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A recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation involved an in-depth review of the historic $265 million Amtrak settlement. 188 derailment settlement was only made possible due to the work that the plaintiffs’ lawyers and the American Association for Justice (AAJ) did to raise the damages cap for railroad accidents.

In the wake of the Hoboken train crash that left one woman dead and more than 100 others injured, there are still a lot of questions left to be answered. What led to the train wreck? How can we keep train wrecks like this from happening? Until we can figure out how to prevent train […]

You may have to rethink what household cleaning products you use after reading this. The Cheat Sheet, a news website that covers lifestyle topics, recently ran a story alleging some household products cause cancer. According to the Cheat Sheet piece, certain ingredients in the household items are carcinogens, which means they can cause cancer. Just because something is a […]

The US is one of several countries where thyroid cancer misdiagnosis appears to be on the rise, according to data collected in a recent study. Reportedly, the Aviano National Cancer Institute (ANCI) and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) combined forces to conduct the study. The findings were revealed in The New England Journal of Medicine. […]

In May, Richard Ferretti was fatally shot by a Philadelphia police officer. In addition, the Philadelphia magazine story brings up the fact that the Philadelphia Police Department’s own use of force directive may have prohibited the shooting.

Multiple news outlets, including AP, CBS News, NPR, KYW, Legal Intelligencer, and the Philadelphia Business Journal, are reporting that a historic settlement has been reached in the May 2015 Amtrak derailment that happened in Philadelphia. The PMC believes that the settlement will allow all the pending claims related to the Amtrak derailment to be paid out by summer 2017.

Attorney Josh Schwartz is the Chair of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Future leaders Section and is excited about the growing involvement of the younger members of the trial bar. The Future Leader Section of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association includes members who have been practicing for ten years or less, but their involvement in the legislative process on key legal issues of the day will serve the legal profession well for decades to come.

Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a medical provider’s failure to competently perform his or her medical duties. In the great state of Pennsylvania, cases of medical malpractice run rampant. Last year alone, there were 1,512 medical malpractice cases filed. And today, it’s no secret that medical malpractice lawsuits remain a major […]

Gina Passarella, The Legal Intelligencer September 22, 2015 A Philadelphia trial judge has rejected the 25 issues Honda has raised in its appeal of a $55. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Shelley Robins New was not persuaded by American Honda Motor Co. ’s arguments that Philadelphia was an inconvenient forum or that the court improperly admitted evidence of alternative seat-belt designs that were developed after the car was manufactured but before the accident at issue occurred.

Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P. C. , is pleased to announce that the firm’s five partners have been named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The following Eiesenberg Rothweiler attorneys were named to the 2016 Best Lawyers in America List: Stewart J. Eisenberg in the categories of Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation.