Court Radio: What to Do When Prescription or Over-The-Counter Drugs Make You Sicker
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on June 23rd, 2012
Medicines, whether they're available by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC), are supposed to make sick people feel better. But that's not what always happens. Sometimes, taking medicines can make sick people feel worse, causing serious medical complications or even death. Those issues will be the topic on “Court Radio” at 7 a.m. this Sunday with special guest Michelle L. Tiger, an attorney who specializes in pharmaceutical mass tort litigation. Tiger will join MyPhillyLawyer managing partner Dean...
Court Radio this Sunday: What You Need to Know About Vehicle Crashes and Soft Tissue Injuries
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on June 2nd, 2012
In a vehicle accident, you can be seriously injured without breaking a single bone in your body. Such "soft tissue injuries" include whiplash, which occurs when the human head is flipped back and forth very quickly in a crash. When that kind of injury happens, muscles, ligaments and tendons are stretched and extended beyond their limits, causing intense pain, discomfort and lasting aftereffects. The problem is that while such soft tissue injuries are one of...
Court Radio Alert this Sunday 7 A.M: Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Safety Tips for Your Family
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 26th, 2012
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is symbolically the official start of the summer season as Americans take time to honor our nation's heroes of wars past and take time to relax with family and friends. We here at MyPhillyLawyer wish you a wonderful weekend, but we also want to remind you to be careful as you travel and enjoy your time off. On “Court Radio” at 7 a.m. on Sunday, MyPhillyLawyer managing partner Dean Weitzman...
Court Radio: What You Need to Know About Bus Accidents and Bus Safety
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 11th, 2012
Bus accidents have been on the rise, from school bus crashes to tour bus disasters to city bus incidents that have left passengers and people in other vehicles badly injured or killed. On “Court Radio” at 7 a.m. on Sunday, the topic of bus accidents and what you need to know to protect yourself and your loved ones will be featured with our special guest, attorney Mandeep Singh Chhabra. Chhabra will join MyPhillyLawyer managing partner...
Court Radio: New Methods of Fighting Gun Violence in Our Cities, tune in at 7 a.m. Sunday
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 28th, 2012
Finding effective ways to sharply reduce gun violence in our cities is the aim of a national "CeaseFire" program that spread to Philadelphia last July. On “Court Radio” at 7 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, Marla Davis Bellamy, the director of Ceasefire Philadelphia, the latest of 12 U.S. cities to host the effort, will be our special guest to talk about the program and how it is being used in one of the city's most dangerous police...
Court Radio: Talking About PA’s Controversial New Voter ID Law – Should You Have To Show ID to Vote? Listen In 7 a.m. Sunday
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 14th, 2012
When voting in elections in Pennsylvania in the past, all you needed to do was to show up at the polls, give a poll worker your name and address, and sign your signature on a voter registration list before getting your credentials to cast your ballot. Not anymore. As of last month, the Republican-led state Legislature passed a law that now requires voters to present a photo ID to prove their identity before being allowed...
Court Radio: Dual Topics – Birth Injuries, and the Trayvon Martin Case, Self-Defense and “Stand Your Ground Laws.” Tune in at 7 a.m. Sunday
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on March 24th, 2012
On “Court Radio” tomorrow on Sunday morning, join MyPhillyLawyer managing partner Dean Weitzman and his co-host David Rapoport as they tackle two issues in the news – birth injuries and the tragic case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was gunned down in a Sanford, Fla., neighborhood one night last month as he walked home wearing a hoodie and carrying a bag of Skittles candy and a bottle of iced tea. Court Radio is broadcast live...
‘Wrongful Birth” Cases Have No Easy Answers for Families or the Legal System
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on March 21st, 2012
A Portland, Ore., couple was awarded $2.9 million earlier this month by an Oregon court after their daughter was born four years ago with Down syndrome following prenatal testing that failed to turn up the genetic abnormality. The couple sued after "doctors misdiagnosed their daughter as not having the condition," according to a story on ABCNews.go.com. "Ariel and Deborah Levy of Portland, Ore., filed a 'wrongful birth' lawsuit against Legacy Health System, claiming that they...
Court Radio: A Tax Expert Explains How Debt Reduction Programs Can Affect Your 2011 Tax Returns, Listen In at 7 a.m. Sunday to Court Radio
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on March 16th, 2012
Have you been laid off from a job for an extended time? Have mortgage companies, banks or credit card companies forgiven part of what you owe them? If so, here's what you need to know about how such debt forgiveness programs can affect your tax returns. That forgiven debt could be viewed as income and you might owe taxes on it. You've surely seen all those ads on television and in newspapers about "debt reduction"...