Collapsed Wall Needed Bracing, Attorney SaysArticleBob Mongeluzzi said he was told by sources he talked to at the scene of the collapse at 2136-38 Market St. that the contractor demolishing the building had removed its front in the past few days. “That would have left a towering, three-story ...
Human Error Possible In Deadly ’15 Amtrak Crash, Documents SuggestArticleWhile the National Transportation Safety Board did not lay blame on the train’s engineer or identify a probable cause for the derailment, officials said they would release their full findings and possibly recommendations in the next few ...
Missouri Duck Boat Accident Among Deadliest In Nearly 20 YearsArticleThe amphibious vehicles travel on both land and water and are popular tourist attractions in many US cities, but accidents in and out of the water have marred their popularity and forced some companies to shut down their businesses. Jeffrey Goodman, ...
Branson Duck Boat: A 167-Year-Old Law Could Make All The Difference If A Lawsuit Is FiledArticle“It is very important for the families to try to file their lawsuits first in state court,” said New York City-based attorney Daniel Rose. A U.S. Navy veteran, Rose is an expert maritime lawyer who represented victims of a 2005 incident ...
Forklift AccidentsPractice AreaThe U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that nearly 100 workers are killed each year in accidents involving forklifts while thousands more are injured. Non-workers—such as shoppers—can also get hurt by forklifts ...
Austin Crane Accident Injuries Under InvestigationNews CoverageAccording to news reports, twenty-two people were injured after a crane accident in Austin, Texas around 9:30 this morning. Two cranes collided at a construction site in the Mueller community of northeast Austin. Although the area includes a park, ...
SMB Lawyers Available to Discuss Injury Cases from Baltimore Roof Collapse and ExplosionNews CoverageAccording to news reports, at least 23 people were injured – and nine critically – when the Baltimore Gas and Electric building suffered a partial roof collapse and explosion on Wednesday. The cause, authorities said, could not be determined at ...
Champlain Towers South Engineering Firm Failed to Keep Occupants Safe, Lawsuit AllegesNews CoverageMaryland-based Morabito Consultants should have done so by “inspecting the sub-surface foundation,” the lawsuit says. A large portion of the condo tower crumbled to the ground last week, killing at least 18 people and leaving 147 ...
Who Will Be Held Responsible for the Astroworld Disaster?News CoverageThe assignment of legal responsibility for the 10 deaths and scores of injuries that resulted when a densely packed crowd surged the stage during Travis Scott’s headlining set at his Astroworld festival in Houston on November 5 will not happen ...
With Vet Support Bill Set to Become Law, Attorneys Prepare to Represent Camp Lejeune VictimsNews CoverageAttorneys across the United States are preparing to file lawsuits on behalf of people who say contaminated water at a North Carolina Marine Corps base made them sick. Lawyers anticipating the passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 say a new ...
Authorities continue to investigate cause of Indiana house explosion that killed 3 and damaged 39 homesNews CoverageThe names of the victims in this unthinkable tragedy have not yet been released. More than a dozen agencies responded to the scene and authorities are in the process of determining what caused the massive explosion, which caused such a loud blast ...
Carbon Monoxide Leak at Allentown Daycare Sends 27 People to HospitalBreaking NewsAt least one child was unconscious when paramedics arrived. Fortunately, most of the children and staff are in stable condition. While it appears the leak was detected early enough to avoid serious injury for the daycare’s students and staff, ...
15 Injured in New York Gas Explosion & Building CollapseNews CoverageSaltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is one of the most successful explosion disaster firms in the country. The Firm has recovered more large verdicts and settlements for explosion victims than most other firms in the United Stares. These record results ...
One Dead, One Injured in a Massive Explosion at a Vaping Supplies Distributor in Clinton Township, MichiganNews CoverageFires continue to flare up and re-ignite at the explosion site. Authorities warn that canisters could still be active, and if found, should not be touched and reported to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office at 586-469-5502. The cause of the ...
Baltimore Key Bridge Collapses After Ship CollisionNews CoverageSaltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky has represented catastrophically injured clients when structures have collapsed, including the Davenport, Iowa apartment collapse in 2023, the Surfside Condo collapse in Miami in 2021, the Market Street collapse in ...
Deadly Collision Between Passenger Jet and Army HelicopterNews CoverageOn January 29, 2025, a tragic mid-air collision occurred over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., involving an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The American Eagle Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, was ...