Court Radio: Domestic Relations #2
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 18th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Irena Shiloh of MyPhillyLawyer discuss domestic relations such as child or spousal support, and divorce. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.12.18-Irena-Shiloh1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
Court Radio: Various Topics
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 11th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman answer questions from listeners on various legal topics. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.12.11-Various-Topics1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$150K Settlement to Family of N.Y. Civic Leader Killed by Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 9th, 2016
The family of a 68-year-old Northville, N.Y., man who died in 2011 after being struck by a car as he crossed his street to retrieve the mail from his roadside mailbox has reached a $150,000 settlement with the Town of Riverhead, N.Y., whose employee was driving the car. Kieran "Kerry" Moran, a longtime civic leader in Northville, was struck by a car being driven by Town of Riverhead employee Walter Breitenbach on Sound Shore Road about...
Court Radio: Chiropractor Conversations
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 4th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Dr. Benjamin Benjamini talk about the recent death of Katie May, a model who suffered a stroke because of a chiropractor's negligence and whether future patients should be concern of such dangers. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.12.04-Benjimin-Benjemini1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$12.7M Verdict to Pa. Woman in in Tonsillectomy Malpractice Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on December 3rd, 2016
A 33-year-old woman has been awarded $12.7 million in damages by a Montgomery County, Pa., jury after she suffered brain damage following tonsillectomy surgery when her breathing tube was allegedly removed too soon. The woman, Sherrell Clayton, who previously worked as a special education teacher, underwent the 14-minute surgery at Main Line Hospital and was "inappropriately oriented and unresponsive" to questions after the procedure, according to a Nov. 3 story by The Legal Intelligencer. After...
Keeping the Holidays Safe: Just Say No to Drinking and Driving
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 23rd, 2016
As Americans across the nation prepare to travel to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with friends and loved ones this week, we here at MyPhillyLawyer offer our annual reminder about not mixing drinking and driving, especially during the winter holidays from now until the end of the year. Drinking and driving never mix, but that message is even more important during the holidays when we are reminded over and over again to enjoy ourselves, but to...
$15M Settlement Being Paid by 3 Bars in Drunk Driving Death Lawsuit
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 21st, 2016
Three Minnesota taverns will pay a combined $15 million settlement to the families of a 9-year-old boy who died and a 7-year-old boy who was severely injured in a September 2014 car crash that was caused by a drunken driver who had been drinking at the bars. The victims, Jeramiya Bishop, 7, and his cousin, William Siems, 9, were sitting in the back seat of a car being driven on Sept. 20, 2014 by Amber...
Court Radio: Workers’ Compensation #3
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on November 20th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Jeff Gross answer legal questions related to work injuries. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.11.20-Jeff-Gross1-1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$14.3M Settlement to Man Severely Injured by Deputy Sheriff’s Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 18th, 2016
A Washington State man who lost both of his legs when he was struck by a deputy sheriff's car that ran a stop sign in 2015 in Everett, Wash., has reached a $14.3 million settlement to compensate him for his massive injuries. The victim, Tom Gillette, 60, was unloading sawhorses from the back of his work pickup truck on April 17, 2015 at 23rd Street and Rockefeller Avenue in Everett when the sheriff's deputy, John...