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Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled
Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled More than two years after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has settled their wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary.  The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. The lawsuit settled out of court and the case was dismissed on Monday, Oct. 7, acc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD
NJ Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Car: Philadelphia PD A 38-year-old man was shot and killed in his car in West Philadelphia on Monday evening, July 15, according to city police.  Ardi Torollari of Northfield, New Jersey was shot in the chest while sitting in his Volkswagen on the 200 block of South 54th Street, investigators said in a release.  Torollari was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries around 6:10 p.m., authorities said. No weapon was recovered from the scene and no arrests were made as of Tuesday, July 16.  Homicide detectives are investigating and anyone with information is ask…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Charged Lemonade' From Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City: Lawsuit 'Charged Lemonade' From Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City: Lawsuit
'Charged Lemonade' From Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City: Lawsuit More than a year after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family  has filed a wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary.  The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. Sarah went into cardiac arrest at a table in the Panera surrounded by her friends shortly after drinking …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police
Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police A 54-year-old Philadelphia man didn't have a license for his gun, which he used to shoot and kill a man who tried to carjack him, authorities said. Steven Thompson shot one of three men who approached him and tried to carjack him on the 5800 block of Cobbs Creek Pkwy. just after 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, city police said. The victim fled westbound in his own Grey Honda Accord on Cobbs Creek Parkway, where he crashed into a school bus, according to police. The man was then taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead just after 9 a.m., police said. His name had not yet been releas…

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by Valerie Musson
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Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From COVID-19 Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From COVID-19
Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From Covid-19 A second Pennsylvania State University student has died of COVID-19. Neil Chetan Patel, 20, of King of Prussia, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia on Sunday. Neil Chetan Patel.Facebook- Neil Patel Patel contracted coronavirus at the end of March 2021, just days before the state's phased vaccine rollout changed so everyone over 18-years-old could vaccinate, not just elderly, immunocompromised and frontline workers. He was placed on a ventilator April 11. Shortly after, a GoFundMe campaign page was launched to help cover the cost of his mounting medical bills. An …

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash A firefighter was killed and three other first responders injured when a New Jersey woman plowed into them at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne fi…

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by Cecilia Levine