Another Defense Verdict for Railroad Team, 5th in 5 Months

Oct 26, 2018 | Articles & Updates

T.H. Lyda and Edwin Palmer received another defense verdict on behalf of a Fortune 100 railroad client after a two-week long jury trial in Erie County, Ohio. Plaintiff was a 51-year old machinist claiming that exposure to noise from retarders in a large classification...

Burns White Attorneys Preserve Nominal Jury Award for Railroad in Derailment Litigation

Oct 25, 2018 | News

Attorneys Dave Damico, Dan Donahoe and Nina Gusmar successfully preserved favorable trial court rulings and a minimal federal jury award for a plaintiff who sued the railroad following a train derailment and subsequent release of vinyl chloride in New Jersey. The...

Stuart O’Neal Discusses Impact of Opioids in the Workplace

Oct 25, 2018 | News

Attorney, Stuart O’Neal, was featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Thought Leader Forum. Sharing the platform with several medical professionals, Mr. O’Neal, whose practice involves professional liability, employment, and healthcare and long-term care...

Ethics and Technology Competence Program

Oct 25, 2018 | Events

This program will discuss recent rule changes related to ethical obligations with technology and maintaining client communication, document managements systems and client questions that have recently arisen form RFT’s as well as our firm’s social media policy....

Trump Administration May Have Triggered Process to Legalize Prescription Medical Marijuana

Oct 24, 2018 | Articles & Updates

On October 10, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice for public comment on the impact of drug scheduling on the availability of 16 substances for medical use, including cannabis, under the International Drug Scheduling; Convention on...