Paralyzed After Spine Surgery, Woman Awarded $4.88M Jury Verdict
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on May 15th, 2015
A former school bus driver who underwent spinal surgery in July 2008 has been awarded a $4.88 million verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas after a post-surgical infection left her paralyzed. After a seven-day trial and three hours of deliberations, the jury in the case determined that her medical treatment was substandard. The victim, April Mendel, had spinal surgery at Philadelphia’s Albert Einstein Medical Center on July 31, 2008, but 12 days later...
Delaware County Man Awarded $7.4M Medical Malpractice Verdict
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on May 8th, 2015
A Delaware County man who suffered from a stroke in May of 2010 after his doctor allegedly failed to treat his high blood pressure has been awarded a $7.4 million verdict by a Delaware County jury. Finis Cuff, 61, of Darby, had gone to see his physician, Dr. Douglas L. Keagle, on April 16, 2010, when his blood pressure was found to be 184 over 94, according to an April 28 story in The Legal...
$300,000 Settlement to Family of Woman Killed in 2010 Car-Truck Crash
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on May 1st, 2015
The family of a 24-year-old Omaha, Neb., woman who was killed in a 2010 crash when her vehicle slammed into a city maintenance truck while its crew was working on a street has agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the city and the state of Nebraska to resolve their claims. The settlement between the family of the late Alicia Rea and the city and state was announced in an April 13 report by WOWT.com, the...
$900,000 Settlement to Luzerne County Man in 2009 Truck Crash
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 25th, 2015
A Luzerne County man who suffered serious neck and back injuries when his pickup was hit by a commercial truck in November 2009 will receive a $900,000 settlement from the company that owned the truck. Michael Spadine was driving on Cherry Street in Montrose, Luzerne County, on Nov. 3, 2009 when his pickup truck was struck by a Linde Enterprises Inc. commercial truck being driven by employee Richard Kemmerer, according to a March 28 story...
$6.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict for Elderly Woman in Stroke Case
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 17th, 2015
A 76-year-old Montgomery County woman whose doctor allegedly failed to react quickly enough to discover an apparent stroke suffered by the patient in 2004 has been awarded a $6.3 million verdict by a jury in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Myrna Rawdin had gone to see her physician, Dr. Mark B. Real and PMA Medical Specialists, on Nov. 1, 2004, complaining of lightheadedness, dizziness, garbled speech and headaches, according to an April 7...
$150M Jury Verdict Awarded to Family in Jeep Fire Death of Child
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 10th, 2015
The family of a 4-year-old boy who was killed when their Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle burst into flames after being rear-ended in a March 2012 crash has been awarded $150 million in damages by a Georgia jury. The boy, Remington "Remi" Walden, of Bainbridge, Georgia, was a passenger in the 1999 Jeep that was being driven at the time by his aunt, according to an April 6 story by the Associated Press. The...
Former Worker Awarded $850,000 Settlement for 2008 Forklift Injury
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on April 3rd, 2015
A former construction worker has been awarded an $850,000 settlement after he was allegedly struck and severely injured by a forklift that was being operated by another worker at a job site at the Plymouth Meeting Mall back in 2008. Karl Lange, who was 56 years old when the incident occurred on Dec. 23, 2008, was pinned against a wall by the forklift, which was allegedly being operated by a sheet metal worker from Nasco...
How Having a Will Protects You and Your Family
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on March 27th, 2015
If something should happen to you, is your family protected? Do you have adequate life insurance coverage? And perhaps most importantly, do you have a will that states how your assets should be distributed and a living will that provides information about the kinds of medical treatment you wish to receive if the need arises? For every family, these decisions and the planning they require are critical and immensely helpful if something should happen to...
$155K Settlement in Death of Car Passenger Killed in Crash with Train
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on March 20th, 2015
The estate of an 81-year-old grandmother who died when the car she was riding in was struck by a train almost four years ago in Orangeburg, S.C., will receive a $155,000 combined settlement from the Norfolk Southern railroad and the state Department of Transportation. The settlement was reached in the May 13, 2011, crash that killed Susan Weatherford while she was being driven in a car by her grandson, Jeremy Weatherford, not far from his...