30 Jan 2023
Litigating Adoption and Foster Care Cases
Adam Pantano and Scott Fellmeth authored the article “Litigating Adoption and Foster Care Abuse Cases,” which was originally published in the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Verdict Journal, Volume 2022-2023 – Issue 2.
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16 Jan 2023
Toxic Torts: Chemicals and the Litigation They Generate in Modern America
As the identification of exposure sources becomes increasingly comprehensive, the techniques available to measure the extent of exposure, determine the pathways by which exposure occurs, and establish causation have also greatly advanced.
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2 Jan 2023
SMB Promotes Four Attorneys to Partner for 2023
SMB is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to the firm’s partnership. The new partners are: Marni S. Berger, Michael A. Budner, E. Douglas DiSandro, Jr., and Jason S. Weiss.
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1 Jan 2023
3 Rushed to Hospital, 2 Homes Completely Collapse After Apparent Gas Explosion in Port Richmond
Just before 3am this morning, two homes were completely leveled in a gas explosion in Port Richmond, Philadelphia.
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22 Dec 2022
SEPTA Train Collides with Car in Delaware County
A SEPTA train collided with a car attempting to cross the railroad tracks near the Fernwood station on Wednesday afternoon. Two passengers in the car were injured, but the extent of their injuries is not yet known. It is unclear ...
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1 Dec 2022
20 Gunshot Victims, Wounded by Their Defective Sig Sauer P320 Pistols, File an Unprecedented Lawsuit Against the Gunmaker
The victims – mostly federal agents, military veterans, and police officers – suffered injuries that will limit their ability to protect and serve
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3 Nov 2022
North Carolina Father Dies After GPS Leads Him to a ‘Bridge to Nowhere,’ Family Says
North Carolina father Phil Paxson stayed behind to help clean up his daughter’s birthday party at a friend’s house.
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27 Oct 2022
Train Derailment at Amusement Park Sends 7 People to Hospital
A train at an amusement park in Branson, Missouri derailed on Wednesday sending seven people to the hospital.
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16 Oct 2022
Two Construction Workers Killed by PATCO Train
Tragically, two construction workers were killed Friday night on the Ben Franklin Bridge when a westbound PATCO Speedline train struck them, according to the Delaware River Port Authority.
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11 Oct 2022
Carbon Monoxide Leak at Allentown Daycare Sends 27 People to Hospital
A carbon monoxide leak at an Allentown daycare sent 27 children and staff to hospitals earlier this morning with another 25 children and staff receiving treatment at the scene of the leak.
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11 Oct 2022
Leading Wrongful Death Attorneys Representing Family of North Carolina Man After His Vehicle, Misguided by GPS, Nosedived Into Creek From Neglected, Severed “Bridge to Nowhere”
Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky seeking answers and justice after Philip Paxson’s death.
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29 Sep 2022
SMB Attorneys Recover More Than $58 Million for a Client as Part of the First Nationwide Opioid Settlements
SMB Attorneys Recover More Than $58 Million for a Client as Part of the First Nationwide Opioid Settlements
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26 Sep 2022
Partner Jeffrey Goodman Leads the Way to Record-Setting $1.2 Billion in Surfside Condo Collapse Litigation
On June 23, 2022, the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County approved a settlement for the victims of the Champlain Towers South Condo Collapse in Surfside, Florida.
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20 Sep 2022
At Least 8 Injured Following Building Explosion in Chicago
At least 8 people (3 in critical condition) were rushed to the hospital following an explosion at a four-story 36-unit apartment building at Central and West End Streets in Chicago.
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14 Sep 2022
North Philadelphia Apartment Building Evacuated After Partial Collapse
The 7 story Lindley Tower building was evacuated Wednesday morning after a partial collapse.
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14 Sep 2022
Fishtown Pizza Shop, Key Pizza, Collapses
A building housing a local pizza shop collapsed early Wednesday morning in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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1 Sep 2022
Body of Construction Worker Found After Site Collapse
According to State Police, the body of a construction worker was found in the rubble after a collapse at the construction site of a new Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls plant in Guilford Township, Pennsylvania.
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18 Aug 2022
Eight Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Attorneys Included in 2023 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Seven Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky attorneys have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one attorney in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.
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15 Aug 2022
Pottstown blast probes drag on, lawyers, other investigators hired – Lack of answers frustrates area residents
Since the beginning of July, authority over the properties where the May 27 explosion of a twin home claimed the lives of five people, four of them children, has been transferred back to the property owners.
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11 Aug 2022
Suit: Felled Steel Trellis Catastrophically Injured Worker
On Sept. 7, 2017, plaintiff Charles Rodgers, 42, a construction worker, was struck by a falling 6,000-pound steel trellis at a construction project at Ursinus College, in Collegeville. Rodgers was a superintendent of the general contractor on site. Rodgers suffered ...
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