NTSB Recommends a Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Good Idea?
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 27th, 2011
Aren't you sick of all those drivers who are getting into crashes and killing or injuring innocent people in recent years because they are talking or texting on cellphones while they are driving their large and heavy steel, glass and plastic vehicular projectiles on public roadways? So is the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). That's why the NTSB recently recommended that all 50 U.S. states should forbid operators of motor vehicles from using cell phones...
Holiday Toy Safety: What You Need to Know
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 26th, 2011
The holiday gifts from Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all unwrapped now and the children in your household are probably playing happily with all of the new toys they received, from games to action figures to battery-operated, remote-control helicopters and more. But are all the toys that you and your family members selected age appropriate for all of the youngsters in your household and are there cautions you should take when the children are playing...
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MyPhillyLawyer: Our Thanks to You, Our Clients
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on November 30th, 2011
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the MyPhillyLawyer brand in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. From the streets of Philadelphia's incredible neighborhoods to the Jersey Shore, to Delaware, Maryland and north to Allentown, Easton and Bethlehem, the attorneys and staff of MyPhillyLawyer work hard every day to serve a diverse range of clients who are involved in a myriad of legal cases. From personal injury cases to automobile, motorcycle, truck and other...
Occupy Philly: What Do You Think About It? Listen to Court Radio at 7 a.m. Sunday
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on November 19th, 2011
The headline-grabbing, controversial Occupy Wall Street movement, and its local offshoot, Occupy Philly, will be the topics of discussion on Sunday morning's Court Radio show with MyPhillyLawyer’s managing partner, Dean Weitzman. The show, which will air live tomorrow, Nov. 20, at 7 a.m. on WRNB 100.3 FM, will include special guest Everett Gillison, who is the newly-appointed chief of staff for Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter. Gillison previously served as Nutter's Deputy Mayor for Public...
Injured on the job when a massive tornado leveled Joplin, Mo., Mark Lindquist’s worker’s comp claims were denied – until a public outcry finally brought justice
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 29th, 2011
A classic example for why you need a lawyer to represent you when talking with insurance companies COURT RADIO ALERT: This case will be the topic of MyPhillyLawyer's weekly Court Radio program tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. ET: Listen in to Court Radio with MyPhillyLawyer's Dean Weitzman on 100.3 WRNB FM, Philadelphia or at RNBPHILLY.com and join the discussion live on the air. When a massive EF-5 tornado hit Joplin, Mo., last May 22, 51-year-old...
What You Need To Know if You Are Involved in a Car Accident: Listen in at 7 am Sunday on MyPhillyLawyer’s Court Radio
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 22nd, 2011
MyPhillyLawyer’s Dean Weitzman will host his weekly Court Radio show tomorrow morning, Sunday, at 7 a.m. on a very important topic — “What You Need to Know If You Are Involved in a Car Accident.” Court Radio is broadcast every Sunday at 7 a.m. on WRNB 100.3 FM in the Philadelphia metropolitan area or listen live over the Internet. Click the “Listen Live” button on the top right to hear the live broadcast from anywhere....
The Death Penalty in the United States: Is It Time To Rethink Our Views?
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 15th, 2011
Last month, Georgia prison inmate Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for a last-minute stay of execution. Davis had been convicted in the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer but right up until he was put to death, he insisted that he was innocent of the crime. Sure, that's what suspects usually say after they are apprehended, but in this case, many thousands...
Is It Time To Rethink the Death Penalty? Listen In Sunday at 7 AM on MyPhillyLawyer Court Radio
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on October 15th, 2011
MyPhillyLawyer's Dean Weitzman will host his weekly Court Radio show tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. on a very important topic -- "Is It Time To Rethink The Death Penalty?" Weitzman's special guest on the program will be Phil Harris, an associate professor of criminal justice at Temple University. His teaching and research have focused primarily on the areas of juvenile justice, juvenile correctional strategies, and organizational and system development. He received his Ph.D. from the...
The Tragedies of 9/11 Continue: Sickened First Responders Still Paying the Price For Their Bravery
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on September 10th, 2011
Today, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, it is a day of remembrance and reflection. It's also a day to remember the hundreds to thousands of first responders who continue to have major health problems after they jumped into the ruins of the demolished Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York that day without thinking about anything but helping victims who might have survived...