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Slippery Sidewalk Syndrome
Action News discovered and exposed a suspicious string of lawsuits. Attorney Richard Farber has been bringing slip and fall suits against hundreds of homeowners in Philadelphia. The suspicious element here is his clients' backgrounds. More than half of his clients have criminal histories and almost all of them claim to live in the same 10-block area in Frankford. None of the alleged victims fell in their immediate neighborhood but in another section of town, miles away and many have fallen more than once. In almost every case, there were no witnesses and most of the clients went to the same chiropractor's office for treatment. The attorney refuses to comment. This type of fraud serves as one of the reasons homeowners' insurance in the "City of Brotherly Love" is expensive when compared to other cities in the country.
Tags: TAPE; sidewalk; lawsuit; fraud; syndrome; slip; fall; chiropractor; attorney; lawyer; victim; homeowner; Richard Farber; Philadelphia; Frankford; criminal history; witness; property owner; insurance; claim
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In The Hood
The Community Reinvestment Act is under attack by US Senator Phil Gramm who derides the law as a way to encourage extortion of banks to invest in local communities. People like Steve Culberston, of the Frankford Group Ministry, sees the law as a way to rebuild or support failing urban areas. Frankel anaylzes one of the first major mega bank mergers to see if CRA did what it was supposed to or not.
Tags: CRA; banking; community investment; urban revitalization; urban sprawl; Community Reinvestment Act