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Breaking News

Tues, July 20, 2010
UPDATE: STATEMENT OF COUNSEL FOR THE VICTIMS IN DELAWARE RIVER DUCKBOAT DISASTER
Gyor, Hungary (July 20, 2010) – We have been meeting with the families of the victims. And they have repeatedly made clear to us from the time we arrived that we must make sure that what happened to their children...More...

Friday, July 16, 2010
ROBERT J. MONGELUZZI, ESQ. NAMED CO-COUNSEL TO RONAI & RONAI, LLP, IN FATAL TOURIST BOAT-BARGE DELAWARE RIVER COLLISION
Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esq., has been selected by New York-based plaintiff'ss firm Ronai & Ronai, LLP to serve as co-counsel representing the two young Hungarian victims of the fatal July 7 collision between the Ride the Ducks tourist boat and a sludge barge on the Delaware River...More...

Duck Boat Tragedy:

Who's Liable In Philly Duck Boat Crash?
Attorney: Tug, Barge Should Have Seen Duck Boat
Read more & view the video on MyFoxPhilly.com

5th In Duck Boat Case 'Devastating'
NTSB Interviewd Crew;Only Mate Left To Tell Story
Read more & view the video on MyFoxPhilly.com

IN MEMORIUM
YOUR SYMPATHIES AND BLESSINGS ARE WARMLY WELCOMED AND GREATLY APPRECIATED AS THE FAMILIES MOURN
c/o ANIKO TAKACSNE
9201-PF 157
Mosonmagyarova, HUNGARY

Michael Barrett files complaint alleging child sexual abuse in Atlantic City fire station (September 2009). Click here to read more.

Related Articles:

Sep. 18, 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer
4 A.C. firefighters accused in sex case
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Atlantic City officials allege firefighters coaxed teenage girls to disrobe and pose for pictures in firefighting gear before engaging in sex acts. Click here to read more.

Sep. 17, 2009
Myfoxphilly.com
Alleged sex scandal at AC firehouse

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Officials in Atlantic City are investigating an alleged sex scandal involving three firefighters. Click here to read more.

Verdicts & Settlements

7/7/2010
$7,900,000
Tavares, 46, a native of Portugal who lived in Brazil before becoming a citizen of the United States more than 25 years ago, was working for Dobek Contracting, a subcontractor hired to perform work on the building's interior trim. The accident left Tavares paralyzed from the lower back down and with disfigured legs that required 12 surgeries. ...Details >>

5/7/2010
Gain insight into what Philadelphia County Trial Judge think is effective and ineffective. Course Planner Michael F. Barrett, Esq....Details >>

10/8/2009
$36,300,000
Less than 14 months after a devastating apartment building fire in Conshohocken, Pa., left scores of residents homeless, lawyers unveiled a global settlement worth more than $36 million that will resolve all property damage and insurance claims....Details >>

10/8/2009
$36,300,000
On his way to the Phillies playoff game yesterday, attorney Robert Mongeluzzi marveled at the speed at which a class-action lawsuit brought by the victims of last year's Conshohocken apartment complex inferno was settled....Details >>

10/8/2009
$36,300,000
Less than 14 months after a devastating apartment blaze along the Conshohocken riverfront set back one of the nation's most successful revivals of an aging town, a $36.3 million settlement has been reached to end all fire-related litigation....Details >>

10/7/2009
Notice of preliminary settlement from the desk of Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esq....Details >>

10/7/2009
$36,000,000
$36.25 Million Out-Of-Court Settlement For Victims Of Catastrophic 2008 Conshohocken Apartment Complex Fire ...Details >>

9/1/2009
$3,850,000
On Feb. 2, 2005, plaintiffs Joseph Fuller, 27 and William Schmidt, 50, two maintenance men were performing a routine boiler check when the boiler erupted....Details >>

7/28/2009
$4,000,000
A Philadelphia jury awarded $4 million last week to a former police officer who claimed she suffered a disabling injury while chasing a fleeing suspect when the staircase in a vacant home collapsed beneath her....Details >>

3/24/2009
$10,000,000
In a deal struck just moments before jury selection in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court was set to begin, Dietz & Watson agreed Friday to pay $10 million to a construction worker who was paralyzed in a fall while erecting a pallet rack, plaintiffs lawyers said....Details >>

11/3/2008
$1,200,000
A trip-and-fall over uneven Masonite that ended the career of a journeyman carpenter has resulted in a settlement of more than $1.2 million....Details >>

3/18/2008
$4,400,000
Area attorneys secured three separate settlements totaling more than $4.4 million in a dram shop case involving a one-car accident that killed two passengers, injured another and eventually sent the driver to prison after a night of partying at a local Applebee's restaurant....Details >>

2/29/2008
$12,000,000
A Philadelphia jury returned a $12 million verdict in a medical malpractice case in which doctors failed to diagnose breast cancer in a woman before it progressed to an incurable stage. ...Details >>

1/25/2008
$5,500,000
A construction worker who fell 40 feet when the scaffolding he was working on tipped over, sustaining "catastrophic orthopedic, urologic and neurological injuries," will be paid $5.5 million in a global settlement with a general contractor, a property owner and the scaffolding supply company. ...Details >>

Speeches

6/17/2010
Photo of the panel from "View from the Bench", a CLE Seminar organized by Michael Barrett.
Photo of the panel from "View from the Bench", a CLE Seminar organized by Michael Barrett. ...Details >>

4/20/2010
PBI Lecture series - Dining Out: Legal Issues for Restaurants and Their Customers
If you've ever eaten out - and who hasn't - this is a seminar you won't want to miss!...Details >>

4/15/2010
PAAJ Lecture Series - Handling the Cancer Case
Michael F. Barrett, Esq. will be a guest speaker at this upcoming PAAJ lecture....Details >>

4/21/2009
The Stress and Success of Cross Examination
Judge Mark I. Bernstein and Larry Bendesky, Esq. present a full day lecture on Winning the Cross Examination. The day is divided into two 3 substantive credits sessions. Attend one or both sessions. ...Details >>

4/7/2009
Donna Lee Jones will be speaking at the Personal Injury Potpourri Seminar on April 7th
Donna Lee Jones will be speaking at the Personal Injury Potpourri Seminar on April 7th...Details >>

7/16/2008
Liberty and Justice AAJ 2008 in Philadelphia
On Wednesday July 16th, David Kwass, Esq. a partner at Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, PC will be speaking at the 2008 AAJ conference in Philadelphia. Mr. Kwass, who specializes in construction and crane accidents will be speaking on the topic of Emerging Theories of Liability in Aerial Lift Litigation....Details >>

7/10/2008
Pennsylvania Masters Series - 2008 Retreat with Bob Mongeluzzi
Bob Mongeluzzi, working with Joe Quinn of Hourigan Kluger & Quinn, P.C., will be sharing his insight and experience on opening statements and the direct examination of the plaintiff and damage witnesses at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s first-ever “Pennsylvania Masters Series,” an ongoing CLE series debuting at PaAJ’s 40th annual convention, July 10 – 12. Mr. Mongeluzzi’s program will take place July 10 from 2 to 4pm at the Sofitel Hotel....Details >>

Articles

7/23/2010
Recalling Arkansas Duck-boat tragedy from 1999, and the NTSB report
Link to Philly.com article ...Details >>

10/8/2009
Multimillion-dollar deal reached
Nearly 14 months after a monumental fire tore through two buildings of a luxury apartment complex in Conshohocken, the victims have received compensation for their losses....Details >>

9/18/2009
4 A.C. firefighters accused in sex case
ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City officials allege firefighters coaxed teenage girls to disrobe and pose for pictures in firefighting gear before engaging in sex acts ...Details >>

9/17/2009
Alleged Sex Scandal At AC Fire Station
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Officials in Atlantic City are investigating an alleged sex scandal involving three firefighters...Details >>

9/16/2009
Eleven Atlantic City firefighters among defendants named in complaint alleging child sexual abuse in city fire station
Atlantic City, NJ (September 16, 2009) – A civil Complaint that includes allegations of child sexual abuse, sexual assault and battery, and false imprisonment today was filed on behalf of two Atlantic City minors and their parents against an Atlantic City firefighter, the city Fire Department, Chief Dennis J. Brooks, ten unnamed Fire Station #2 firefighters...Details >>

9/1/2009
Lawyer Limelight: Eunice Trevor
Eunice Trevor, a partner at Philadelphia’s Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, began using mini-documentaries as a litigation tool about 20 years ago. ...Details >>

4/22/2009
Fewer Med Mal Filings in 2008 as Post-Reform Trend Holds in Pa.
Michael F. Barrett, president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, said that capping noneconomic damages would eliminate victims' rights to fair compensation for injuries sustained because of negligent medical care. Texas' malpractice insurance premiums fell just a small amount following the institution of a cap on noneconomic damages, but Texas ranks poorly on patient safety and health care quality measures, Barrett said....Details >>

5/25/2007
Don't Mess With Mongo
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers article: Robert J. Mongeluzzi comes from a long line of people injured on the job, which is why he fights so hard against workplace negligence. ...Details >>

4/13/2007
Try Opening with a Videotaped Deposition
Robert J. Mongeluzzi and David L. Kwass of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, P.C. discuss getting jurors' attention during your opening statement...Details >>

Office News

7/20/2010
UPDATE: STATEMENT OF COUNSEL FOR THE VICTIMS IN DELAWARE RIVER DUCKBOAT DISASTER
Gyor, Hungary (July 20, 2010) – We have been meeting with the families of the victims. And they have repeatedly made clear to us from the time we arrived that we must make sure that what happened to their children (Dora Schwendtner, 16, and Szabolcs Prem, 20) – their only children – can never happen again; so other families can be spared the unspeakable loss they’ve suffered and the excruciating pain they are feeling. ...Details >>

7/13/2010
CARMEN P. BELEFONTE, ESQ. RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S AWARD FROM PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq., has become the first lawyer to receive the President’s Award and the Milton D. Rosenberg Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Justice...Details >>

7/2/2010
Lawsuits over VA care target Penn for first time
Over the past year, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center has taken most of the public heat for a prostate cancer treatment program that went astray for six years, giving incorrect radiation doses to 97 out of 114 veterans....Details >>

6/12/2010
Can't Wait That Long, Ponzi Victims Say - Gaddel Enterprises, bilked thousands of people in a $7.3 million
Can't Wait That Long, Ponzi Victims Say - Gaddel Enterprises, bilked thousands of people in a $7.3 million ...Details >>

5/7/2010
PAAJ Seminar - A View From The Bench - course planner Michael Barrett, Esq.
PAAJ Seminar - A View From The Bench - course planner Michael Barrett, Esq....Details >>

4/6/2010
D.R.C. Lecture Series – Personal Injury Potpourri featuring Michael Barrett, Esq. & Donna Lee Jones, Esq of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky
D.R.C. Lecture Series – Personal Injury Potpourri featuring Michael Barrett, Esq. & Donna Lee Jones, Esq of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky ...Details >>

12/10/2009
Savoth Elected Vice Chancellor
John E. Savoth, of counsel to Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC, will serve as Vice Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2010 ...Details >>

8/14/2009
Conshy fire victims seek justice
A year later, residents recount losses...Details >>

8/13/2009
Riverwalk Fire - One Year Later
Victims still seeking justice one year after massive Riverwalk Conshohocken complex fire caused by Cavan Construction...Details >>

8/10/2009
Activists hand-deliver names of four Atlantic City firefighters accused of sexual assault
A local activist group named four Atlantic City firefighters Monday it says are responsible for an incident allegedly involving inappropriate sexual conduct in a city fire station with females as young 16....Details >>

7/19/2009
VA radiation errors laid to offline computer
James Armstrong had no way to know that his prostate-cancer treatment had gone dangerously awry as he recovered from the brief procedure at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center in August 2007....Details >>

4/17/2009
The facts about malpractice lawsuits
Newt Gingrich and Wayne Oliver operate in the dark when it comes to the current state of medical malpractice litigation in Pennsylvania ("Toward a healthier economy," commentary, April 7). They recklessly espouse an overhaul of the civil justice system, to the great detriment of injured victims, and incredibly contend that such an overhaul will cure the current economic crisis. It is regrettable that Gingrich and Oliver didn't take the time to carefully examine the facts, for if they did they would have learned the following about Pennsylvania:...Details >>

4/1/2009
A Letter to the Editor, by Michael F. Barrett
A Letter to the Editor in response to Mr. Lipson's negative comments regarding the judicial and legal systems in Philadelphia....Details >>

3/28/2009
Hawley woman sues docs, hospital
A Hawley woman is suing two doctors and a hospital for more than $300,000 for allegedly failing to diagnose what became terminal lung cancer....Details >>

3/16/2009
Philly firm leads Petland suit
Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, along with the Humane Society of the United States is suing Ohio-based Petland Inc, alleging the company and its suppliers, including the Hunte Corporation of Missouri, violated federal and state laws - including Pennsylvania consumer protection act - by selling unhealthy puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers. ...Details >>

12/3/2008
Keith Mecca, Esq., joins SMBB
Keith Mecca brings to the Firm and its clients a richly diverse background in numerous areas of the law and victim’s rights as well as personal financial services and contract negotiations....Details >>

8/19/2008
Suit filed by residents displaced by Conshohocken inferno
As investigators declared last Wednesday's blaze in Conshohocken an accident and ruled out a criminal probe, a class-action lawsuit has charged the developer of the riverfront apartments with negligence in the catastrophic fire....Details >>

8/18/2008
Riverwalk Court Filings Download
Click Learn More below to download Court Documents in PDF format...Details >>

7/17/2008
New Trial Lawyers Assoc. President to Continue Focus on Diversity
The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009 with new president Michael F. Barrett at the helm....Details >>

6/27/2008
Barrett takes over trial lawyers groups, will continue agenda
Michael Barrett of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky has become president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association...Details >>

6/3/2008
Michael F. Barrett, Esq. Elected to Board of Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Foundation
Michael F. Barrett, Managing Shareholder of Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, PC, and incoming President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Foundation....Details >>

5/1/2008
Local attorney named one of best
Attorney Donna Lee Jones of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, P.C. of Philadelphia has been selected as one of the top 25 women in the legal profession...Details >>

5/1/2008
The Legal Presents Its Women of the Year
Donna Lee Jones named to the Legal Intelligencer's Women of the Year...Details >>