Opioid Addiction and Death: Mitigating Liability for Physicians

Jun 1, 2020 | Healthcare Law Webinars

  Date:                    Wednesday, June 24 at 12:00 P.M. EST Speaker:              Andrew C. Hazi, Esq. Prescribing an opioid drug that ultimately has adverse consequences for...

23 Burns White attorneys named to Prestigious Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists

May 28, 2020 | News

PITTSBURGH, May 28, 2020 —Twenty-Three Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as being outstanding among their peers in the legal profession. The Pennsylvania Super...

16 and Married No More and Other Changes from Act 18 to the Domestic Relations Statute

May 26, 2020 | Articles & Updates

By Kerven M. Moon, Esq. Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania General Assembly amended its Domestic Relations (title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) statute with the passage of Act 18 (“Act”), previously known as HB 360. The Act provides changes to the...

Household Exclusion Enforced: Gallagher Distinguished

May 21, 2020 | Articles & Updates

The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after holding that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher does not require an insurer to provide UIM coverage under an automobile insurance policy...

Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Partial Summary Judgment for PA Skilled Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Facility

May 21, 2020 | News

Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan won partial summary judgment for a privately-owned skilled rehabilitation and long-term care facility in Pennsylvania which was sued by a former employee who alleged that she was pretextually terminated...