A woman whose arm was amputated after the vehicle she was riding in crashed and overturned on a New Jersey Interstate highway in 2015 has been awarded $10.6 million in compensatory damages by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury. The victim, Shanika Brown, was in the front passenger seat of a minivan being driven…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman and Jeffrey Gross of MyPhillyLawyer talk about Pennsylvania workers’ compensation laws for freelancers and independent contractors.

A Chester County man has been awarded a $1.275 million verdict by a Pennsylvania jury after he broke his ankle while trying to walk through an icy parking lot at his apartment building in November of 2014. The victim, Michael G. White, was walking through the parking lot at his home at the Paoli Place…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer talks to Councilman Derek Green about the recent Supreme Court Justice confirmation, the upcoming midterm election, and the annual Autism Speaks Walk on October 20. Later, Dean answers legal questions from callers.

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Monica Peters, producer for Court Radio, talks to Jim Saksa, reporter for WHYY and Alex Tarquinio, President of the Society of Professional Journalists about whether the government should be obligated to brief the press. Later, they answer press-related questions from callers.

A 65-year-old West Orange, N.J., woman who had to have both legs amputated after being struck and crushed by a New Jersey Transit bus in 2016 has reached a $10 million settlement with the transit agency. The victim, Claire Dertouzos, was struck by the bus on May 28, 2016, as she was trying to cross Mount…