22 Sep 2024
Health System to Pay $65 Million After Hackers Leaked Nude Patient Photos
The episode highlights the risk of cyberattacks and their legal aftermath for healthcare organizations with especially sensitive information.
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13 Sep 2024
LVHN Reaches Proposed $65M Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over Data Breaches of Medical Records of 134,000 Patients
The data breach exposed patients’ personal information to the dark web.
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13 Sep 2024
LVHN to Pay $65 Million Over Data Breach That Led to Cancer Patient Photos Being Posted Online
The agreement would settle a class action lawsuit filed after it was revealed confidential information, including photos of cancer patients, were stolen and then published online.
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12 Sep 2024
Record $65 Million Settlement Reached Between Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky and LVHN on Behalf of Cancer Patients Whose Nude Photos Were Hacked
The settlement is believed to be the largest of its kind, on a per-patient basis, in a healthcare data breach-ransomware case.
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9 Sep 2024
$9.1 Million Jury Verdict Following 2020 Tree-Collapse Death of Beloved Suburban Philadelphia Golf Pro Justin Riegel
Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky represented Mr. Riegel’s widow and child; alleged negligent facility management.
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6 Sep 2024
One Killed, Two Seriously Injured in a Two-story Fall at Philadelphia Construction Site
Investigators say three men fell off a cherry picker from approximately two stories high.
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6 Sep 2024
Montco Country Club Ordered by Jury to Pay $9.1 M to Son of a Golf Professional who was Killed by Fallen Tree
Justin Riegel worked as the director of golf at the Philmont Country Club. He died after he was struck by a falling tree in June 2020.
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4 Sep 2024
Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Announces Launch of New Podcast
The first episode of “The Real Suits – Champions for the Injured” released on Wednesday, September 4.
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1 Sep 2024
Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against TikTok Over Girl’s Death in Viral Challenge
TikTok is facing a lawsuit over a 10-year-old girl’s death after she took part in a viral challenge on the social media app. This lawsuit centers around TikTok’s algorithm and what it promotes to users. An appeals court judge ruled ...
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31 Aug 2024
TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania Girl’s Death
An appeals court ruled TikTok must face a lawsuit over the death of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl. Nylah Anderson died in 2021 while attempting a viral challenge she allegedly saw on the social media platform.
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31 Aug 2024
Devastating TikTok Lawsuit May Have Killed Section 230: Is Social Media Doomed?
This ruling could have far-reaching consequences for social media platforms and their content recommendation systems.
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30 Aug 2024
NHL Hockey Player and His Brother Killed by Drunk Driver While Cycling in New Jersey
The striking driver admitted to consuming five to six beers prior to crashing into the cyclists while attempting to recklessly pass another driver.
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29 Aug 2024
A 10-year-old Girl Died During the Viral ‘Blackout Challenge.’ Now TikTok Could be Held Liable
“Big Tech just lost its ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card,” attorney Jeffrey Goodman said
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29 Aug 2024
TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-year-old girl’s Death, US Court Rules
The ruling reversed a lower-court judge’s decision dismissing on Section 230 grounds the case filed by Tawainna Anderson against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance.
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29 Aug 2024
A Delco Mom Can Sue TikTok for Her Daughter’s Death During a ‘Blackout Challenge,’ Federal Appeals Court Rules
A district judge previously ruled that federal law provides TikTok with immunity for the harms caused by content it hosts on the platform.
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28 Aug 2024
Ruling in Case of 10-year-old’s “Blackout Challenge” Death on TikTok, Federal Appellate Court Strikes Down Social Media Giant’s Immunity Claim
TikTok defended the claims arguing that they were fully immune from the harm they caused pursuant to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The appellate court definitively ruled that TikTok was entitled to no such protections.
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18 Aug 2024
Man Dies After Philadelphia Construction Accident
A man has died after falling three stories in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday morning.
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15 Aug 2024
Andrew Duffy Named a Best Lawyers 2025 “Lawyer of the Year”
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.
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15 Aug 2024
Eleven Attorneys Recognized by 2025 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
In addition to eleven attorneys across multiple practice areas, Drew Duffy was named the Best Lawyers 2025 Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Philadelphia.
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9 Aug 2024
Gas Station Workers Reach $18.5M Settlement Over Fatal Tank Explosion
The agreement resolves claims that two companies involved in the filling and construction of the fuel storage tank that combusted ignored industry standards and their own safety protocols.
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