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…

Two New Jersey motorists who were seriously hurt when the vehicle they were riding in on the New Jersey Turnpike in 2017 was struck by a Lakeland Bus Lines motor coach have reached a $2.4 million settlement with the bus company. The couple, Victor Ibanez, then 42, and Danet Ibanez, then 35, were heading south…

An Illinois woman who suffered permanent life-altering injuries when the car she was driving in November 2017 in Oak Brook, Ill., was struck by a vehicle speeding at 98 mph will receive an $8.1 million settlement to help provide her long-term care. The victim, Annette Kimmons, was driving her car when it was struck in…

The family of a 20-year-old father of two children will receive a $1 million settlement after he was killed in 2018 when his car was T-boned by a drunk driver who had just left a bar in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The victim, Robert Ortiz, died when his car was struck at the intersection of Breck Street…

Owners of General Motors cars and trucks who claimed their vehicles lost resale value because they were built using defective ignition switches that lead to the deaths of at least 124 motorists since 2004 will be eligible to receive a slice of a new $120 million settlement just reached with the automaker. The preliminary settlement,…

On behalf of MyPhillyLawyer, in these unprecedented days of the COVID-19 coronavirus that threatens our communities and has shut down much of our nation and our world, I wanted to communicate with you, our clients, friends and potential clients, to let you know what we are doing in reaction to this crisis. Our offices in…