Court Radio: Open Forum
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 12th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer takes calls from listeners regarding President Trump, medical malpractice, marriage and tort laws. [powerpress]
$56.5M Verdict Awarded to Severely Injured Calif. Highway Worker
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on February 10th, 2017
A 26-year-old California road construction employee who was struck by a car while working on a highway project in Eureka, Calif. in 2011 has been awarded $56.5 million in damages by a jury to compensate him for catastrophic injuries he suffered in the incident, including a severe brain injury and quadriplegia. The victim, Kyle Anderson, was working for his employer, All Phase Excavating, on a night-time project for the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) in...
$10M Settlement to 5 Children Injured in Calif. School Bus Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on February 8th, 2017
A 2014 school bus crash in California that left 5 children injured has resulted in a $10 million settlement for the families of the young victims. The students were riding in the school bus in the Orange Unified School District in Anaheim Hills, Calif., on April 24, 2014 when the bus veered off a road and struck several trees, according to a Jan. 24, 2017, story by The Orange County Register newspaper. At least 5...
$16.8M Verdict to Family of Trucker Killed in Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on January 31st, 2017
The family of an Alabama truck driver has been awarded a $16.8 million verdict by a jury after he was killed in a 2013 truck crash by a payload of logs that entered the truck's cab and crushed him after the vehicle went out of control. Larry Albritton died in the Oct. 7, 2013, crash due to a defective guard that was designed to keep a payload from moving forward and smashing into the truck's...
Court Radio: Wills & Estates #3
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 29th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman addresses the recent travel ban and takes calls from listeners. Later, Saul Langsam of MyPhillyLawyer answers legal questions about wills and estates to callers. [powerpress]
Court Radio: Various Topics #2
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 22nd, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer answers legal questions from listeners on various topics. [powerpress]
Court Radio: MLK Weekend
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 15th, 2017
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer answers legal questions from listeners. [powerpress]
$200K Settlement in Crash Involving Texas Mayor’s City-Owned Vehicle
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 5th, 2017
The City of San Antonio, Texas, will pay a $200,000 settlement to an 18-year-old woman who was injured in April 2015 when the car she was riding in was struck by a city-owned SUV that was carrying the city’s mayor. Tomekia Baldwin, 18, was seriously injured in the crash when the Chrysler Sebring she was riding in collided with the mayor’s Lincoln Navigator SUV, which was being driven by a city police officer, Mark Knutson,...
$500K Settlement to Man Injured as He Watched Tree Being Cut Down
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 30th, 2016
A 69-year-old St. Paul, Minn., man has reached a $500,000 settlement with the city after he was severely hurt by a flying 800-pound tree as it was being cut down by city forestry department employees in January 2013. The tree was diagnosed as having Dutch elm disease, which required its removal, according to an Oct. 19 story by The (St. Paul) Pioneer Press. As the forestry crew was preparing to remove the tree on West...