Webinar: Background Checks—What You Need to Know

Jul 12, 2019 | Employment Law Webinars

Date/Time:    Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. EST Speaker:         Douglas C. Hart, Esq. Materials:      Read the transcription here Burns White hosted an Employment Law Webinar, Background Checks: What You...

Eastern District Grants Summary Judgment to Insurer on Coverage and Bad Faith Claims

Jul 8, 2019 | Articles & Updates

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment as to both the coverage and bad faith claims, holding that there could be no bad faith where there was no coverage. See Beautyman v....

Burns White Sponsors Concordia Golf Classic

Jul 8, 2019 | Events

Burns White sponsored Concordia’s 16th Annual Golf Classic on July 8, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Superior Court Holds that Extrinsic Evidence Should Not Be Considered When Determining Duty to Defend

Jul 7, 2019 | Articles & Updates

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that extrinsic evidence could not be used in determining whether an insurer had a duty to defend. See Kiely v. Philadelphia Contributionship Ins. Co., 206 A.3d 1140 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). In Kiely, an insured was sued...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Waiver of Work Product and Attorney-Client Privileges

Jun 26, 2019 | News

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently clarified the standards for waiver of the work product privilege and attorney-client privilege, concluding that a hospital that shared emails from its outside counsel with a public relations consultant may not have waived the...