After several SWAT unit officers entered the wrong apartment and fatally shot the resident’s dog, a federal jury returned a $1 million verdict against the city of Philadelphia, finding the city failed to adequately train its officers on no-knock search warrants, among other policies.
Cities, States, and Now Grieving Families Are Taking Ghost Gun Makers to Court
In the last several weeks of Sahmya Heaven Garcia’s young life, she sought a protective order against a former boyfriend who had become her stalker.
Despite her vigilance, as she walked to work from her South Philadelphia apartment on the morning of November 8, 2022, Garcia’s stalker gunned her down on a street corner, shooting her 11 times with what authorities said was a Glock-styled ghost gun — a self-assembled firearm often sold and purchased online. She was 20 years old.
Devereux’s Malvern Location Found Negligent and Abusive Towards Underage Patients
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health (Devereux) has had a long history of complaints filed against them detailing issues of sexual assault, negligence and abuse. Within the past twenty-five years over forty former Devereux patients have come forward with stories detailing the abuse they endured whilst in Devereux’s care.
The Impact of Ghost Guns and the manufacturer Polymer80, Inc.
Ghost guns, first invented in the late 1980’s, have become an epidemic across the United States. The do-it-yourself, at home kits allow individuals to buy and assemble guns with no background checks or regulations on how many someone can buy. Ghost guns became popular amongst gun-traffickers and repeated offenders since ghost guns do not have serial numbers, and are virtually untraceable.
Suing for Invisible Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injuries
Suffering from a head injury could change quite a few things about your everyday life. You may endure symptoms like headaches, nausea or vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, or loss of balance. The best way to prove a traumatic brain injury when the physical scans appear normal is to illustrate the observable behavior a person exhibits after the incident. Witnesses to the incident or witnesses who observed the victim post-incident can often shed light on this and corroborate some of the symptoms of which the victim may complain.
Landlords Out Of Possession: When Are They Liable For Unsafe Conditions On Their Property?
A decision made in one of our cases involving Plaintiff Cameron Dean, in the matter of Brown v. End Zone Inc., changed the legal understanding of liability for landlords out of possession. A landlord “out of possession” is a landlord who has leased property and has not “maintained control over the premises” in question. Cf. Juarbe v. Philadelphia, 431 A.2d 1073, 1081 (Pa. Super. 1980). For example, a landlord out of possession could be a private individual who rents a single family home to a tenant.
Two Young Girls Sexually Assaulted at Suburban Mall: $3.8 Million Settlement
In March 2011, a 14-year-old girl went to her local shopping mall with her best friend. They soon met up with a boy she had met at the outpatient mental health program she had begun attending. He led her away from her friend, into the parking lot and grounds area of the mall, where he physically assaulted and raped her for 45-60 minutes. She continually screamed and cried out for help throughout the attack, but no mall or security personnel discovered or reacted to the danger. None attempted to warn others, stop the attack, intervene, assist or protect her from being harmed.
Strip Club Brawl Tragically Injures 22-year-old Dancer: $1.3 Million Jury Award
Dancer D’Anna Brown suffered severe, permanent, and catastrophic injuries to her face after Philadelphia’s Club Onyx over-served alcohol to their patrons past 2AM, resulting in a massive brawl which included bottles thrown, brass poles wielded, and punches delivered. Despite previous incidents and criminal activity at this location and in its vicinity, Club Onyx failed to properly train their security personnel, bartenders, or dancers on how to prevent or handle dangerous conditions like that of August 10, 2014.
Philadelphia Gas Station Owner Hires Armed Agents to Patrol Property
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The owner of a North Philadelphia gas station says he took security measures into his own hands to keep his customers and employees safe.
Neil Patel hired a private security company, Pennsylvania State Agents, to patrol his KARCO gas station at Broad and Clearfield streets three weeks ago, and now he has a daily armed presence with at least two agents on the premise nightly.
“We’re Pennsylvania State Agents and we’re not security. Basically, what we do is security details when the public calls upon us when the police can’t be there,” explained Andre Boyer.
Boyer said when they first arrived to the gas station people took notice immediately.
Philadelphia Woman Sues Gas Stations Over Crime After Son Was Shot and Killed
Corliss Jackson, whose son was killed while leaving a Philadelphia gas station, and her attorney David Thiruselvam relay the urgency of crime at gas stations and why they have decided to take the issue to court.
Carjackings at Philadelphia gas stations have increased by more than 300% this year compared to 2021, according to a report.
“You got to arm yourself. It’s dangerous out here. It’s wild,” Philadelphia resident Melvin Dunn told WPVI.
There have been 30 armed carjackings at Philadelphia gas stations as of mid-November compared to seven in 2021, according to the news outlet. That marks a nearly 330% increase of such incidents.