What Information Should A Company Include In Its Employee Handbook?

Aug 3, 2021 | Articles & Updates

Article by Mark Sottile, Esq.  Employee handbooks serve a variety of purposes. While handbooks serve to establish expectations for employers and employees, they can also serve as a means of defense in employment-related litigation—if they have been drafted and...

Attorneys Bass and Podheiser Obtain Appellate Court Victory for Nursing Home Client

Jul 29, 2021 | News

Burns White attorneys John Bass and Ira Podheiser obtained a victory before the Pennsylvania Superior Court when they convinced a three-judge panel of the Superior Court to reverse a ruling by the Trial Court refusing to enforce an agreement to arbitrate claims. ...

UTPCPL Claim Against Insurance Agent Found “Colorable”

Jul 28, 2021 | Articles & Updates

Judge Horan of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insureds’ motion to remand after finding that an insurance agency was not fraudulently joined because the UTPCPL claim against it was “colorable.”  See Starkey...

Burns White Sponsors DRI Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar

Jul 22, 2021 | Events

Burns White sponsored the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar in Chicago, IL on July 22-24, 2021.  Attorneys Daniel Twilla, Kathleen Dapper,  and Matthew Meyers attended the event.

Attorneys Johnson And Griffin Secure Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case

Jul 19, 2021 | News

Dave Johnson and Ashley Griffin secured a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case against a physician and his employer in Jefferson County on July 15, 2021. The jury returned a unanimous verdict after about two hours of deliberation. Plaintiffs’ lawyers from...