$1M Settlement to Couple Hurt in Red Light Crash in New York State
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on November 11th, 2016
A driver who suffered serious neck and back injuries when another car ran a red light and struck his vehicle in July 2013 in Charleston, N.Y., is receiving a $1 million settlement after pursuing a personal injury lawsuit. The driver, Bobby Negron, 40, was driving his wife's 2009 Mazda automobile on Drumgoole Road in Charleston when the vehicle was struck by a car that ran a red light at the intersection of Bloomington Road about...
Court Radio: Estate Planning #2
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 30th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Saul Langsam of MyPhillyLawyer answer legal questions relating to estate planning. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.10.30-Estate-Planning-Saul1-1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$8.78M Med Mal Verdict to Man Who Lost Lower Legs After Colon Surgery
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 29th, 2016
A Butler County jury awarded an $8.78 million medical malpractice verdict to a Butler, Pa., man who went into septic shock and lost both of his lower legs following surgery to repair a colon problem. The patient, Todd Wogan, initially underwent colon surgery at Butler Memorial Hospital in January 2012 to repair a a colovesical fistula—which is an abnormal connection between the colon and bladder—according to an Oct. 10 story by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. A...
$450K Settlement to Family of Couple Killed by a Pittsburgh Bus
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 25th, 2016
A $450,000 settlement has been reached between the Port Authority of Allegheny County and the family of two people who were killed in October of 2015 by a Pittsburgh bus that accidentally ran over and killed them both. The accident occurred when one of the victims, wheelchair-bound Henry Walker, was crossing the street in front of the Route 83 Bedford Hill Port Authority bus after exiting the vehicle and was struck by another vehicle at...
Court Radio: Domestic Relations #1
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 23rd, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Irena Shiloh of MyPhillyLawyer talk all things domestic relations. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.10.23-Irena-Shiloh1-1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$997K Medical Malpractice Verdict to Pa. Man After Spinal Surgery
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 17th, 2016
A Pennsylvania man has been awarded a $997,500 medical malpractice verdict by a Centre County jury after he experienced complications following back surgery in October of 2011. The plaintiff, Timothy Ahern, had back surgery to repair a herniated disc on Oct. 14, 2011, which was followed by an uneventful recuperation for 12 days, according to an Oct. 5 story by The Legal Intelligencer. Ahern then began experiencing unexpected pain from the surgery and was admitted...
Court Radio: Autism Walk
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 16th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Councilman Derek Green talk about mental health issues and what's being done to raise awareness. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.10.16-Autism-Walk1-1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$200K Settlement to Ohio Man Injured in Car-Ambulance Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on October 7th, 2016
A $200,000 settlement has been reached between the City of Columbus, Ohio, and an Ohio driver whose car was struck by an ambulance that was being driven by a city firefighter in 2013. The victim, Tyrone Powell, suffered a broken leg and head contusions when the ambulance collided with his car at Mooberry Street and Parsons Avenue in Columbus in December 2013, according to a Sept. 19 story by The Legal Intelligencer. Powell's car was...
Court Radio: Upcoming Election
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 2nd, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman talks about the upcoming Presidential election and everything politics. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.10.02-Upcoming-Election1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]