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28 Oct 2021 OSHA Opens Investigation After Man Dies at Centre County Construction Site OSHA, The federal agency that oversees workplace safety, launched an investigation after a worker died Monday at a construction site in Spring Township, a spokesperson wrote in an email Tuesday. Read Story

17 Oct 2021 Elementary School Bus Crash Leaves 2 Dead Fatal elementary school bus crash leaves two, including the district bus driver, dead, two students in the hospital, and many more forever impacted. Read Story

6 Oct 2021 Lawyer 2 Lawyer: Attorneys David Kwass and Bob Zimmerman David Kwass and Robert Zimmerman joined Sonny Banks and co-host Joe Dougherty on “The Pain and Wellness Hour with Sonny Banks.” Read Story

28 Sep 2021 First Lawsuit Filed Today Following Amtrak Montana Derailment That Killed Three Passengers Including Software Engineer Zach Schneider Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky PC filed in Federal court in Mr. Schneider’s home state. Read Story

26 Sep 2021 Railroad Catastrophe Lawyers From Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Available to Discuss Fatal Amtrak Derailment in Montana Leading railroad catastrophe lawyers from Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C., today are responding to media inquiries today following yesterday’s fatal multi-car derailment of Amtrak Empire Builder Train # 7 in Montana. Read Story

14 Sep 2021 SMB Nominated as a Finalist for Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award SMB is one of three firms nominated for the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award in the large firm category. Read Story

3 Sep 2021 Four Buildings Collapse in Kensington According to news reports, four buildings in the Kensington section of Philadelphia collapsed. Read Story

2 Sep 2021 Lawyers for Victims of 2019 Lethal Labor Day CONCEPTION Dive Boat Fire Today Filed A Lawsuit Against the U.S. Coast Guard for Failing to Enforce Life Safety Regulations Lawyers for the victims of the lethal Labor Day 2019 MV CONCEPTION dive boat fire off the coast of Santa Barbara today filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Coast Guard. The complaint alleges that the agency must be held ... Read Story

19 Aug 2021 Pa. Judge Clears Kratom Death Case For Trial A Pennsylvania state judge has cleared the way for jurors to consider claims against an online herbal supplement seller over the death of a Philadelphia-area man from a heart attack linked to an apparent kratom overdose. Read Story

19 Aug 2021 Eight Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers® and Ones to Watch Seven Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky attorneys have been included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one attorney has been included in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Read Story

12 Aug 2021 Lawyers in the Family: Lessons Learned When a Career in Law is Passed Down through Generations David Langsam and his father, Saul Langsam, were featured in a special publication by the Members of the Philadelphia Bar Association, “Lawyers in the Family: Lessons Learned When a Career in Law is Passed Down through Generations.” Read Story

27 Jul 2021 Wounded by His Own Holstered Sig Sauer P320, Veteran Tampa Police Officer Alleges Pistol Fired Without the Trigger Being Touched The latest complaint involving “dangerously defective semi-automatic handgun” Read Story

27 Jul 2021 Amazon Warehouse Site Wall Collapse According to news outlets, a 29-year old man has died after being trapped beneath the rubble of a wall collapse at the Amazon Warehouse site in Philadelphia. Read Story

21 Jul 2021 6 Injured Following an Explosion and Two-Alarm Fire at a Home in Chester County According to news outlets, six people were injured in a reported explosion and fire at a house in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania. Read Story

20 Jul 2021 Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act Still Being Considered 3 Years After Branson Accident Kills 17 Monday, July 19, 2021, marks three years since A Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake. Read Story

17 Jul 2021 Worker Dies After Fall From Construction Project in Norristown A 24-year-old construction worker has died from injuries sustained in a worksite fall earlier this month. According to the news outlets, the man was working on an Amazon warehouse project and fell from the roof of the structure. Read Story

16 Jul 2021 “Our Prayers Have Been Answered,” Says Death Trap Duck Boat Survivor Tia Coleman After Missouri Attorney General Announces Filing Of Numerous Criminal Charges Against the Boat’s Captain and Two Co-Workers Tia Coleman, the Indianapolis mother whose husband and their three young children drowned in the July 2018 Branson, Missouri death trap duck boat disaster, said today her “prayers have been answered” after the Missouri state Attorney General announced the filing ... Read Story

14 Jul 2021 77 Former Patients Sue Ex-LI Pediatrician Over Alleged Abuse Seventy-seven women have filed lawsuits against an ex-Long Island pediatrician who was stripped of his medical license in 2000 following numerous complaints of sexual abuse. Read Story

13 Jul 2021 77 Survivors of Alleged Serial Pedophile Stuart M. Copperman Today Filed Child Abuse Lawsuits Against the Notorious Former Long Island Pediatrician Stuart M. Copperman, the former Long Island serial pedophile-pediatrician alleged to have sexually abused scores of young girls over decades, today was sued in New York State Supreme Court by 77 of his former patient-survivors. Read Story

11 Jul 2021 Florida Disaster Brings Back Memories of 2003 Atlantic City Tropicana Collapse An attorney who represented families of construction workers killed or injured in the 2003 collapse of the Tropicana parking garage in Atlantic City is representing several families in the Florida condominium collapse and sees similarities between the two disasters. Read Story