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9 Jan 2024 Inwood Construction Tragedy: Crane Collapse Leaves Five Injured On Tuesday afternoon, five construction workers were seriously injured after a crane and/or boom lift collapsed on a construction project on 9th Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan.  The day was marred by major wind and rains, potentially contributing to the collapse. Read Story

9 Jan 2024 Devastating Downtown Explosion: 21 Injured in Fort Worth Twenty-one people were seriously injured after the historic downtown Sandman Hotel exploded in Fort Worth on Monday afternoon, just after 3:30 PM. Read Story

6 Jan 2024 Fatal Tour Bus Crash Near Lake George Claims One Life, Leaves Dozens Injured At least one person was killed and many more were injured when a tour bus left the roadway and overturned while driving in the southbound lane of Interstate 87, near Lake George, NY. The crash occurred on Friday January 5, 2024 at around 12:49 p.m. Read Story

19 Dec 2023 Lancaster County Morning Tragedy: Fatality Reported in Deadly Propane Explosion A devastating explosion at a Lancaster County hotel has left one person dead after a blast was reported in the early hours of Tuesday morning. First responders arrived at the scene to find the front office of the hotel completely ... Read Story

12 Dec 2023 Bronx Apartment Collapse Leaves Two Injured A recent building collapse in the Bronx, New York brought a seven-story residential building to ruins, scattering debris and exposing its interior. Firefighters are currently searching through the rubble for potential victims. This incident is a stark reminder of the ... Read Story

30 Nov 2023 ‘A Titanic Decision’: Pa. Supreme Court’s Ruling Makes Venue Challenges Harder Corporate defendants have one less way to escape being sued in Philadelphia thanks to a recent ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The justices’ Nov. 22 decision in Hangey v. Husqvarna rejected a commonly used venue challenge, leaving plaintiffs with ... Read Story

26 Nov 2023 Tragic Construction Accident Claims the Life of a 48-Year-Old Worker in South Philadelphia Tragedy struck the day after Thanksgiving at a South Philly construction site while repairs to an elevator shaft were being made.  A 48-year old man was working in an elevator shaft at a commercial warehouse on Wolf Street in South ... Read Story

15 Nov 2023 Charter Bus Crash in Ohio Claims Six Lives, Injures 18 High School Students A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving six people dead and 18 injured, according to first reports. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, including a Pioneer ... Read Story

2 Nov 2023 15 Injured in New York Gas Explosion & Building Collapse A massive gas explosion on Thursday, November 2, ripped through a multi-family building in Wappingers Falls, New York. At least 15 were injured, including 5 first responders. The explosion caused a building collapse, and rescue workers freed victims from the ... Read Story

23 Oct 2023 Fiery Accident Shuts Down I-476 in Montgomery County I-476 in Montgomery County was closed following a fiery accident involving a tanker truck and multiple cars. The accident, which occurred around 10:26 a.m., involved flammable liquid and prompted an extended closure. No information regarding injuries has been provided at this ... Read Story

5 Oct 2023 Explosion Rocks Manayunk Construction Site, 6 Workers Injured in the Blast On the afternoon of October 4, a massive explosion catastrophically injured 6 workers at a Manayunk construction site on Flat Rock Road. Initial reports indicated that a generator exploded near or inside a work trailer. Emergency responders were on scene ... Read Story

22 Sep 2023 Driver died after Google Maps led him off a collapsed bridge, lawsuit says Phil Paxson’s car plunged off Snow Creek bridge in Hickory, N.C., after Google Maps directed him to the bridge, which collapsed nine years ago, the lawsuit says. Read Story

20 Sep 2023 Lawsuit filed against Google, Private Road Owners, After Motorist Misguided By Dangerously Outdated Google Maps Fatally Crashed Off North Carolina ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky seeks justice for Philip Paxson’s widow and young daughters Read Story

11 Sep 2023 Explosion At Archer Daniels Midland Facility Injures 8 Employees A massive explosion and fire injured several workers at Archer Daniels Midland processing complex in Decatur, Illinois at 7pm on Sunday.  A plume of dark smoke could be seen high in the air following the explosion. Battalion Chief Wade Watson ... Read Story

7 Sep 2023 Tow Truck Driver Collides Head-On Into School Bus, 51 Injured Around 8 a.m. yesterday, a violent head-on crash occurred on Route 115 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, when a tow-truck driver crossed into the opposing lane of traffic and collided with a school bus transporting 54 grade school children to Creek ... Read Story

17 Aug 2023 Thirteen Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Attorneys Included in 2024 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch For another year, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers. Thirteen attorneys across multiple practice areas were included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Read Story

13 Aug 2023 Multiple-house explosion in Pittsburgh, 3 homes destroyed, 4 dead, 1 accounted for A massive explosion killed four people and destroyed three homes in Plum, Pennsylvania on Saturday.  A fifth person is still unaccounted for.  Saturday was not the first time Holiday Park in Plum Borough suffered a home explosion. Just last year, ... Read Story

11 Aug 2023 RV Blows Tire, Crashes into Tractor-Trailer, Kills 5 People in Pennsylvania On Wednesday, August 10, 2023, at around 9 p.m., a recreational vehicle collided head-on with a double tractor-trailer just outside Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on Northbound Interstate 81. The recreational vehicle’s tire blew, causing the RV to cross over a grassy median ... Read Story

4 Aug 2023 2 dead, 2 missing after house explosion in New Jersey An explosion at a home in Atlantic County has claimed the lives of two people and injured several others. Authorities are still searching for two people reported missing. The cause of the home explosion is still under investigation. Read Story

26 Jul 2023 Leading Crane-catastrophe Attorneys, Safety Advocates from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Discuss This Morning’s Hudson Yards Tower Crane Fire-collapse PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2023 — Leading construction crane-catastrophe attorneys and site-safety advocates from Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky P.C. are available to discuss this morning’s Manhattan Hudson Yards tower crane fire and partial collapse 47 stories above 550 Tenth Avenue; numerous ... Read Story