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6 Nov 2019 $13 Million Settlement With National Freight Carrier After Runaway Tractor-trailer Kills 56-year-old Mother and Seriously Injures Her 22-year-old Son Awaiting Roadside Assistance in Lancaster County Lancaster, PA (November 6, 2019)—Attorney Robert N. Braker, of Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C., has recovered – through pre-complaint mediation – a combined $13 million from a national trucking company for the estate of a 56-year-old Pennsylvania mother and her ... Read Story

1 Nov 2019 Heavy Lifting Ahead Designed to elevate workers to significant heights more safely and efficiently than scaffolding and ladders, aerial lifts—which include book lifts, scissor lifts, and vertical mast lifts—first began to appear in the 1970s. Read Story

30 Oct 2019 Lawyers Seeking Justice for Victims of Grenfell Tower Fire React to “Devastating” Initial Investigation Findings Philadelphia, PA (0600 October 30, 2019) – The U.S.-based lawyers seeking justice for victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire today said that the findings of the official Grenfell Tower Inquiry into the disaster are “devastating and unquestionably validate our claims” ... Read Story

13 Oct 2019 Search Crews Pull One Body from Crumbled Hard Rock Hotel; Another Remains Inside and a Third Person Is Missing A rescue crew pulled one dead person Sunday from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel under construction in downtown New Orleans, while another body remained inside and a third person was still missing, officials said.con Read Story

21 Sep 2019 Family of Murdered Temple Student Jenna Burleigh Sue Bar Where She Met Her Killer PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The family of murdered Temple University student Jenna Burleigh is suing the bar where she and her convicted murderer met, claiming they were negligent and continued to over-serve the pair. They want stricter policies and training ... Read Story

18 Sep 2019 Wrongful Death and Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Philly Bar and Murderer of Temple University Student Jenna Burleigh Pub Webb allegedly violated Pennsylvania’s liquor-liability Dram Shop law Read Story

17 Sep 2019 Justice for Jenna: Lawyers for Family of Murdered Temple Student Jenna Burleigh Hold News Conference Wedesday Summary Temple University junior Jenna Nicole Burleigh was murdered on August 31, 2017 by Joshua Hupperterz, in his apartment near Pub Webb, the off-campus bar where they met and were served excessive amounts of alcohol. Earlier this year, Hupperterz was ... Read Story

6 Sep 2019 Dive Boat Owner Seeks To Limit Payouts To Victims’ Families Days After Fatal Fire LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Families of the victims who died in a Labor Day dive boat disaster off the Ventura coast were blindsided by a lawsuit filed this week by the owner of the vessel. Read Story

6 Sep 2019 “Heartless” Owner of California Dive Boat Insults Dead by Claiming Lives Lost in Disaster are Worthless Under Archaic Law, Says Noted Maritime Trial Lawyer Robert J. Mongeluzzi Robert J. Mongeluzzi, the noted maritime trial lawyer who has represented dozens of victims in duck-boat disasters and other maritime accidents, called yesterday’s legal maneuver by the owners of the fire-ravaged California dive boat, The Conception, “a cruel and heartless ploy ... Read Story

6 Sep 2019 California dive boat owners don’t want to pay victims’ families: court papers The owners of the dive boat that caught fire off the coast of Southern California, killing 34 people aboard, say they shouldn’t have to pay a dime to the victims’ families, according to a new report. Read Story

6 Sep 2019 California dive boat owner quickly asks judge to limit payouts to victims’ families The owners of the California diving boat that burned during a Labor Day weekend charter near Santa Barbara, killing 34 people aboard, have turned to a 19th-century maritime law to argue they should not have to pay any money to ... Read Story

4 Sep 2019 Mother of Two-year-old Erie Daycare Fire Victim Turns to Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky in Her Search for Answers, Justice Erie, PA (September 4, 2019) – National law firm Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C., (SMB) is now leading the legal representation on behalf of two-year-old Dalvin Anthony Pacley, one of five children that died as a result of the August ... Read Story

19 Jul 2019 A Year After Duck-Boat Sinking, Some Cities Abandon Tourist Staple Operators have trouble getting insurance after accident near Branson, Mo. killed 17 Read Story

18 Jul 2019 Many Duck Boats No Longer Operating Because of Insurance, Says Attorney Premiums have become much higher for duck boat companies because of last year’s incident. Read Story

25 Jun 2019 Two Injured in Collapse of Fire Escape in West Philadelphia The Philadelphia Police Department reported Tuesday afternoon that two men were critically injured in the collapse of a third-floor fire escape landing at an apartment building in West Philadelphia. The structural collapse in the 4200 block of Chester Avenue occurred ... Read Story

19 Jun 2019 US attorneys launch landmark lawsuit against American firms over Grenfell American attorneys famous for claims in construction disasters have launched a landmark wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia against three US companies on behalf of 69 of the 72 people killed in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, and 177 ... Read Story

12 Jun 2019 SMB files class action against Chrysler stemming from Jeep Wrangler’s death wobble problem Fiat Chrysler Automobiles faces a class-action lawsuit over an alleged “death wobble” involving 2015-2018 Jeep Wranglers with a solid front axle that the suit says can cause the steering wheel to shake violently at highway speeds. Read Story

11 Jun 2019 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Manufacturers over Defective Products, including Flammable Cladding, Linked to London’s Catastrophic Grenfell Tower Fire Filed on behalf of 69 people who died and 177 injured in the June 14, 2017 inferno Read Story

11 Jun 2019 Survivors of London’s Grenfell Fire Sue in Philadelphia Court LONDON — Hundreds of survivors and relatives of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London have sued makers of the flammable cladding and insulation that fed the blaze in an American court, trying despite steep legal obstacles to hold ... Read Story

10 Jun 2019 Four Construction Workers Seriously Injured in NJ Scaffolding Accident Four masonry workers were seriously injured Wednesday in a scaffolding collapse in Bordentown Township. The accident caused the construction workers from Camden County-based Ben-Mar Construction to fall 50 feet to the ground. Read Story