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13 Mar 2023 Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Files First Lawsuit Against Lehigh Valley Health Network Following Its Latest Data Breach Asserting privacy violation resulting in the release of nude cancer patient photos, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky files state class action on behalf of victimized LVHN patients. Read Story

25 Feb 2023 Leading New Jersey Building Collapse Attorneys Available To Discuss Fatal Sea Isle City Condominium Balcony Collapse Catastrophic building-collapse attorneys from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, PC, are available to discuss yesterday’s eight-floor balcony collapse at the Spinnaker condominium in Sea Isle City, NJ, that caused the death of one worker and injuries to two others. Read Story

8 Feb 2023 Following “Another Avoidable Pedestrian Tragedy”, SMB Attorneys Available to Discuss Legal Consequences PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 8, 2023) – Catastrophic building-negligence attorneys from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, PC, are available to discuss the legal consequences of this morning’s Center City incident in which a 30-year-old pedestrian was struck and critically injured by falling concrete ... Read Story

8 Feb 2023 Center City Building Partially Collapsed A Center City building’s façade partially collapsed Wednesday striking a passing pedestrian. The woman was walking by the building at 201 South 13th Street when she was struck in the head by a concrete slab that fell off the building. ... Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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 ... Read Story

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 Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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 Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story

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. Read Story