Stuart T. O’Neal and Robert Forster obtain dismissal for private placement and treatment services client

Apr 11, 2013 | News

Stuart T. O’Neal and Robert Forster obtained dismissal in the United States District Court in Philadelphia for Burns White’s client, a private placement and treatment services agency, from a matter raising serious claims of indifference, nonfeasance and malfeasance....

Stephen Hall acquires summary judgment for a movie and game retail chain client in a slip and fall case

Apr 9, 2013 | News

Associate Stephen A. Hall obtained a summary judgment in a slip and fall case for a national movie and game retail client. Plaintiff, a customer returning a rental, knowingly stepped on ice, slipped and fell on it in the client’s parking lot, breaking his left hip. He...

ATTORNEY BLOG: Pa. Supreme Court accepts appeal addressing Restatements

Mar 27, 2013 | Articles & Updates

By: John Cromer, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has finally accepted an appeal to directly address the question of the “Battle of the Restatements.” In Tincher v. Omega Flex, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Omega Flex’s appeal with regard to whether the...

Associates Kara White and Harry McGrath secure summary judgment in medical malpractice case for hospital client

Mar 27, 2013 | News

Kara C. White and Harry P. McGrath successfully secured a summary judgment for a hospital client facing medical malpractice allegations. The case involved a deceased elderly man in declining health who had sporadic stays at the hospital while residing in long-term...

Associates Lisa Woods and Christine Hardy draft wills for Mt. Lebanon-area first responders

Mar 11, 2013 | News

Associates Lisa D. Woods and Christine R. Hardy joined other members of the Young Lawyers Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Association on March 9 to assist about 40 Mt. Lebanon-area first responders and their spouses draw up wills and other estate planning documents...