Nov 14, 2024 | News
On November 1, 2024, attorneys Jeff Jackson, Patrick Horvat, and Amanda Sargent secured a dismissal of a FELA wrongful death cancer case with prejudice after filing motions for summary judgment. The former railroad employee’s estate alleged that decedent’s exposure...
Nov 7, 2024 | News
On November 1, 2024, attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a toxic tort railroad cancer case in Wayne County, MI (Detroit) Circuit Court. Plaintiff alleged he developed cancer as a result of exposure to diesel exhaust...
Nov 7, 2024 | News
The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia recently held by way of signed opinion that an insurer’s denial of underinsured motorists (UIM) coverage to a policyholder following an off-road collision with a utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) was not in conflict with...
Nov 7, 2024 | News
Burns White LLC is among the Best Law Firms in the country, according to the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings, receiving 29 recognitions. Additionally, the firm’s Railroad practice group received a National First-Tier ranking for the fifteenth consecutive...
Oct 31, 2024 | News
Attorney Courtney C. Barbacane secured the complete dismissal of a civil suit against a physician, with prejudice, after Plaintiff failed to effectuate service of original process within the statute of limitations. Consistent with the Lamp Rule, the defense argued...
