Medical Marijuana: What Do Employers Need To Know?

Apr 14, 2021 | Articles & Updates

Article by Doug Hart, Esq. As more states make the push to legalize marijuana, employers are increasingly facing challenges related to employee marijuana use. Medical marijuana laws present particular challenges for employers as they raise questions with regard to...

Burns White Appoints New Employment Practices Liability Practice Group Co-Chair

Apr 12, 2021 | News

Burns White has appointed Philadelphia Member Angela A. Cronk as the Co-Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Group, serving alongside Chief Executive Officer and Member, Mary-Jo Rebelo. The Burns White Employment Practices Liability team helps clients build a...

No Bad Faith In Denial Based Upon Disputed Residency

Apr 6, 2021 | Articles & Updates

A judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment and dismissed a bad faith claim after finding that the insurer had “more than a reasonable basis” for denying UIM coverage and that the insurer did not act...

O’Neal And Barbacane Obtain Favorable Result For Mercer County Hospital

Mar 30, 2021 | News

Attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Courtney Barbacane obtained a favorable result for a Mercer County hospital. The case settled and fully resolved, without any contribution from the hospital; it was argued that the hospital had no direct or systemic involvement in the...

Update: Pa. Superior Court Holds That Plaintiff Must Be Found Comparatively Negligent For Fair Share Act To Apply

Mar 25, 2021 | Articles & Updates

A Superior Court panel in Spencer v. Johnson, et. al., 2021 PA Super 48 (2021) has held that a plain reading of the Fair Share Act limits applicability only to situations where plaintiffs are comparatively at fault. In cases where the plaintiff’s conduct is not at...