Holiday death toll on our highways isn’t just a number – those statistics are real victims
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 30th, 2011
Let’s all remember to be careful out there on the roadways as the unofficial start of summer begins Across the United States, the Memorial Day holiday weekend began last Friday and hundreds of thousands of motorists took to the highways and roadways for vacations, cook-outs, family gatherings and more. Sadly, traffic accidents involving serious injuries and deaths were also part of this holiday weekend’s travels on our roadways. One thing to remember is that the...
The truth about medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania: tort reform is not the answer unless you want to give up your rights
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 23rd, 2011
Pa. court report shows medical malpractice case filings down for 6th straight year. Here’s what that means to you, your family and your legal rights Have you been hearing the hype from the Pennsylvania Legislature that more legal reforms are needed to protect doctors and hospitals from outrageous lawsuits in the world of medical malpractice cases? Yes, that’s what they’re talking about again, but the problem is that it’s just not true, according to a...
Injured on the job? Time to call a lawyer to protect your legal rights
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 19th, 2011
Every day, many thousands of workers are injured on the job in the U.S. and require medical treatment or hospitalization. And when those injuries occur, many times workers aren't adequately covered by insurance or cared for by their employers. They are injured and then their legal rights aren't protected because they don't have someone who is looking out for them as their personal legal advocate. Insurance companies and employers don't want injured victims to secure...
Swimming pool season is here: are the pools that your family swims in safe?
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 14th, 2011
Increase the safety of your family and guests and reduce your legal liability The unofficial start of summer – the Memorial Day holiday weekend – isn't even here yet and already there have been 37 drownings and 38 near-drownings across the U.S. so far this year, according to government statistics. That's a lot of tragedies and the peak swimming season hasn't even begun for most communities in the nation. To better protect and prepare your...
Legal update: Contaminated pastries from Rhode Island bakery kill two, dozens sickened
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 7th, 2011
What you need to know about your legal rights when it comes to commercially-prepared foods and protecting your family from foodborne pathogens Two elderly people in Rhode Island have died since March and dozens of other people have been seriously sickened due to apparent Salmonellosis infections after they ate pastries from a bakery that didn't properly refrigerate the pastry ingredients. The incident is another in a series of food poisoning cases that occasionally occur across...
Legal update: Young children and window blind safety
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 27th, 2011
In the United States since 1999, one child a month dies from accidental strangulation after becoming entangled in the cords of household window blinds, according to statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). For parents who have had to somehow survive after such a tragedy, that number is entirely too large. In a story last week in The New York Times the issue of accidental deaths involving children from seven months old up...
Tenants beware: foreclosure doesn’t just affect homeowners
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 23rd, 2011
If you rent a house or apartment, you may not think that the foreclosure crisis that has plagued the U.S. can affect you at all. If you think that, then you are very wrong. Across the nation, foreclosures suffered by the owners of properties from rental homes to apartment complexes have been causing massive problems for renters who can find utilities shut off and eviction notices – even if they have what they think are...
Texting and driving don’t mix – when will the Pennsylvania legislature move to ban texting while driving?
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 21st, 2011
Almost every day, someone in the U.S. is injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident involving a distracted driver who is texting while driving on a public road. Earlier this week, a Minnesota woman was charged in connection with a crash last October when the minivan she was driving struck a 65-year-old man who was riding his motorcycle, according to a story in The Star Tribune in Minneapolis. The woman was allegedly texting on...
Stack your auto insurance to protect yourself: a real life story
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 15th, 2011
Stacking costs little and means better protection in the event of an accident Let me tell you a little story about auto insurance, smart pre-planning and what happens if you are injured in a vehicle crash by an uninsured or underinsured motorist. Recently, a MyPhillyLawyer client was riding his bicycle in Montgomery County and turning left in an intersection when he was struck by a pick-up truck at 35 mph. The crash left him with...