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...

Stuart T. O’Neal Interviews The Honorable David Shulkin on Healthcare Marketplace Issues

May 19, 2020 | News

Recently, Burns White Executive Committee Member and Professional Liability co-chair, Stuart T. O’Neal, interviewed The Honorable David Shulkin, the Ninth Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under President Trump, about some on-going...

Webinar:  How to Prevent Age Discrimination and Other Concerns with an Aging Population

May 18, 2020 | Employment Law Webinars

  Date:             Wednesday, June 17 at 12:00 p.m. EST Speaker:       Angela A. Cronk, Esq. As more and more Americans are forced to continue working well past previous retirement ages, companies and...