Court Radio: Top 10 Tips on What To Do If You Are in a Car Accident
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 4th, 2012
We drive our cars, SUVs, motorcycles and trucks miles and miles every day and nary think about that would happen if we were involved in a vehicle accident from a fender-bender to a serious crash. But accidents do happen and it's not a bad idea occasionally to review what you should do if you become involved in a vehicle accident. [caption id="attachment_1593" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An accident scene after emergency vehicles have arrived to aid victims....
$2.37M Settlement After Horrific Fatal Accident Photos Leaked by Police, Bringing More Grief to a Family Mourning Their Daughter
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 3rd, 2012
As if losing their 18-year-old daughter in a terrible car crash weren't enough, a California family then had to suffer all over again when investigating officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) took photos of the gruesome scene which were later distributed to others in emails. The photos then spread wildly across the Internet on some 1,600 Web sites, according to an investigation. And these were no ordinary photographs. The teen, Nicole "Nikki" Catsouras, took...
Court Radio: What to Do if You Are Wrongfully Fired or Discriminated Against in the Workplace
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 28th, 2012
If you've ever been fired from a job or discriminated against by an employer and wondered if you could sue for damages, you are not alone. People get fired or laid off all the time, but when it comes to determining whether you are illegally terminated, that's where it gets tricky. Workplace discrimination happens, too, but proving it can be difficult. In both cases, after the event happens you need to talk to a lawyer...
Teens and alcohol never mix: Mom who hosted beer party faces prison after three teens died in DUI crash
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 27th, 2012
It was a high school graduation party gone wrong after the mother of a high school grad served a half-keg of beer to her son's friends in celebration of their accomplishment. Tragedy struck after three of the teens were killed in a car crash less than a mile from the party, according to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review earlier this week. The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle had been drinking alcohol at another party...
Court Radio: Cruise Ship Accident in Mediterranean Highlights What You Need to Know About Travel Law
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 21st, 2012
The grounding and capsizing of the huge Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, on Jan. 13 is a reminder to all of us that when you travel, it's good to know your legal rights when disaster strikes. At least 12 people died in the disaster, and another 20 are still missing, according to news accounts, after the ship struck a rocky ledge just off the island, causing it to quickly...
Test drive tragedy: A routine car test drive turned deadly
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 20th, 2012
How excessive speed and a car salesman under the influence of alcohol and drugs led to the death of a customer, devastating two families. For a Lancaster County man, it was to be an enjoyable day spent taking his son out to local car dealerships to help him test drive various cars so they could choose one to buy. Instead, it became a horrific nightmare when the man was killed after a car salesman chose...
Traffic Tragedy: Teen Driver Accidentally Kills Her Brother in Crash
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 14th, 2012
In one second, a crazy car accident can happen and lives can be changed forever. That's what any traffic accident can do, but it's even more tragic when the victim accidentally is killed by a family member. Sadly, that happened this week in Ormond Beach, Fla., when a 12-year-old boy died in a freak accident as his 18-year-old sister picked him up from his middle school in her pickup truck, according to WKMG TV 6...
On Court Radio: Limited Tort and Full Tort Car Insurance — What You Need to Know
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 7th, 2012
When you buy car insurance in Pennsylvania, one of the first questions an insurance agent will ask you is whether you want "limited tort" or "full tort" coverage. It's actually one of the most important questions an insurance agent can ask you and one that most people probably don't spend enough time to consider. So what are the limited tort and full tort options all about? They are all about determining your future legal rights...
How to Make Older Drivers Safer on Our Roads
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 4th, 2012
Older drivers, especially those over 80 years of age, have been involved in a number of deadly and tragic vehicle accidents in recent months across the Philadelphia area, and the trend is worrisome. As drivers get older, their eyesight, hearing, reaction time and judgment can degrade, causing them to lose many of the needed skills that are critical to operating a motor vehicle safely. It's not their fault, of course. It happens to all of...