The family of a 4-year-old New Jersey boy who was hurt in a 2014 car crash will receive a $100,000 settlement in compensation for the boy’s injuries. The child, Liam DiLeo, suffered a serious head wound when another car collided with the vehicle being driven by the boy’s mother on May 6, 2014 in Parsippany,…

A $4.1 million settlement has been reached for the 9-year-old daughter of a woman who suffered major injuries and was in a coma after a 2005 commuter train derailment in Chicago that left two other passengers dead. The child, Faith Poppel, was born prematurely while her mother, Renea Poppel, was in a coma following the…

If you go to a doctor and get questionable advice about a medical condition, it’s likely that you’ll go and seek a second opinion. So why don’t people think about getting second opinions when it comes to lawyers? Actually, it’s a good question that came up recently with a client who called MyPhillyLawyer in May…

The family of a 58-year-old Ohio man has reached a $4.15 million settlement with the City of Marion, Ohio, after he was killed when his vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle that drove the wrong way on a one-way street which was not properly marked. Francis D. Huffman died from complications caused by the…

A 53-year-old California man who lost a leg and suffered other serious injuries after being struck by one of two careening fire trucks in April 2014 has been awarded a $15 million settlement from the cities which operate the fire companies that were involved in the collision. Kenneth Thai was waiting to cross the street…

A 27-year-old missionary student who was paralyzed in a 2009 vehicle rollover crash has been awarded a $26 million court settlement in Montana. The victim, Jeremy Vangsnes, was on a 10-week mission trip assignment in Yellowstone National Park on July 21, 2009, when a Jeep Cherokee he was riding in drifted off Interstate 90, drove…