Burns White Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict in Insurance Bad Faith Case

Dec 20, 2018 | News

Robert E. Dapper, Jr. and his team recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an insurer in a bad faith case following a week-long jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Plaintiff alleged that the insurer had...

Dapper, Rebelo Participate in Annual Federal Practice Program

Dec 19, 2018 | News

Burns White attorneys, Robert E. Dapper, Jr. and Mary-Jo Rebelo, participated in the 30th Annual Federal Practice Program of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. The program offered: • an analysis of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 • an overview of...

Burns White Law Clerk Speaks with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Dec 11, 2018 | News

Burns White law clerk and representative of Duquesne University’s Law Review, Taylor Wantz, had the extraordinary opportunity of asking Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, a question about her professional ascension and knowing when to make a career change....

Upcoming Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23

Nov 29, 2018 | Articles & Updates

Article by Lyle Washowich, Esq. and Courtney Brennan Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 23, governing class actions, will become effective December 1, 2018. Among other things, the new requirements aim to improve the process and procedure for giving...

David R. Johnson Delivers Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict for Gastroenterologist and Practice

Nov 29, 2018 | Articles & Updates

An Allegheny County jury delivered a defense verdict in a case involving the death of a 62-year old woman from colon cancer, whose estate claimed that there was a failure to diagnose her cancer sooner. Burns White attorney, David R. Johnson, successfully defended the...