A Philadelphia woman who was seriously injured when she slipped and fell on ice outside an Autozone parts store in North Philadelphia in February 2014 has been awarded a $534,000 damage award in the case. The victim, Bernadette Tanner, who works as a home health-care administrator, slipped and fell on snow and ice at the…

The City of San Antonio, Texas, will pay a $200,000 settlement to an 18-year-old woman who was injured in April 2015 when the car she was riding in was struck by a city-owned SUV that was carrying the city’s mayor. Tomekia Baldwin, 18, was seriously injured in the crash when the Chrysler Sebring she was…

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea will pay $50 million to the families of three small children who were killed since 2014 when their Ikea-designed dressers shifted and fell on the toddlers and crushed them in their family homes. The $50 million settlement, which will be equally split between the families, was revealed in a Dec. 21…

A 69-year-old St. Paul, Minn., man has reached a $500,000 settlement with the city after he was severely hurt by a flying 800-pound tree as it was being cut down by city forestry department employees in January 2013. The tree was diagnosed as having Dutch elm disease, which required its removal, according to an Oct.…

SEPTA Drivers Cheating Red Lights And Stop Signs One Reason For Injuries Says Attorney Weitzman During a recent segment on FOX 29, personal injury attorney Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer discussed how reckless bus drivers put countless lives in danger by ignoring traffic signals throughout Philadelphia. “Drivers need to understand and really appreciate that they have…

Premises liability lawsuits, also known as slip-and-fall claims, can have a number of different outcomes. This may sound self-evident, but a review of recent cases in Philadelphia and elsewhere illustrates the complexity of these case. Long Waits for Decisions Slip-and-fall cases that could be resolved promptly sometimes drag on. For example, an Amtrak worker who…