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Newspaper Columnist Wins $46K Verdict in Defamation Case

A Philadelphia jury has found that former Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky was defamed during his combative 2019 retirement party.
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Child Fractured Arm While Under Day Care's Supervision

On Sept. 12, 2019, plaintiff Kanif LaSalle, 4, was a student at Brightside Academy Inc., a day care in Philadelphia. Kanif was standing on a stepstool when another student stepped onto the stool with him and pushed Kanif onto the floor. Kanif fractured his left arm.
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$1M Verdict for Man Who Fell in Wawa Parking Lot

Plaintiffs attorney Leonard Hill said a video showing plaintiff Alexander Saltzman's day-to-day life proved to be a vital piece of evidence after Saltzman unexpectedly died during the course of the litigation.
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Landlord Denied Liability for Dog Attack on Neighbor

On March 12, 2017, plaintiff Anthony Craig, in his mid-50s, was bitten in the right calf and ankle by a pit bull terrier in Chester. The dog was owned by Craig's neighbor, Arthur Allen, who rented the neighboring property from Elizabeth Johnson and Demetrios Church.
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Jury Awards $19M Verdict in Nursing Home Death Suit

A Delaware County jury handed down a $19 million verdict Jan. 25 to the estate of a 70-year-old woman who allegedly died as a result of improper care at the nursing facility in which she lived.
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$3M Settlement Agreed On in Glenn Mills Schools Abuse Litigation

Former students of a youth detention center reached a $3 million settlement with one of several defendants in a proposed class action over alleged abuse at the now-closed Glen Mills Schools.
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Custodian Should Have Known How Closet Door Operated: Defense

On Nov. 7, 2017, plaintiff Sophia Cheek, 45, a custodian, was working as an independent contractor at Lankenau Medical Center in Philadelphia. She claimed that the door of the housekeeping closet inadvertently closed on her wrist, causing an injury.
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Plaintiff Failed to Use Caution in Disassembling Treehouse: Defense

On Sept. 11, 2014, plaintiff Robert Lesicki, 52, a pharmacist, fell approximately nine feet off a treehouse at 431 Vernon Road in Jenkintown. Lesicki claimed back injuries.
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Defense: Plaintiff's Failure to Yield Caused Accident

On March 15, 2018, plaintiff Craig Czaplinski, a radiologist in his early 50s, was driving on Route 23/Ridge Road in Elverson. The front of his sedan struck the passenger's side rear quarter panel of a sedan driven by Rachel Palmer. Czaplinski claimed a fractured knee, a torn meniscus and a wrist injury.
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$11.5M Accord Reached for Injured Teacher in Defective Bus Suit

A teacher injured in a vehicle crash while chaperoning a school trip reached an $11.5 million settlement Tuesday in her products liability suit claiming defects in the bus she had been riding led her to sustain a traumatic brain injury.
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