Everybody deserves a second chance under our American legal system.  You do the crime, you do the time, and then you go back into society and try to make something of yourself.  That’s what former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is trying to do.  So why are so many people on his case? Public reaction has…

For immediate release: August 6, 2009Contact: Attorney Dean Weitzman, PartnerPhone: 215-227-2727Toll free: (866) 352-4572 Attorney Dean Weitzman Answers Legal Questions on Better Philly, WPHL-TV Channel 17 (Philadelphia, PA) August 6, 2009 For straight answers to common legal questions, tune to myphl17’s Better Philly from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Mondays through August 24. Attorney Dean…

An Oklahoma jury awarded $1.8 million to a young child and her family as the result of an injury she suffered during birth. During the 2008 delivery, Chaylee’s doctor inadvertently ripped and ruptured nerves in her left shoulder, which in essence has rendered her left arm useless. According to the attorneys representing Chaylee and her…

As the U.S. Senate continues its final debate on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court, it’s the perfect time to remember why this vetting process is so important for all of us to observe. Judge Sotomayor has been in the news since she was named by President Barack Obama as…

Well, it’s official — the use of UV tanning beds that are popular in tanning salons, health clubs and even in homes is now being labeled as cancer-causing to humans by a group of 20 researchers with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The group, which is part of the World Health Organization,…

Among teens today, the recent phenomenon of “sexting” — taking nude photos of themselves or other teens and e-mailing them to others — is getting lots of attention from parents and law enforcement officials. So what’s it mean to you as a parent? And what does it mean if your child is sexting using a…