A 57 year old paraplegic who sustained right shoulder injuries while staying at the Holiday Inn Express secured a settlement of $750,000.00 based on the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff, who was represented by Personal injury Attorneys Patrick Dougherty and Brian J Walsh of the DLP Law Firm, suffered a torn bicep tendon, as well… Read more »
In a confidential settlement, the DLP law firm secured an award of $540,000 for a victim in a vicious dog bite attack. Personal injury Attorney David Smacchi was the handling attorney for the dog bite victim.
Katherine was an extremely independent individual, even though she was now 77 years old. Katherine enjoyed her privacy and lived in her own small house. Every Saturday, she would go to the grocery store where she would shop. While it took her a little longer to do things, she was in good physical shape and… Read more »
Attorney John Finnerty is a 2009 and 2010 Recipient of the Equal Access to Justice Award from Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. for volunteer efforts in representing indigent clients.
As President of the Minooka Neighborhood Association, personal injury Attorney John Finnerty of DLP Law has been working with the City of Scranton in designing and implementing over $100,000 in repairs and improvements to the Billy Barrett Playground.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has addressed the issue of what constitutes an “abnormal working condition” for the purposes of establishing a work related mental injury. In McLaurin v. W.C.A.B. (SEPTA), the claimant was a SEPTA bus driver with a set route in West Philadelphia. One day, several hooded young men entered his bus without paying… Read more »
(Times News article by Erin Nissley) A family whose members lost everything and suffered serious burns while escaping a house fire in April 2006 has sued the apartment building\’s owner, claiming the real estate company is liable because of a lack of smoke detectors and escape routes in the building and their apartment. Angelica Gonzales… Read more »
A Lackawanna County Jury decided that General Motors Corp. owes a Scranton man $693,000.00 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff, John Lance, suffered injuries after crashing into a tree while pulling into a driveway. Legal papers filed by personal injury Attorney Joseph Price of the DLP Law Firm alleged that the accident… Read more »
Personal Injury Attorney, Brian J. Walsh, Esquire of Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, LLP recently obtained board certification through the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Brian is the son of Donald and MaryAnn Walsh and currently resides in Scranton with his wife, Lori, and 2 year old son. Brian obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from… Read more »
Paul had worked for a Texas-based natural gas drilling company out of Texas for a number of years. The company started to develop drilling sites in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Paul was put up at a hotel close to the drilling site. Paul had never had an accident in the ten previous years he had worked,… Read more »
