Two teen-aged cousins who were severely hurt in December 2013 when the car they were riding in was struck from behind by a vehicle being operated by a drunk driver have agreed to a $2.05 million settlement in the case. The victims, Sora Newman and Shulamis Gorelick, who were 16 years old at the time…

A 44-year-old Pennsylvania man has been awarded a $2 million verdict by a jury after he was severely injured in November 2013 when his pick-up truck was rear-ended by a truck being operated by a drunk driver on Interstate 81 in Guildford Township, Franklin County. The plaintiff, Francisco Ramos-Becerra, was parked along the shoulder of…

The widow of a 61-year-old New York state man who died when his SUV was struck by a speeding sheriff’s department car being operated by a deputy sheriff in 2015 will receive a $2.75 million settlement from the county government where the crash occurred. Niagara County, N.Y., is paying the settlement to Mary A. Annalora,…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks to Rosanne Placey of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to discuss Act 165. This new law will go in effect August 4th and will give the state the authority to suspend motor vehicle registration to habitual unpaid toll violators. Dean also take legal questions from callers.

A Pittsburgh woman has been awarded a $2 million medical malpractice verdict by a jury for injuries she sustained when her surgeon improperly removed her gall bladder in May of 2013. The patient, Denise Westwood, alleged in her lawsuit that her surgeon, Dr. Charles N. Lebovitz, negligently injured her bile duct during the surgery on…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Charles Mirarchi, a criminal defense attorney, speak about the guilty plea by former District Attorney Seth Williams, Bill Cosby’s recent sexual assault trial and take legal questions from callers.