A dune construction project in the city of Margate has been stopped per order of the court. Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez ordered the halt and called the photos he saw of the standing water at the site “horrendous and alarming.” The project was originally the result of an order from Governor Christie, who ordered […]
Margate Dune Construction Project Stops; Standing Water from Project Creating Health Risk
Lawsuits for Mistreatment of Elderly Could Be Thing of the Past
Putting your elderly loved one under the care of another person is stressful even under the best of circumstances. Having to make the difficult decision only to find out the care facility or nursing home mistreated your loved one is devastating. Thankfully, legal action has been an option for those who are abused or who […]
Coal Miners Continue to Face Fatal Risks; No Agreement on Solution
Coal miners have always faced risks, but the recent uptick in fatal accidents in coal mines is a cause for concern. So far in 2017, 10 coal miners have died, and according to safety officials, it’s rookie miners who face the highest risk. Unfortunately, there is debate over how to fix the problem and the […]
Woman Injured in Maryland Boating Accident
A 22 year old West Virginia woman was recently injured in a boating accident when she fell off a rented pontoon during an excursion on the Assawoman Bay in Maryland. According to local news outlets, Alexa Delatorre survived the fall, but had to visit Salisbury Hospital for cuts on her back, legs, and right foot […]
Texting While Driving Leads to Death
It’s no secret that texting while driving is dangerous, and now the practice has claimed another life, this time in Lehigh County. Patricia Deady, aged 56, died while walking near Seventh and Linden Streets in Allentown last November. The vehicle that struck her was driven by 21 year old Seneca Yvonne Harley. Harley will be […]
Teen Electrocuted Charging Phone While in Bathtub
Police in Lovington, New Mexico and the family of 14 year old Madison Cole have released information about the last text sent by the teen before her electrocution death in early July. According to her phone’s history, Cole’s final message was a picture she took from the bathtub of her phone charger plugged into an […]
Teacher Receives $500,000 in Wrongful Termination Settlement
Kelly Wallace, a Montgomery County High School teacher, recently received a $500,000 settlement from a lawsuit she filed against the board of education and the former superintendent. It is one of several lawsuits filed by employees who worked for Superintendent Josh Powell in the Montgomery County School system. Powel has since been terminated and his […]
Injured Nurse Terminated from Job
Maryanne Grande, a former St. Clare’s Hospital nurse who was repeatedly injured on the job before being terminated by her employer, is headed to court. Grande filed a lawsuit against the Denville hospital after working there for 10 years beginning in 2000. She provided care for stroke victims and other patients in need of substantial […]
Defamation Lawsuit
Pete Rose’s defamation lawsuit against attorney John Dowd will move forward based on a ruling by a federal judge in Philadelphia. Rose filed the lawsuit after Dowd accused him of statutory rape in two separate radio interviews. In an interview aired on WCHE in West Chester in 2015, Dowd stated Rose’s associate, Michael Bertolini, “… […]
Reduced Shooting Accidents during Hunting Season
According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, hunters had one of their safest years on record in 2016 and for only the second time in history there wasn’t a single fatality that occurred during hunting and trapping season in the state. The overall number of shooting incidents was also the second lowest ever recorded, with only […]
