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...

Analysis of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s Executive Order Extending Immunity to Healthcare Professionals Responding to COVID-19

May 18, 2020 | Articles & Updates

On May 6, 2020, Governor Wolf issued an Executive Order [hereinafter “Order”] to “Enhance Protections for Healthcare Professionals.” The Order decrees on two general areas: It broadly relaxes or suspends regulatory requirements pertaining to licensure and...

COVID-19 and Third Party Liability Claims in the Retail and Hospitality Industry

May 14, 2020 | Articles & Updates

By Brian S. Kane, Esquire and Gerard Hornby One of the biggest risks posed to the retail and hospitality industry by the COVID-19 crisis is the potential for third-party lawsuits from invitees (guests, customers, and patrons) arising out of a business’s handling of...