Car Insurance, Risk and You: Why Better Coverage is A Good Idea

Having car insurance for your cars, SUV's, motorcycles and trucks is the law in Pennsylvania. But just having insurance isn't enough. You also need to make sure that you actually have enough insurance coverage to protect you, your family and others if you are ever involved in a motor vehicle crash. Vehicle accidents happen every day, often injuring people who have done nothing to contribute to causing the accident which has ensnared their lives. Victims...

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$850,000 Settlement To Brain Injury Victim in Armored Truck Crash

An $850,000 settlement has been reached in the case of a driver whose suffers from a traumatic brain injury caused when his car was struck hard by an armored truck that ran a red light in April 2012 in Bensalem, Pa. The victim, Frank Jazlovietcki, was 29 at the time of the crash, which happened when an armored truck owned by Garda CL Atlantic Inc., smashed into his car, according to an Aug. 19 story...

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$3 Million Settlement to Woman Severely Hurt in Verizon Truck Crash

As Patricia Pinkerton drove her car and waited at a red light on Feb. 27, 2012 on Garrett Road in Upper Darby, Pa., a Verizon bucket truck slammed into the rear of her vehicle as the truck driver was using his cellphone for work. The rear-end crash caused Pinkerton to suffer a traumatic brain injury and spinal injuries. To compensate her for her serious injuries, Pinkerton recently was awarded a $3 million settlement from Verizon...

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How MyPhillyLawyer Can Help Serve Your Family Law Needs

Known for our distinguished work and expertise in the legal fields of personal injury, vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, birth injury, criminal defense and estate planning, MyPhillyLawyer is also now your best source for family law assistance. In June, MyPhillyLawyer opened its first-ever office in Northeast Philadelphia, far from the bustle of Center City, where our newest attorney, Ms. Irena Shiloh, is working with clients on a wide array of family law cases. Irena, a graduate...

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$4.45 Million Settlement to Family of Man Killed in 10-Story Roof Fall

In June of 2010, Stanley Zarzecki, a 32-year-old cellular network installer, was working one night after a storm on the top of a 10-story building in Philadelphia making upgrades on antennas and related systems. As he worked, he turned to try to communicate with other workers below and plunged from the roof to his death, 10 stories below. His wife and children will now receive a $4.45 million settlement to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit...

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Focusing on Boat Safety in Wake of Recent Boat Crashes, Fatalities

The deaths of two young men in a July 31 boat collision near San Diego, Calif., are the latest tragedies on the waters across our nation. Their deaths follow a July 4 incident in Miami that killed four people when three pleasure boats collided near a Miami marina. Both incidents are stark reminders to us all of the importance of boating safety on the water so that more people don't become victims of such tragedies....

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Nationwide Insurance to Pay Couple $18 Million in Bad Faith Case

A Pennsylvania judge has ordered Nationwide Insurance to pay an $18 million "bad faith" damage award to a family after the company allegedly had the family's severely damaged vehicle repaired even after an outside appraisal firm deemed that the vehicle should be replaced for safety. The plaintiffs, Berks County residents Daniel and Sheryl Berg, "took their damaged 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee to a facility participating in Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.'s 'Blue Ribbon Repair Program,' where...

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$3.34 Million Med Mal Verdict Awarded to Former Athlete

A 27-year-old man who was scheduled to play professional soccer in Colombia after college has received a $3.34 million medical malpractice verdict from a Philadelphia jury to compensate him after a problematic groin surgery left him unable to pursue his soccer career. The former athlete, Juan Duque, was injured during surgery in 2009 which left him with perforated bowels, according to a July 11 story in The Legal Intelligencer. The surgery had been undertaken to...

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Paralyzed Victim Awarded $55.3M Jury Verdict in Acura Car Crash

As he drove his 1999 Acura Integra along a Maryland road in May 2010, a tire on Carlos Martinez's car blew out after striking a nail, causing the car to veer off the road, go into a ditch and roll over multiple times. The crash, which occurred at about 33 mph, caused catastrophic injuries to Martinez when his head struck the roof on the inside of the car as it rolled, leaving him a paraplegic,...

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