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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Police departments around the nation routinely use TASER and other brands of  “stun gun”  devices to temporarily disable suspects who are aggressive or combative when authorities try to arrest or question them. For police, the devices are seen as equalizers that allow officers to get the upper hand over dangerous suspects in difficult situations when…