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6 Apr 2012 Portico Decking Customers File Lawsuit, Claim Deck Mold Policy Violates Warranty PHILADELPHIA – Consumers, represented by Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C., who purchased Portico-brand decking manufactured by Fiberon have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that when their decking developed mold and fungus leaving dark spotting throughout the deck surface, the ... Read Story

5 Apr 2012 Private Funeral go Be Held for Man Killed in NY Crane Collapse Family Asks Attorney Robert Mongeluzzi’s Firm to Determine Responsibility and Accountability Read Story

4 Apr 2012 A Fallen Worker Had Proudly Joined The Family Trade He came from a long line of construction workers, so it was no surprise that Michael J. Simermeyer was drawn into the family trade. Read Story

4 Apr 2012 One Killed And Four Hurt In Crane Collapse On West Side One Killed and Four Hurt in Crane Collapse on West Side The worker who was killed when a crane collapsed in Manhattan on Tuesday night had until recently worked alongside his father and was trying to pay off student loans, ... Read Story

14 Mar 2012 Chief, Officer Awarded $4 Million For Elevator Fall James Sabath and Mark Compas By David Gilmartin Assistant Managing Editor Tinicum Township Police Chief James Sabath (left) and Officer Mark Compas (right) Bill Fraser/Staff Photographer Sand Castle Winery of Tinicum and Stokes Equipment Co. will pay a combined $4 ... Read Story

12 Mar 2012 Police Officers Injured In Freight Elevator Fall Settle For $4 Mil. Two police officers who were injured after falling 30 feet down an open freight elevator shaftway while investigating the premises of a Bucks County winery settled with the winery’s owners and the company that modified the elevator for $4 million. Read Story

24 Jan 2012 Virginia Man Acquitted In Philly Self-Defense Shooting In 2010 Sued By Victim; Case May Test Pa. Castle Doctrine Law One year ago, Gerald Ung was acquitted of attempted murder during a jury trial at Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. The Feb. 15, 2010 verdict pleased many gun rights advocates, since it signalized increasing tolerance for those who resort to using ... Read Story

12 Jan 2012 Didonato Files Civil Lawsuit Against Ung And Five Philly Bars As Second Anniversary Of Old City Shooting Nears Almost two years to the date he was shot six times at point blank range during an altercation in the Old City section of Philadelphia, former La Salle College High and Villanova University lacrosse standout Eddie DiDonato has filed a ... Read Story

12 Jan 2012 Mechanic Testifies He Told Giants Stadium Officials About Escalator Danger An escalator mechanic at Giants Stadium testified during a deposition that he notified supervisors numerous times about overloading before an escalator wreck at the stadium injured eight people four years ago. Read Story

10 Jan 2012 Company Settles In Giants Stadium Escalator Accident Four years after an escalator accident at Giants Stadium seriously injured several people and led to one man losing part of his leg, the company that maintained the escalator reached a settlement Monday midway through the first day of a ... Read Story

10 Jan 2012 Settlement In ’07 Giants Stadium Escalator Mishap HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – It was an accident that changed the lives of eight people in an instant. An escalator at the old Giants Stadium suddenly sped up and stopped, sending them all flying downward. Read Story

1 Jan 2012 Interview With The Hon. Jacqueline F. Allen Judge Jacqueline F. Allen, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, has nearly 18 years of experience as a Trial Judge. Judge Allen first clerked for the Honorable Julian King in Philadelphia’s Civil Trial Division. She then worked for the litigation departments of ... Read Story

6 Dec 2011 New Chancellor Savoth Outlines Phila. Bar Association Agenda Legal assistance to returning war veterans, working with the National Constitution Center to teach civics in local schools, easing restrictions on foreign-trained lawyers and free advertising for members were among the agenda items incoming Philadelphia Bar Association Philadelphia Bar Association ... Read Story

6 Dec 2011 New Chancellor Aims To Steer Bar Association Through Tough Times Personal-injury lawyer John Savoth is set to take over as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association at a time of ongoing ferment in the profession and uncertainty and debate over prospects for a full recovery from the downturn that began ... Read Story

5 Dec 2011 John E. Savoth To Deliver Inaugural Remarks As Incoming Chancellor Of The 12,500-Member Philadelphia Bar Association Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — John E. Savoth, Of Counsel to Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky PC, will deliver inaugural remarks as the incoming Chancellor of the 12,500-member Philadelphia Bar Association at the Association’s Annual Meeting Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 6 ... Read Story

1 Dec 2011 Savoth To Address Plans For 2012 As He Becomes Bar’s 85Th Chancellor “If you want to meet people, you have to get involved in the Philadelphia Bar Association,” says John E. Savoth. “It really gives added depth and meaning to your life, both professionally and personally.” And Savoth should know. He recognized ... Read Story

28 Nov 2011 Savoth To Address Plans For 2012 – Becomes Bar’s 85Th Chancellor “If you want to meet people, you have to get involved in the Philadelphia Bar Association,” says John E. Savoth. “It really gives added depth and meaning to your life, both professionally and personally.” And Savoth should know. He recognized ... Read Story

2 Nov 2011 New York Man Sentenced In Tragic Philadelphia “Duck Boat” Accident Matthew R. Devlin, 35, of Catskill, New York, was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison for misconduct of a ship operator causing death, in relation to the “Duck boat” accident on the Delaware River here July ... Read Story

2 Nov 2011 Tugboat Pilot Gets Year In Jail For Fatal ‘Duck Boat’ Accident Philadelphia (CNN) — The distracted tugboat pilot who crashed a barge into a sightseeing “duck boat,” killing two tourists, was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in the incident, federal prosecutors said. Read Story

2 Nov 2011 Tugboat Mate Can’t Duck Blame In River Crash U.S. DISTRICT Judge Legrome D. Davis said he understood that the man standing before him had no previous criminal history and that, based on letters from Matt Devlin’s friends and family, Devlin was a good man. Read Story