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…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman takes legal issue inquiries from callers, such as auto insurance claims.

The family of a 7-year-old child who suffered brain damage after falling from a third-story window in an apartment in a subsidized housing development in North Philadelphia has reached a $5.5 million settlement with the developers, contractors and architects of the development. The settlement will be received by the family of Rahniya Neal, who was…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman answer questions from callers about general legal issues.

A 43-year-old California woman has been awarded a $14.9 million jury verdict after she was severely hurt by the driver’s seat back in her car when she was rear-ended by a pickup truck in a 2012 crash. Marcia Gray was driving her 1995 Mazda Protégé automobile on westbound Interstate 580 near the Interstate 980 interchange…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Joe Macafee of West Philly Associates take chiropractic questions, why see a chiropractor and what a chiropractor can or can’t do.