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$4 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict in Montgomery County

Filed under: News, Personal Injury by Contributor @ September 16, 2013

A Hatboro, Montgomery County man was awarded $4 million for pain and suffering after injuries from a cyst removal. 29-year-old Jeffrey Hierholzer went to his doctor, Dr. Harris Cohen of Hatboro Medical Associates, in 2009 to have a cyst on his neck removed. Dr. Cohen performed an incision and drainage, “but did not perform a […]

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Study: Cameras on Police Highly Effective

Filed under: Criminal Law by Contributor @ September 13, 2013

Across the United States, it is becoming increasingly common for police officers to wear body-mounted cameras in order to record their stops, calls and encounters. The usefulness of these cameras cuts both ways: The officer can use it to prove his innocence in case of an allegation of police brutality, collect evidence of a defendant’s […]

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Credit Card Theft at Abington Post Office

Filed under: News by Contributor @ September 9, 2013

Schell, left, and Matthews, right. Image courtesy abington.patch.com   Citizens of Montgomery County who have used a credit card at the Abington post office recently beware…two former post office employees have been arrested and charged with theft and other offenses after allegedly stealing customers’ credit card numbers. Rashaad Calif Schell, 23, and Daryl Matthews, 24, […]

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Alleyne Complicates Sentencing in Pottstown K2 Case

Filed under: Criminal Law, Drug Crimes by Contributor @ September 8, 2013

K2, Spice, and other types of synthetic marijuana have been illegal for some time now, due in large part to the overdoses and deaths attributed to them. In May 2012, two passengers were killed in a car accident in Montgomery County when the driver, high on K2, crashed his car. After an investigation, Rafie Ali, […]

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Schildt Overturned by Superior Court

Filed under: DUI by Contributor @ September 5, 2013

Readers of our blog may recall much discussion of the recent DUI case Commonwealth v. Schildt, where a Dauphin County judge ruled that BAC results from the Intoxilyzer 5000 breathalyzer were unreliable and invalid. That decision called another 19 Tier 3 DUI cases in that county into question and raised the issue of the inherent […]

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