 when he crashed while riding his bicycle on a sidewalk that had been lifted by large tree roots. The victim, Clifford Brown, landed on his head and tore spinal cord ligaments, lost several teeth and suffered a possible stroke when he and his 21-speed Schwinn bicycle were "launched" about 28 feet...
Court Radio: Open Topics #3
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on March 26th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer answers questions from callers and speaks about current events of the healthcare system. [powerpress]