Last Saturday, the New York Times published an article about rampant medical negligence in a Philadelphia hospital, drawing national attention to a terrible local problem. According to the article, with broken equipment and minimal oversight, a “rogue cancer unit” at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center botched 92 of 116 procedures intended to help prostate cancer…

For immediate release: June 16, 2009Contact: Attorney Dean Weitzman, PartnerPhone: 215-227-2727Toll free: (866) 352-4572 Attorney Kenneth Edelin, Jr., Builds MyPhillyLawyer Criminal Defense Practice (Philadelphia, PA) June 16, 2009 — Since joining MyPhillyLawyer in January, attorney Kenneth Edelin, Jr., has developed the criminal defense practice at the law firm. “Former clients of our personal injury practice…

If you have been injured in a car accident, a work-related injury or other personal injury accident or hurt by medical malpractice, you may be wondering how you will pay your medical expenses, keep up with your own bills and heal from your injury. For information on personal injury matters, what makes a good case,…

What a racket. Private companies come in to operate two juvenile detention facilities in Luzerne County and Butler County. Then two Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judges allegedly accept kickbacks from the juvenile detention facilities to send juveniles for lengthy, profitable stays, regardless of the facts of the legal cases against the kids. It’s…

A careening car, four young victims – was it a police chase? Even as the police investigation continues, questions persist in the deaths of three young children and a 22-year-old woman in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood on June 10, where an attempted vehicle stop by police resulted in a vehicle chase, a fleeing car and a…

The recent tragic deaths of two young people from excessive drinking at New Jersey colleges have prompted action in the New Jersey Legislature. Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini introduced a bill known as the 911 Legislation or Lifeline Legislation, which provides amnesty for minors who seek medical attention for themselves or friends who have become dangerously…