(Photo above, Shaurn Thomas, left, and attorney, James Figorski) Shaurn Thomas was just a 16-year-old boy in 1990 when he was arrested by two Philadelphia police detectives and charged with murdering a man in North Philadelphia. After his arrest, the detectives and the legal system didn’t listen to his alibi – that he was in…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer continues his discussion about asbestos with State Senator Vincent J. Hughes, who represents the 7th District of Pennsylvania. They discuss what political leaders and legislation can do to stop the asbestos health crisis that is still causing school districts to close down.

A child who was born with serious birth defects after her mother continued to take blood pressure medication while she was pregnant has been awarded $6.48 million in damages by a Georgia jury to pay for her ongoing medical treatments. The girl, now 8 years old, suffered brain damage, kidney damage, cognitive issues, skull abnormalities,…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to asbestos litigation attorney Edward M. Nass about the Philadelphia school district being closed for asbestos remediation, the risk children face with being exposed to asbestos and what needs to be done to prevent asbestos-related health risks.

The family of a 15-year-old Detroit teenager has reached a $12 million settlement with the Michigan State Police after the boy died in an ATV crash in 2017 after he was Tasered by a state trooper through the window of a patrol car. The teen, Damon Grimes, was riding the ATV on a street on…

With the recent Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa holidays behind us and New Year’s Eve coming up this week, car crash attorneys MyPhillyLawyer want to remind everyone about the  dangers of drunk driving and DUI as we begin to welcome the approaching New Year of 2020. To fight to keep drunk drivers off our roads this holiday…