By James Halpin | CITIZENSVOICE.COM | Sep 4, 2024 A Luzerne County home caretaker is being sued for negligence after her pit bull viciously attacked the elderly man who hired her in what is alleged to have been a “near-fatal dog mauling” in Berwick. Jennifer Ann Ungureit, 31, of Hunlock Creek, and her former employer,…
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Thursday night, Wyoming Area Alumni Football Association dedicated their performance center in honor of their longtime successful coach, Paul J Marranca. The dedication was conducted at the state of art fitness performance center located at the Wyoming Area Stadium, followed by a cocktail party at the Banks in Pittston, Pennsylvania which was attended by over…
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By James Halpin | Citizen’s Voice | Jul 15, 2024 A Luzerne County judge has issued a more than $5 million verdict against a former caregiver at a Kingston facility who is serving up to 19 years in prison for sexually abusing a nonverbal mentally challenged patient. Andrew Dula, 61, of Shickshinny, was previously convicted…
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How do you go from a $130k settlement offer to a $3M verdict on a case that was originally a garden variety slip-and-fall-hip-fracture-in-a-nursing-home case? Watch the video below to find out.
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Wilkes-Barre, PA – Anzalone Law Offices, LLC is proud to announce a significant milestone in the firm’s evolution – the elevation of Patrick J. Doyle, Jr., Esquire to the prestigious position of Name Partner. With this well-deserved recognition, the firm will be known as Anzalone & Doyle Trial Lawyers, symbolizing a new chapter of continued…
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TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER | STAFF WRITER | SCRANTON TIMES A Lackawanna County jury awarded $2.7 million in punitive damages to the estate of a woman who broke her hip in a 2018 fall at a Scranton nursing home. The verdict against Green Ridge Care Center and its corporate parent, Saber Healthcare Group, is in addition to…
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Anzalone Law Offices is proud to announce that Jamie Anzalone, Esq. has recently been granted membership to The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right…
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Lackawanna County Courthouse Kelly Ciravolo and Jamie Anzalone BY JOSEPH KOHUT | STAFF WRITE | Lackawanna County Courthouse | TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE A Lackawanna County jury awarded $300,000 to the estate of a woman whose broken hip from a fall at a Scranton personal care home was exacerbated by the way staff then moved her. A…
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Pennsylvania Association for Justice MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR – PATRICK J. DOYLE, JR., ESQ. By way of order dated August 25, 2022, the late Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Max Baer, leveled the playing field for victims of medical negligence. For two decades, victims of medical negligence were treated differently than…
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Jamie Anzalone, Esq. has prosecuted multiple nursing home neglect cases and commented “We see, unfortunately, that local nursing homes are either understaffed or being staffed incorrectly,” Anzalone said. “When there is not enough of them or they are not skilled enough, injuries occur.” BY TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER STAFF WRITER | CITIZENS’ VOICE No one paid attention…
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