Elderly Connecticut Woman Sues Hospital for Falling Off Operating Table Following Surgery
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 25th, 2012
Hospitals aren't just places where patients receive life-saving care. They're also places where ill patients can receive additional injuries that can cause further complications for people who are already suffering from health crises. That's just what happened to an 81-year-old Connecticut woman who received serious injuries when she fell from an operating table after having surgery when she was a patient in Yale-New Haven Hospital in February of 2010, according to a story by the...
Chrysler Bankruptcy Harms Injured Plaintiffs Who Want to Sue for Deserved Punitive Damages
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 19th, 2012
Imagine being in a car or SUV accident in an older Chrysler vehicle in which a manufacturing defect contributed to your serious injuries, but you learn that you can't sue the company for punitive damages because such damages are not possible since Chrysler filed for bankruptcy and reorganized in 2009? That's the situation being discovered by many potential plaintiffs, according to stories in The Wall Street Journal. You can still file for compensatory damages –...
Springtime Driving Safety: Be Extra Cautious for Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Motorcyclists
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 4th, 2012
Children darting in front of moving cars, runners out getting a good workout, bicyclists migrating onto the roads after a winter layover and motorcyclists back out on their machines, enjoying the warmer weather as it arrives again – these are sure signs that spring is truly upon us. With that, it's also a great time as drivers to remember that we share the road with pedestrians and smaller two-wheeled vehicles that are no match for...
Bronx SUV crash kills 7 family members, leaving unanswered questions
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on May 2nd, 2012
The investigation is continuing into a horrific SUV crash near the Bronx Zoo in New York that killed seven people from three generations of one family. Now the questions into the crash begin as authorities work to figure out what happened. The family members were traveling south on the Bronx River Parkway next to the grounds of The Bronx Zoo when the 2004 Honda Pilot SUV they were riding in "bounced off the median, crossed...
$4.2 Million School Bullying Settlement A Reminder of the Dangers of Violence Against Students
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 21st, 2012
A single punch to the stomach in a horrific case of school violence by a bully and the life of a 12-year-old boy was turned upside down back in May, 2006. Within two days, the punch caused a blood clot in a major artery, causing a blockage and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, according to a story by The Associated Press. Now, almost six years later, the boy, Sawyer Rosenstein, and his family...
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...
Medical Device Worries: More Government Oversight Coming to Ensure Heart Defibrillator Wires Are Safe
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 10th, 2012
The alleged failure of some tiny heart defibrillator wires that help to keep ill heart patients alive have led to the deaths of 20 patients and are raising the ire of doctors who are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have tighter oversight over such medical devices, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Some doctors are asking the FDA to strengthen safety reporting requirements for such medical...
Fatal RV Crash in Kansas a Good Reminder About Safety When Operating Oversized Vehicles
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 7th, 2012
A horrific recreational vehicle crash killed five members of a Jordan, Minn., family this week while they were traveling home from a Texas vacation, providing a stark reminder for the need for extra safety procedures when driving these oversized vehicles. As summer vacation time approaches, it's a good time to review safety rules and special things to keep in mind when operating RVs, especially if you also are towing a trailer behind them. In the...
Pennsylvania Drivers: New Law Means You Need To Give Bicyclists More Room on the Road
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 4th, 2012
Starting this week, a new Pennsylvania law requires drivers to give bicyclists at least four feet of room when passing bicycle riders on public streets. It seems like such a basic rule of the road – to give a bicyclist a safe, wide berth when passing – but in real life drivers often don't give cyclists much space because of worries about breaking other laws by crossing the center yellow lines on roadways when passing,...