Age Discrimination In The Workplace: What Is It & How Can Employers Prevent It?

Mar 23, 2021 | Articles & Updates

By Mark Sottile, Esq. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unlawful for employers to make employment-related decisions like hiring, firing and promoting, based on an employee’s age. Yet, based on the jurisdiction or even the judge, there are...

Household Vehicle Exclusion Upheld By Third Circuit

Mar 22, 2021 | Articles & Updates

The Third Circuit recently affirmed that the household vehicle exclusion in an automobile insurance policy may be applied to bar stacked underinsured (UIM) coverage for claims arising out of the insured’s use or occupancy of a household vehicle which was covered by a...

No Bad Faith In Concluding Injury Would Not Breach Limited Tort

Mar 19, 2021 | Articles & Updates

The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss a bad faith claim after finding that the claims representative conducted a reasonable investigation and made a reasonable settlement offer of $1,000 based...

Margonari, Podheiser, and Johnson Obtain Summary Judgment for Pennsylvania Hospital

Mar 17, 2021 | News

Attorneys, Daniel Margonari, Ira Podheiser, and Dave Johnson, successfully defended an order granting summary judgment for a Pennsylvania hospital in a medical negligence case before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The case involved a former patient who developed an...

O’Neal, Kelleher, and Cocco Successfully Obtain Dismissal of Three Individuals and One Hospital Defendant

Mar 16, 2021 | News

Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Megan Kelleher, and Vincent Cocco successfully obtained dismissal of three individuals and one hospital entity defendant in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted (12(b)(6)) and...