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7 Feb 2014 Toilet-Tipping Prank Results in Settlement in Sullivan County Court A man who was rendered quadriplegic when two of his relatives accidentally tipped over the portable toilet he was using in an attempt to play a practical joke on him has settled with the toilet’s manufacturer and installer, as well ... Read Story

27 Jan 2014 Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Represents Victim of Deadly Fire Escape Collapse Ms. Chen, a resident of the John C. Bell apartments, remains hospitalized after suffering multiple fractures in the tragedy. Read Story

13 Jan 2014 No Inspection in More than 50 Years for Fire Escape that Collapsed, Killing Man The fire escape that collapsed early Sunday morning, killing one man and critically injuring two women, may not have been inspected in more than 50 years. Read Story

13 Jan 2014 Investigation Continues in Weekend Fatal Fire Escape Collapse PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The investigation continues tonight in the fire escape collapse that killed one person and injured two others in Rittenhouse Square (See Related Story). Read Story

13 Jan 2014 Man Dead, Two Women Injured in Fire Escape Collapse FAMILIES OUT walking in Center City yesterday afternoon peered through an iron gate into the narrow alleyway behind the historic John C. Bell House and asked what had happened. Read Story

12 Jan 2014 Media Advisory: Attorney Robert J. Mongeluzzi Available to Discuss Fatal Philadelphia Fire Escape Collapse Robert J. Mongeluzi, Esq., recognized as one of the nation’s premier litigators in cases involving catastrophic – often fatal – structural failures, is available to discuss the Sunday morning fatal fire escape collapse at a multi-story Rittenhouse Square area apartment ... Read Story

25 Nov 2013 Demolition Contractor Faces Murder Charges in Philadelphia Building Collapse Attorney Robert Mongeluzzi, who represents several people injured in the collapse as well as families of some of those who were killed, said he hopes the grand jury will come back with additional indictments. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY) Read Story

25 Nov 2013 Contractor Charged With Murder in Philadelphia Building Collapse A contractor who led a botched building demolition that killed six people inside an adjacent store will face murder charges for allegedly using reckless methods to perform the low-bid job. Read Story

18 Nov 2013 Inquirer Editorial: L&I Must Do a Better Job More than five months later, city officials still haven’t explained why a botched demolition project that left six people dead inside a Salvation Army thrift store wasn’t stopped before the tragedy occurred. Read Story

18 Nov 2013 Parents of Woman Killed in Center City Building Collapse Call for Tighter Regulation There was heart-wrenching testimony today in City Council as the parents of one of the victims of the Market Street building collapse testified about the need for improvements at the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I). Read Story

18 Nov 2013 Market St. Collapse – Collapse Testimony NANCY WINKLER TESTIMONY BEFORE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 18, 2013 Read Story

14 Nov 2013 Statement Regarding OSHA Violations in The Salvation Army Building Collapse Robert J. Mongeluzzi said the citations issued today by the U.S. Department of Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) further validate that the June 5th fatal Salvation Army Thrift Store collapse was entirely preventable and those responsible for the deaths of ... Read Story

14 Nov 2013 OSHA: Deadly Collapse Was ‘Preventable’ Two Philadelphia contractors’ “deliberate neglect” of basic demolition safety rules resulted in the Center City building collapse that killed six people in June, federal workplace regulators said Thursday. Read Story

14 Nov 2013 Feds Drop First Hammer in Building Collapse FIVE MONTHS after a botched demolition job in Center City killed six people and injured 14 more, the survivors and the victims’ families have finally gotten their first taste of justice in the long line of legal proceedings that began ... Read Story

14 Nov 2013 $400,000 Fines Proposed in Fatal Philly Building Collapse Officials Say Was Avoidable The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two contractors in connection with the Philadelphia building collapse that killed six people. Dismantling one building could have been accomplished without crushing the thrift store next door, OSHA has determined. Read Story

14 Nov 2013 Feds Seek Nearly $400K in Philly Building Collapse Philadelphia (AP) – Federal officials cited glaring violations of accepted safety standards Thursday in proposing nearly $400,000 in fines against two companies involved in a botched building demolition in Philadelphia that killed six people. Read Story

4 Nov 2013 Trucks for Maddox Begins Holiday Toy Drive Year After Toddler Was Fatally Mauled Donations began Monday for the second Trucks for Maddox drive, a toy collection campaign named for the Whitehall toddler killed a year ago at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Read Story

4 Nov 2013 Statement of the Parents of Maddox Derkosh on First Anniversary of His Death It is not possible to express our deep sense of loss one year after the death of the joy of our life, Maddox. He is in our thoughts and prayers every day. Maddox was thoughtful of others beyond his tender ... Read Story

31 Oct 2013 Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Response to Blue-Ribbon Panel to Probe L&I Failures Leading to Market Street Collapse STATEMENT OF THE FAMILY OF ANNE BRYAN ISSUED BY SALTZ, MONGELUZZI & BENDESKY, P.C. Read Story

31 Oct 2013 Blue-Ribbon Panel to Probe L&I Failures Leading to Market Street Collapse Victim’s parents, who implored the city to launch independent panel, get their wish Read Story