Burns White Transportation Group obtains summary judgment on behalf of Norfolk Southern Railway

Jul 7, 2011 | News

Pittsburgh, July 22, 2011 – Burns White LLC Transportation Practice Group Co-Chair David Damico and colleague Nina Gusmar were successful in excluding plaintiffs’ sole expert witness and obtaining summary judgment on behalf of Norfolk Southern Railway in three...

Burns White names Colleen A. Treml new Chief Marketing Officer

Jul 7, 2011 | News

Pittsburgh, July 7, 2011 – Law firm Burns White LLC has named Colleen A. Treml the firm’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Treml is a licensed attorney with nearly 20 years of marketing and communications experience. She spent the last five years overseeing a...

LEGAL UPDATE: Governor Corbett signs tort reform bill limiting civil liability

Jun 28, 2011 | Articles & Updates

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 28, 2011 – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law Senate Bill 1131, which limits the liability for the negligence of defendants in some civil court cases. After the Senate signed off earlier this month, the state House voted...

Burns White successfully defends insurer in class action suit alleging breach of contract and violations of the Consumer Protection Law

Jun 27, 2011 | News

Pittsburgh, June 24, 2011 – Attorneys at Burns White LLC have successfully defended an insurance company in a class action suit against allegations that it breached its contract to policyholders and violated the Consumer Protection Law. Six similar class action suits...

LEGAL UPDATE: Supreme Court defines proper standard of causation under FELA

Jun 23, 2011 | Articles & Updates

By: T.H. Lyda, Esq. and Edwin B. Palmer, Esq. June 23, 2011 — The Supreme Court of the United States today announced its decision in the matter of CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBride. This decision has been anticipated for several months, with the railroad industry...