Recent reports indicate that the gas industry estimates drilling approximately 1750 new gas wells in Pennsylvania in 2010. The cost of investment is expected to be seven (7) billion dollars according to industry sources. Many new jobs will be created along with ongoing environmental concerns. Dougherty Leventhal and Price LLP represents workers and citizens injured… Read more »
Brian G. Price Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, LLP 459 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 US Contact Brian G. Price T:Work 570-288-1427 F: Fax570-288-0799 Visit: www.dlplaw.com Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (100%) Law School: Temple University Beasley School of Law Languages Spoken: English, Spanish Profile Brian G. Price has been practicing law in Northeastern Pennsylvania for… Read more »
In Pennsylvania, the Department of Labor and Industry monitors and administers the codes and regulations which affect the safety of our workforce. The Bureau of Workers\’ Compensation (“the BWC”) administers laws which assure that workers are insured against job-related injury, illness, or death. The Health and Safety Division of the BWC is responsible for enforcement… Read more »
On June 10th, 2008, 12-year-old Theodore Cleaver exited from his school bus and proceeded to cross in front of the school bus into the opposite lane of traffic. A vehicle driven by Edward Haskell proceeding in the opposite direction of the school bus failed to come to a stop as required by the law. Poor… Read more »
David S. Smacchi Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, LLP 459 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 US Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (100%) Law School: The University of Akron School of Law Selected to: Pennsylvania Rising Stars 2007
A judge in Huntington County Pennsylvania has opened the Little Junita River for public fishing just in time for trout season. In the case of the DEP v Espy, Judge Kurtz recently ruled that a private fishing club and private developer did not own the rights to the river. The Judge ruled that the river… Read more »
In three separate confidential settlements, the DLP Law team of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorneys have secured six-figure settlements for motorcycle accident victims. Although the details of each case are confidential we can tell you that all three settlements were for the insurance policy limits.
The January 14th edition of the New York Times contains a thought-provoking editorial piece authored by Adam Cohen that addresses a “legal Catch-22″ created by tort reform measures in Alabama. Mr. Cohen’s article can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/opinion/14sun2.html THEY SAY WE HAVE TOO MANY LAWSUITS? TELL THAT TO JACK CLINE By ADAM COHEN Published: January… Read more »
Job: Personal Injury Attorney, at DLP Law
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Concentration: Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Domestic Law, Workers\’ Compensation and Criminal Defense, Wills and Estates.
Biography: Judy Price came to Northeastern Pennsylvania from Philadelphia in 1980 following receipt of her Juris Doctorate Degree from Temple University School of Law. For the past 20 years Judy has been affiliated with the law firm of Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, L.L.P. concentrating her practice in domestic and criminal law, wills and estates, and personal injury and civil litigation.
In 1989 Judy co-founded the St. Joseph\’s Girls Biddy Basketball League for the City of Scranton where she served as the Executive Director of the League, team coach, all-star coach, and league referee for 15 years. Judy also served as coach with the Minooka Babe Ruth Baseball League and the Connell Park Girls Softball League.
In 1989 Judy received certification as a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Instructor and for six years instructed students in grades one through eight at Nativity of Our Lord School in South Scranton. At Natvity of Our Lord School Judy also served as Director of the Annual Children\’s Christmas “Give-A-Gift†Program for several years and was active in the school\’s Parent-Teacher Association.
Judy is presently a member of the Board of Directors of Lackawanna County Catholic Social Services, a member of the Diocese of Scranton Pastoral Council, former member of the College of Misericordia Board of Trustees and former National President of the College Misericordia Alumni Association.
Professionally, Judy has served for 13 years as a Certified Mediator with the United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and has been a Solicitor for various county and municipal authorities including the Scranton Municipal Parking Authority, City Controller\’s Office, Lackawanna County Board of Assessment Appeals, and Lackawanna County Bureau of Children and Youth Services and Area Agency on Aging. Judy also served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Lackawanna County District Attorney\’s Office.
Judy is a member of the Lackawanna Bar Association where she served as both Secretary and Senior Director, the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Federal Bar Association of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Judy is married to Attorney Joseph Price and they are the parents of four children, Judith Ann, Colleen, Joseph, and James.
Under Pennsylvania law, an owner of a dog is liable for the vicious acts of his dog if the owner (1) had knowledge or reason to know of the dog’s vicious propensities, and (2) failed to exercise reasonable care to prevent the dog’s viciousness from harming any person. The next question then is when is the… Read more »
