Court Radio: Weekend Violence
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on July 10th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman talks about the recent police violence and take calls regarding civil liberties. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.07.10.Weekend-Violence1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Victims Get Help from MyPhillyLawyer
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 8th, 2016
After 62-year-old Jacqueline Fox died in 2015 from ovarian cancer, her family sued Johnson & Johnson, the maker of the baby powder and other talcum powders she had used for more than 35 years. In February, a Missouri jury ordered the consumer products company to pay her family $72 million in damages after finding that her ovarian cancer was linked to the use of the products. More than 1,200 other women who have been diagnosed...
Court Radio: Open Topics #2
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on June 26th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman answer questions from callers, among them about tort and the difference between a court-appointed attorney and a public defender. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.06.26-OpenTopics1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$7M Settlement in 2015 Car Crash that Killed Missouri Driver
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on June 24th, 2016
The family of a 34-year-old Missouri man who was killed in 2015 when his vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle at high-speed has reached a $7 million settlement in the case. The victim, Aaron C. Overman, was sitting in his car at a red light on March 27, 2015, at the intersection of U.S. 24 and Blue Mills Road in Independence, Mo., when his car was struck from behind by a pickup truck "that may...
Court Radio: Open Topics #1
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on June 19th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman gives his opinions and advice to callers regarding a multitude of issues, such as gun control and dog ownership claim. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.06.19-Open-Topics1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$7.7M Jury Verdict for Missed Blood Clot in Medical Malpractice Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on June 17th, 2016
The family of a 50-year-old woman who died in 2012 from a pulmonary embolism after being treated for a broken leg following a skiing accident will receive a $7.7 million verdict after a Philadelphia jury ruled in their favor in a medical malpractice case in May. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of the estate of Ingrid Clark, alleged that the doctors who treated Clark's broken knee bone in March 2012 failed to properly...
Court Radio: Innocence Project
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on June 12th, 2016
This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Kevin Mincey of Mincey & Fitzpatrick, LLC talk about the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a nonprofit that represents wrongly imprisoned victims. [audio mp3="https://www.myphillylawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016.06.12-Innocnce-Project1.mp3"][/audio] [powerpress]
$32.4M Verdict to Family of Woman Killed When SUV Crashed into Store
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on June 10th, 2016
As she walked into a Massachusetts convenience store in November 2010, 43-year-old Kimmy Dubuque was struck and killed by an SUV that accidentally was driven forward by its 81-year-old driver from the parking lot into the storefront. Her survivors have been awarded a $32.4 million verdict by a Massachusetts jury in connection with Dubuque's death, according to a Feb. 24 by FairWarning.org. Dubuque was killed when the out-of-control SUV was able to crash into the...
$6M Settlement in Teen’s Drowning Death in Apartment Complex Pool
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on June 3rd, 2016
The family of a 14-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool in Swatara Township near Harrisburg in June 2015 has reached a $6 million settlement with several defendants in connection with the boy’s death. The boy, Benjamin Dodoo, died June 17, 2015, while he swam in a pool at the Aspen Hill Apartment complex in the 5000 block of Stacey Drive East in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to an earlier report...