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29 Oct 2013 Interview With Contractor in Center City Building Collapse The contractor involved with the June 5th building collapse at 22d and Market that killed six and injured 13 wants the right to resume demolition work. And only CBS 3 cameras were rolling as he appeared at an appeals hearing ... Read Story

23 Oct 2013 Lawyers View Key Evidence in Center City Building Collapse The latest on the investigation into the deadly Center City building collapse. On Wednesday, lawyers for both the victims and defendants were able to view a key piece of evidence in the case. Read Story

17 Oct 2013 Phila. Architect Faces Federal Court Hearing Related to Deadly Building Collapse A hearing over subpoenaed records in the fatal Market Street building collapse this spring was postponed Wednesday, but a Philadelphia architect at the center of it is facing even more requests for documents. Read Story

26 Sep 2013 Statement of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Regarding Council Report Statement from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Read Story

17 Sep 2013 Wrongful Death Complaint Filed in Philadelphia Building Collapse Philadelphia, PA – STB Investment Corp., real estate owner-developer Richard Basciano, the demolition contractor, and the Salvation Army are among the 19 defendants named in a newly filed wrongful death complaint alleging they are collectively responsible for the death of ... Read Story

17 Sep 2013 Statement of The Family of Anne Bryan In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. (Dr. Martin Luther King) Read Story

16 Sep 2013 Attorneys for Victims of Fatal Philadelphia Building Collapse to Hold Case Update Briefing Attorney Robert J. Mongeluzzi and members of his firm will hold a briefing to discuss a major development in the litigation resulting from the June 5, 2013 fatal building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets that killed six people in ... Read Story

12 Sep 2013 Pittsburgh Zoo: Boy’s Mauling Death is Mom’s Fault The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium says the mother of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild African dogs exhibit is to blame for her son’s death and shouldn’t be allowed to sue. Read Story

11 Sep 2013 Statement of Attorney Robert J. Mongeluzzi Regarding Filing by the Pittsburgh Zoo “Maddox Derkosh was fatally attacked and killed at the Pittsburgh Zoo. The Zoo, in its court filing, attacked Maddox’s grieving mother although the Zoo had been warned by several of its own employees of the very tragedy that would take ... Read Story

22 Aug 2013 Wrongful Death Action Filed Against Philadelphia Bars For Immediate Release Wronful Death Actions Filed Against Philadelphia Bars That Served Confessed Killers Prior to 2012 Beating Death of Kevin Kless Read Story

22 Aug 2013 Two Philly Bars Named in Wrongful Death Suit Kevin Kless was beaten to death in January 2012. Read Story

18 Aug 2013 Chesco, Contractor Face Suit in Inmate’s Death The Chester County prison and its private health-care contractor are facing a federal lawsuit in connection with the death of an inmate in March. Read Story

15 Aug 2013 Counsel for Victims of Building Collapse to Oppose Motion Counsel for Victims of Building Collapse to Oppose Motion to Delay Civil Litigation; Add Salvation Army as a Defendant Read Story

7 Aug 2013 First Look At Contractor Burned In Daly House Explosion When Steve Barrientos was working inside a home in South Philadelphia last week, he had no idea that the gas was on, according to his attorney. Read Story

7 Aug 2013 Contractor Injured in South Philadelphia Explosion Home from Hospital The contractor burned in the house explosion and collapse on Daly Street in South Philadelphia last month has been released from the hospital. Read Story

6 Aug 2013 Records at Issue in Pittsburgh Zoo Death Suit Lawyers arguing the wrongful death case involving the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are due Tuesday morning in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for a pre-trial motions hearing. Read Story

2 Aug 2013 Stinging Criticism at L&I Hearing on Collapse Bennett Levin, a professional engineer who ran the Department of Licenses and Inspections in the Rendell administration, testified Thursday that the agency’s performance had deteriorated markedly since the mid-1990s, contributing to a series of fatal accidents long before the Center ... Read Story

1 Aug 2013 Testimony of Robert J. Mongeluzzi Before City Council of Philadelphia August 1, 2013 For Immediate Release Testimony of Robert J Mongeluzzi before City Council of Philadelphia Special Investigative Committee Read Story

1 Aug 2013 Former L&I Commissioner: You’ve Got to Stop the Corruption Former Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections Commissioner, Bennett Levin, told city leaders that someone needs to be bold enough to put a stop to a corrupt system. Levin spoke for more than an hour at an investigative hearing into the deadly ... Read Story

19 Jul 2013 For Immediate Release: Statement Regarding Newly Released Fatal Building Collapse Video Statement regarding newly released fatal building collapse video Read Story