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5 Jan 2026 First Lawsuit In Fatal Nursing Home Explosion Filed The complaint is believed to be the first legal action following the Dec. 23 blast at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center and Silver Lake Nursing Home. Read Story

5 Jan 2026 Lawsuit Filed After Bucks County Rehab Center Explosion Kills 3, Injures About 20 Salt Mongeluzzi Bendesky filed the lawsuit against PECO and its parent company, Exelon Corporation, as well as Bristol Health and Rehab Center and its owners, Saber Healthcare Holdings. Read Story

5 Jan 2026 Exelon, Nursing Home Operator Sued Over Fatal Explosion The complaint was filed by four plaintiffs who were injured during the Dec. 23 explosion at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center that killed four and injured 20. Read Story

22 Dec 2025 Airbus Sued Over Fatal Helicopter Crash In New Jersey The victims’ families made claims for strict liability, negligence, breaches of express and implied warranties, wrongful death and survival against helicopter manufacturer Airbus, along with companies that maintained the helicopter and supplied the hydraulic system parts blamed for causing ... Read Story

25 Nov 2025 Thirty-four Sig Sauer P320 Victims Across 23 States File Latest Mass Actions in Pennsylvania Largest combined mass-action filings to date, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky represents the claimants. Read Story

11 Nov 2025 Phila Jury Awards $15.3M Verdict in Suit Linking ‘Skills’ Game to Fatal Shooting Robert W. Zimmerman, of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, said the estate intends to collect $11.4 million from POM and Miele under the doctrine of joint liability, while claiming the remainder of the verdict is assigned to the owner of the property, ... Read Story

11 Nov 2025 Jury Reaches $15.3M Verdict Over Hazleton Clerk’s Murder The jury found Pace-O-Matic and Miele Manufacturing negligent in the death of Ashokkumar Patel. Read Story

10 Nov 2025 $15.3 Million Award to Murder Victim’s Estate After Finding “Skill Game” Maker Pace-O-Matic Liable in 2020 Hazelton Convenience Store Attendant Robbery-Murder Mr. Patel, a 50-year-old immigrant from India, was killed during a robbery at one of POM’s so-called “Pennsylvania Skill” locations. Read Story

6 Nov 2025 Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Ranked in 2026 Best Law Firms® The firm is recognized nationally in one practice area and regionally in five. Read Story

5 Nov 2025 University of Cincinnati Medical Student Files Lawsuit After Catastrophic Balcony Collapse Structural failure left 24-year-old medical student with permanent injuries; suit seeks accountability and safety reforms. Read Story

15 Oct 2025 NJ Responsible for Tree That Killed 12-Year-Old, Lawsuit Says Lucas Schwartz was playing with his sister in the backyard when a tree from the DMAVA property fell and killed him. Read Story

29 Sep 2025 Widow Sues Philly Port Authority Over Husband’s Death The complaint includes claims for negligence and wrongful death, as well as state Survival Act claims. Read Story

9 Sep 2025 Larry Bendesky to Receive Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Prestigious Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award The award will be presented at the Annual Justice Musmanno Award Dinner on September 18th. Read Story

21 Aug 2025 Fifteen Attorneys Recognized by 2026 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Read Story

19 Aug 2025 Robert Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey Goodman Receive Public Service Award for Work on Behalf of Victims of Champlain Towers Collapse The June 2021 condo collapse killed 98 people, one of the deadliest structural engineering failures in history. Read Story

11 Aug 2025 At Least One Dead in Steel Plant Explosion Near Pittsburgh The incident was at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, PA. Read Story

31 Jul 2025 Another Federal Jury Unanimously Finds Sig Sauer P320 Pistol Defectively Designed, Caused Plaintiff’s Injuries Statement from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky’s trial team statement following the verdict after a two-week trial in the federal product liability lawsuit, Derosiers v. Sig Sauer, Inc. Read Story

29 Jul 2025 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Exxon Mobil, Burger King, Bolla Oil/Markets for “Woefully Deficient Security” at Site of Brooklyn Hate-Crime Murder of O’Shae Sibley As store staff watched, the beloved, unarmed gay dancer was berated then fatally stabbed two years ago today.  Read Story

28 Jul 2025 Construction Worker Struck and Killed on Atlantic City Expressway A 31-year-old construction worker was struck and killed by an attenuator truck in Winslow Township, New Jersey, on Friday, July 25, 2025. Read Story

9 Jul 2025 Statement of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Following Federal Court Decision That Sig Sauer Improperly Removed Pennsylvania Widow’s Defective P320 Pistol Lawsuit Pennsylvania Federal Court struck down Sig Sauer’s attempt to improperly remove a lawsuit filed by the widow of Roman Neshin, who was killed by his defectively designed Sig Sauer P320. Read Story