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Chistopher Markos Re-Appointed Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Civil Rights Committee

by | Mar 11, 2021 | Civil Rights Law, Firm News

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PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 11, 2021 – The Philadelphia Bar Association has re-appointed William Cedar associate Christopher Markos as Chair of its Civil Rights Committee for 2021.

Gerald Williams, partner at Williams Cedar, said, “We congratulate Christopher on his appointment and continued involvement in protecting civil rights for all Philadelphians. His role with the bar association reflects our firm’s reputation for leadership and commitment to public service.”

Mr. Markos has built a career in public interest advocacy. Along with two Williams Cedar colleagues, he was honored by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Prisoner Civil Rights Panel for service to hundreds of prisoners injured as a result of unconstitutional conditions in the Philadelphia Prison System. Christopher is a graduate of Rutgers University and received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School – Camden.

Christopher Markos said, “I am honored to be appointed by my peers to Chair the Civil Rights Committee for the Philadelphia Bar Association. In this role, I look forward to a year of service to the legal community and participating in the planning of an upcoming public forum for candidates for District Attorney of Philadelphia.”

Complaint Filed for PFNA Water Pollution in National Park

by | Jun 5, 2020 | Environmental Law

National Park, NJ water pollution

Williams Cedar has filed a class action complaint on behalf of the residents of National Park, New Jersey for PFNA contamination of their public water supply against Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, and Arkema, Inc. Complaints have also been filed for individual homeowners and tenants against the same polluters for contamination of private water wells.

You can read the full complaint here.

If you are concerned about possible water contamination and pollution, submit an online inquiry using the form below.

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Slip and Fall Case Yields $1.3 Million Verdict for Client

by | Jan 30, 2020 | Personal Injury Law

water contamination in National Park, NJ

Sklarsky Delivers for Clients as Lead Trial Counsel

On January 29, 2020, a Mercer County jury returned a verdict of $1.3 million against a subsidiary of Comcast in Scott v. Global Spectrum. Williams Cedar partners Alan Sklarsky, David Cedar, and Kevin Haverty handled the slip and fall case with Sklarsky serving as lead trial counsel.  On his way from attending a concert on Valentine’s Day 2015, plaintiff Terrence Scott fell at the former Sun Bank Arena (now the Cure Arena) in Trenton on an icy, snow-covered area at the facility, managed by Global Spectrum. He suffered a torn rotator cuff, requiring open surgery and internal fixation. Plaintiffs alleged that Global Spectrum failed to implement and maintain proper snow and ice removal procedures, and had, in fact, failed to make egress safe after a blizzard occurred while the concert was in progress. Global Spectrum asserted that, despite its status as the commercial tenant of the property (owned by Mercer County), it had no duty to remove snow and ice from the lot and had obtained a dismissal of the claims against it before the Superior Court. However, the Appellate Division reversed it, and the slip and fall case was remanded for trial.

Evidence at trial established that Global Spectrum had hired an insufficient number of workers to cover all walkways and paths at the arena and had deployed its few pieces of snow removal equipment in areas other than that traveled by plaintiff. The jury heard four days of testimony including that of Mr. Scott’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Laura Ross, who described the permanence and likely future effects of Mr. Scott’s injury. The jury deliberated for several hours before returning its verdict. It found Global Spectrum 100% liable and awarded $1,250,000 in compensatory damages to Terence Scott and $50,000 in consortium damages to his wife Suzanne. Because the verdict exceeded the amount of a pretrial offer of judgment, plaintiffs are also entitled to seek an additional award of attorney fees and litigation expenses.

If you or a loved one fell on a slick or icy surface due to a property owner’s negligence, our slip and fall lawyers at Williams Cedar will advise you on the best course of legal action. Call us today at 215-557-0099 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation. We proudly serve clients throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and nationwide from our offices in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.

Important News Regarding Paulsboro Train Derailment Settlements

by | Sep 11, 2019 | Environmental Law

Clients listed below have received a settlement offer in the Paulsboro train derailment case but have been unresponsive to our attempts to contact them.

If you are one of these clients or know one of these clients, please contact Williams Cedar immediately at (856) 470-9777 or (215) 531-8522. If you fail to do so, you may lose your legal rights in this case.

  • Antanitis, Albert
  • Antanitis, Mary
  • Augostini Jr., Frank
  • Baybakov, Pavlo
  • Beatty, Marilyn
  • Bergen, Shaunessy
  • Boulton, Tiffany
  • Bradley, Roy
  • Bridda, Vincent
  • Campbell II, Andre
  • Campbell, Robert
  • Campbell, Tyrone
  • Cenneno, Lisa
  • Chapman, David
  • Clark, Kevin
  • Cockrell, Michael
  • Colanero, Stephen
  • Costantino, Jayna
  • Dannenhaur, Ryan
  • Davis, Bernie (Estate of)
  • Dewson, Nicholas
  • DiBattista, Deborah (Estate of)
  • Eli, Tangela
  • Eli, Ty’Risha
  • Foster, Pamela
  • Frampton, Matthew
  • Freeman, Brian
  • Friars, Kimberly
  • Gaines Sr., Chad
  • Gallaher, Victoria
  • Garcia, Humberto
  • Gatewood, Richard
  • Genovese, Giovanni
  • Genovese, Joseph
  • Gentile, Robert
  • Ghani, Muhammad
  • Ghani, Nursyzleena
  • Giannotti, Christopher
  • Gibison, Elizabeth
  • Gibison, Giannah
  • Gibison, William
  • Gies, Francis
  • Gies, Stephanie
  • Golden, Carla
  • Goodwin, Sahra
  • Green Jr., Thomas
  • Holmes, Kaylee
  • Hurst, Michael
  • Jackson III, William
  • Johnson-Kaighn, Deandrea
  • Johnson-Kaighn, Theresa
  • Kaighn, Roland
  • Kappra, Debroah
  • Kappra, Rudolph
  • Krauss, Nicholas
  • Laboy, Rafael
  • Lawson, Joey
  • Lee Jr., Dennis
  • Levine, Robert
  • Lieggi, Michaela
  • Lieggi, Michelle
  • Little III, James
  • Lonabaugh, Jessica
  • Luton, Richard
  • Luton, Shirley
  • Martin, James
  • Martin, Nikoiye
  • McCants, Aaliya
  • McCormick, Eleanor
  • Miller, Dave
  • Mincey, Debra
  • Moore, Kenneth
  • Murphy, Michael
  • Nock, Stephen
  • Nunes, Kenneth
  • Nunes, Kenneth
  • O’Brien, Katie
  • Ortega, Edgar
  • Ortega, Juan
  • Oswald, Harry
  • Parker, Kim
  • Peace, Sierra
  • Peacock, Dorothy
  • Pearce, Brenna
  • Pearce, John
  • Pearce, Samantha
  • Pepe, Steven
  • Phillips, Gary
  • Pizutti, Kristin
  • Pyla, John
  • Redman, Joseph
  • Rivell, Lewis
  • Rodriguez, Carlos (Estate of)
  • Ruffin Sr., Dante
  • Santiago, Jason
  • Schubert, Edward (Estate of)
  • Scott, Roosevelt
  • Seasholtz, Dwayne
  • Serey, Juan
  • Serey, Ronnie
  • Shorter, Joan
  • Sierocinski Jr., Michael
  • Smith, Joseph
  • Stetser, David
  • Stetser, Kerri (Estate of)
  • Stokes, Cutis
  • Stull Jr., Erwin
  • Thomas, E’Drease
  • Tortella, James
  • VanSciver, Jamie
  • Veney, Robyn
  • Vitullo, Louis
  • Walker, Janine
  • Warren, Melody
  • Watkins, Marquell
  • Weisser Sr., Thomas
  • Weisser, Terry
  • Wilcher, Nydijah
  • Wilcox, Shawn
  • Williams, Keith
  • Williams, Tiara
  • Wolfgang, Dean
  • Wood, Charles
  • Wood, Frank
  • Yandach, Christie
  • Zampaglione, Carmen

Again, if you are one of these clients or know one of these clients, please contact us immediately at (856) 470-9777 or (215) 531-8522. If you fail to do so, you may lose your legal rights in this case.

NJ Dioceses Publish List of Abusive Priests

by | Feb 15, 2019 | Sexual Abuse Law

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, five Catholic dioceses in New Jersey published a list of more than 180 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over several decades. New Jersey joins more than two dozen other states who have published similar reports, most notably a landmark grand jury report released in Pennsylvania in 2018.

View the complete list here.

For more information as to how our experienced legal team can help, visit our clergy abuse website dedicated solely to helping victims of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of clergy members.