What to do if you are injured in a workplace accident
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 31st, 2011
Every day, people across the U.S. are injured in workplace accidents, in factories, in retail stores, in construction sites and a myriad of other locations. They're injured by defective equipment, unsafe procedures, faulty building designs, vehicle accidents and in many other ways. And when they are hurt, the most critical steps they can take are getting proper and rapid medical diagnosis and treatment, adequate long-term care and competent legal advice that protects their rights. [caption...
Power line dangers: Life and death decisions and their legal issues
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 28th, 2011
There are always dangers lurking around us, even in our own backyards. Many of those dangers are around us all the time, such as high-power electrical lines that fill our neighborhoods. A recent case in San Bernardino, Calif., underscores the dangers of power lines and the amount of caution we all need to maintain around them. The case is tragic and the lessons from it are very real. [caption id="attachment_1076" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image credit: ©...
Facebook, your insurance company and social media – your insurance company may be watching what you post online
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 26th, 2011
Do you think that what you say on Facebook can't hurt you legally? Think again Here's a scary little scenario: You've been in an accident and you are home recuperating and undergoing physical therapy. You are working hard to rebuild your health and life while suffering through the pain and anguish of your injuries. Then you post some comments on Facebook or some other social media Web site, maybe telling your friends that you left...
MyPhillyLawyer Attorney Profiles: Dean I. Weitzman talks about being a legal advocate and about his dedication to his clients
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 18th, 2011
Attorney Dean Weitzman is the public face of MyPhillyLawyer's lively, catchy, full-color advertisements on billboards, buses and on TV in the Philadelphia area. He's also out in the public eye as the host of an hour-long Court Radio show on legal issues every Sunday morning on WRNB-FM 107.9, helping local residents by talking with them about their rights in everything from car accidents to wills, trusts and real estate matters. As the managing partner of...
Legal matters: “I (heart) boobies!” bracelets, school students and free speech
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 10th, 2011
As Americans, our right to individual free speech is so important that it's listed first in our U.S. Bill of Rights and as part of the First Amendment in our U.S. Constitution. It is sweeping – it covers even violent or angry speech. But it does have its limits – you don't have the legal right to scream "fire" in a crowded public space and cause a panic. There are other gray areas – school...
Lessons learned: how to choose your legal team after a vehicle crash
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 6th, 2011
Auto accidents happen all the time, but they are not always accidents. In most cases, vehicle crashes are the result of the negligence or poor decisions of others. The problem is that such negligence and poor decisions can have grave impacts on others – including you and your family members – causing horrific injuries, pain and suffering and even death. [caption id="attachment_1053" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image credit: © iStockphoto.com/Svenler"][/caption] Such was the case of a 36-year-old...
Legal update: It’s about time — the Pa. State Police will no longer ticket people for cursing
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on January 5th, 2011
As crazy as it sounds, until this week, you could be ticketed and fined for cursing in public in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania if your profane speech was overheard by a state trooper. In fact, the state police had in the past issued more than 750 such citations in one year to residents. Not anymore. [caption id="attachment_1048" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An image of a police summons. Image credit: © iStockphoto.com/slobo"][/caption] In a settlement announced yesterday between...
MyPhillyLawyer TV ALERT… NOON E.T. TODAY … Dean Weitzman appears on Talk Philly on CBS Channel 3
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 8th, 2010
MyPhillyLawyer TV ALERT... MyPhillyLawyer's Dean Weitzman will appear at noon today on CBS TV 3's "Talk Philly" news program to discuss the use and controversy surrounding the new full body scanning machines being installed in airports across the nation. Listen in with Dean and the show's co-host, Ukee Washington, today at noon! We'll post a link here later so you can catch the show online. [caption id="attachment_1042" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ukee Washington, the co-host of CBS-TV...
MyPhillyLawyer Profile: Robert S. Nix brings a wide range of experience to MyPhillyLawyer
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on November 29th, 2010
Another in an occasional series of behind-the-scenes profiles on the staff attorneys of MyPhillyLawyer Attorney Robert S. Nix joined MyPhillyLawyer in September – but it isn't the first time he's been with the firm. In fact, Nix, who has been practicing law for more than 13 years in the Philadelphia area, actually has returned to MyPhillyLawyer, where he worked as a law clerk back in 1995 when he was a first-year law student at the...