The award recognizes an individual who is pivotal in supporting CLS’s mission of ensuring that low-income Philadelphia residents have equal access to justice by providing them with advice and representation in civil legal matters.
Maria Mangano, the director of career services at Mercy Vocational High School, was awarded a $5,000,000 settlement for severe injuries she sustained when she slipped on wet flooring glue.
This article was originally published in the March 17, 2015 "Litigation: Medical Malpractice" supplement of The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States.
A $4.45 million settlement for a Duffy client was included in the Largest Awards and Settlements in PA roundup in the "PaLaw 2014: State of the Profession" report.
This article was originally published in the November 25, 2014 "Personal Injury Law" supplement of The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States.
Taliaferro, after becoming paralyzed in 2000 while making a tackle in a game against Ohio State, was told he would never walk again. Now, his charity benefits spinal cord injury research, rehabilitation, and quality of life programs.
The state Superior Court has affirmed a $15.6 million verdict awarded to a driver and passengers in a Toyota van who were injured when the vehicle malfunctioned and careened into a ravine.
