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Liability Disputed for Broadside Motor-Vehicle Crash

On Feb. 25, 2018, plaintiff Joanne Serpentine, 62, a court clerk, was driving on Oregon Avenue, toward its intersection with 18th Street, in Southwest Philadelphia. The front of her car struck the side of a sport utility vehicle driven by Hieu Le. Le was driving on 18th Street when he allegedly drove through a red light. Serpentine claimed head, neck and back injuries.
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Central Pa. Jury Awards Loan Agency $750K in Legal Malpractice Suit

Premier filed suit against the attorneys and firm for "failure to diligently protect plaintiff's rights as a second creditor in two separate matters, which resulted in the loss of plaintiff's secured collateral, deficiency judgments and actions against guarantors, resulting in cumulative damages in excess of $1,700,000."
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Jury Awards $182.7M to Child in Penn Birth Injury Case

A Philadelphia jury awarded $182.7 million to a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and brain damage in a birth injury lawsuit against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Quality of Life Diminished Due to Ongoing Pain, According to Plaintiff

On Nov. 24, 2017, plaintiff Bernetta Gethers, 33, was stopped while driving in the 2800 block of Cheltenham Avenue, in Philadelphia. The rear of her vehicle was struck by the front of a trailing vehicle driven by Laishah Holloman. Gethers claimed neck and back injuries.
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Landlords Sued After Falling Ceiling Fan Hit Tenant

On Sept. 14, 2016, plaintiff Kailey Verbickey, 22, was a tenant at a residential property in Pittsburgh. Verbickey claimed that a ceiling fan in the property's dining room fell and struck her in the face. She claimed head and face injuries.
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$3M Settlement for Woman in Case Involving Murder of Daughters

The mother of two girls their father killed has reached a $3 million settlement with the York Area Regional Police Department, which she claimed failed to prevent her daughters' deaths.
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Concussion From Rear-End Crash Derailed Active Lifestyle: Plaintiff

On Dec. 30, 2019, plaintiff Kathryn Corcetti, 77, a marketer, was driving on Route 22 in Monroeville. While stopped at a red light, the rear of her sedan was struck by the front of a trailing sport utility vehicle driven by Michael Trombola, who was traveling 40 mph. Corcetti claimed head injuries.
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Man Struck by SEPTA Train While Doing Trench Work

Hernandez v. Independence Constructors $7,297,700.86 Verdict Date of Verdict: Feb. 21. Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 181202689. Judge: Angelo…
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Plaintiff Claimed Shoulder Injury From Fall at Hotel

A slip-and-fall plaintiff is hoping to try his case a third time after his bid for a higher damages award ended in a verdict an eighth the size of what he had originally won. The plaintiff was injured when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice on a paved pathway while walking from one building at a hotel to another.
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Rear-Ended Motorist Sought Damages for Future Treatment

On July 9, 2017, plaintiff Jennifer Hoffman, 39, was driving in stop-and-go traffic on Susquehanna Road, at its intersection with Edge Hill Road, in Abington. The rear of her vehicle was struck by the front of a trailing vehicle driven by Heidi Fitzgerald. Hoffman claimed neck injuries.
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