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3 Mar 2011 Test Drive Turned Deadly In Lancaster County When the airborne sports car finally came to a stop after the high-speed test drive, Tyler Jensen, secure in his seat belt, turned to the back seat to check on his father. Read Story

28 Feb 2011 Injured Ironworkers Charge Sunoco Unit In South Philadelphia Four local ironworkers, all suffering injuries from exposure to hydrofluoric acid in March 2009, are alleging that Sunoco and its subcontractors knew the long troubled South Philadelphia Refinery’s Unit 433 was an accident waiting to happen and failed to protect ... Read Story

24 Feb 2011 Seriously Injured Ironworkers Say Sunoco Knowingly Exposed Them to Hazardous Conditions at South Philadelphia Refinery Before March 11, 2009 Acid Leak PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 24, 2011) – Four local ironworkers, all suffering injuries from exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) in March 2009, are alleging that Sunoco and its subcontractors knew the long troubled South Philadelphia Refinery’s Unit 433 was an accident ... Read Story

6 Dec 2010 Don’t Mess With Mongo Robert Mongeluzzi is just back from Augusta, Ga., where he was trying to work out a settlement for a client who had multiple amputations- both legs, right arm, genitals, pelvis, hips, buttocks- as a result of a construction accident. Read Story

6 Dec 2010 Can’t Wait That Long, Ponzi Victims Say – Gaddel Enterprises, Bilked Thousands Of People In A $7.3 Million PHILADELPHIA (CN) – A class action claims Lizette Morice and her company, Gaddel Enterprises, bilked thousands of people in a $7.3 million Ponzi scam, to which she pleaded guilty, and offered to pay restitution of $25 per quarter, which would ... Read Story

2 Nov 2010 Young Lawyers Division Panel Touts Advantages Of Pro Bono Work What’s the best way for young lawyers to get involved in pro bono work? The panelists for last week’s Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division “Spotlight on Pro Bono” panel unanimously said, “Just do it!” Read Story

20 Jul 2010 Update: Statement of Counsel for the Victims in Delaware River Duckboat Disaster (1) Gyor, Hungary (July 20, 2010) – We have been meeting with the families of the victims. And they have repeatedly made clear to us from the time we arrived that we must make sure that what happened to their children ... Read Story

20 Jul 2010 Update: Statement of Counsel for the Victims in Delaware River Duckboat Disaster Gyor, Hungary (July 20, 2010) – We have been meeting with the families of the victims. And they have repeatedly made clear to us from the time we arrived that we must make sure that what happened to their children ... Read Story

13 Jul 2010 Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq. Receives President’s Award PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 13, 2010) – Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq., has become the first lawyer to receive the President’s Award and the Milton D. Rosenberg Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association). Mr. Belefonte, ... Read Story

13 Jul 2010 Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq. Receives President’s Award from Pennsylvania Association for Justice PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 13, 2010) – Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq., has become the first lawyer to receive the President’s Award and the Milton D. Rosenberg Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association). Read Story

16 Jun 2010 Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esq. Named Co-Counsel to Ronai & Ronai, LLP, in Fatal Tourist Boat-Barge Delaware River Collision PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 16, 2010) – Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esq., has been selected by New York-based plaintiff’s firm Ronai & Ronai, LLP to serve as co-counsel representing the two young Hungarian victims of the fatal July 7 collision between the ... Read Story

12 Jan 2010 Visual Impact In today’s technological world, people to get information quickly and in a visually interesting way. Anything you use to convince defendants to offer the best possible settlement must grab their attention and convey the strength of your case. Read Story

1 Jan 2010 Robert Mongeluzzi Named Philadelphia’s Personal Injury Lawyer Of The Year Philadelphia’s Lawyers Of The Year -2010 Personal Injury Litigator Of The Year: Robert J. Mongeluzzi Read Story

8 Oct 2009 Activists Hand-Deliver Names Of Four Atlantic City Firefighters Accused Of Sexual Assault A local activist group named four Atlantic City firefighters Monday it says are responsible for an incident allegedly involving inappropriate sexual conduct in a city fire station with females as young 16. Read Story

7 Oct 2009 To The Victims Of The Riverwalk Fire To the Victims of the Riverwalk Fire: We are pleased to report that we have reached a preliminary settlement with all the Defendants in the litigation related to the August 13, 2008, fire on Washington Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. To settle ... Read Story

16 Sep 2009 Eleven Atlantic City Firefighters Among Defendants Named in Complaint Alleging Child Sexual Abuse in City Fire Station Atlantic City, NJ (September 16, 2009) – A civil Complaint that includes allegations of child sexual abuse, sexual assault and battery, and false imprisonment today was filed on behalf of two Atlantic City minors and their parents against an Atlantic ... Read Story

10 Jan 2009 Multimillion-Dollar Deal Reached CONSHOHOCKEN – Nearly 14 months after a monumental fire tore through two buildings of a luxury apartment complex in Conshohocken, the victims have received compensation for their losses. Read Story

4 Jan 2009 Letters: The Facts About Malpractice Lawsuits Newt Gingrich and Wayne Oliver operate in the dark when it comes to the current state of medical malpractice litigation in Pennsylvania (“Toward a healthier economy,” commentary, April 7). They recklessly espouse an overhaul of the civil justice system, to ... Read Story

4 Jan 2009 A Letter To The Editor – April 2009 I have been a trial lawyer in Philadelphia for almost 25 years and feel compelled to respond to Herb Lipson’s recent negative comments regarding the judicial and legal systems in our city [Off the Cuff, February]. Mr. Lipson contends that ... Read Story

3 Dec 2008 Keith Mecca, Esq., Joins Philadelphia Law Firm Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, P.C. PHILADELPHIA, PA. (December 3, 2008) – Keith Mecca, Esq., former general manager of the Philadelphia Barrage professional lacrosse team, is now Of Counsel to Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, P.c. Mecca brings to the Firm and its clients a richly diverse background ... Read Story