A 26-year-old New Jersey woman who broke her ankle after falling in the hallway of her apartment building in 2015 has won a $640,000 settlement in connection with her case. The victim, Jacquelyn Mendoza, 26, slipped on a loose floor tile, which caused her to fall and fracture her ankle in the hallway of her…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to attorney Shanin Specter from Kline & Specter about medical malpractice during the coronavirus pandemic, how COVID-19 has changed law practices, possibly granting legal immunity to healthcare professionals in relation to the COVID-19 crisis, and answer legal questions from callers.

A truck crash attorney won a $5 million jury verdict for the family of a boy who suffered severe burns in 2016 when a tractor-trailer crashed into the rear of a pickup truck he was riding in on a Delaware roadway. The boy, whose identity is being withheld because he is a minor, was in…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to employment attorney John Gallagher about employment law during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as worker’s safety, layoffs, terminations and unemployment claims.

The family of a 3-year-old New Jersey child who was severely burned in 2018 when a cup of hot water was knocked over by a convenience store clerk as her mother was paying for her purchases has reached a $3 million settlement with the Wawa store chain. The child and her mother were in a…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to Melanie Tudos-Hawkins, LFD from Bruce Hawkins Funeral Home in North Philadelphia about providing services for all faiths for over 30 years, discuss how the pandemic has impacted their industry, how funeral services are handled in light of social distancing, how they are planning for…