Mediation’s Place in the Nuclear Verdict Era

Feb 5, 2024 | Articles & Updates

Article by Stuart O’Neal published in The Legal Intelligencer Issued February 1, 2024 This article explores the proposition that early mediation is an under-used vehicle that, if utilized more, and earlier in the litigation process, could help stabilize a...

A Return to Regular: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Regular Use Exclusion to be Valid & Enforceable

Jan 29, 2024 | Articles & Updates

Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that the “regular use exclusion” is valid, enforceable, and can be applied in the context of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.  In doing so, the Supreme Court reversed the...

Attorney Kane Obtains Successful Defense Verdict on Behalf of Regional Oil & Gas Company

Jan 26, 2024 | News

Attorney Brian Kane successfully obtained a defense verdict in Allegheny County on behalf of a regional oil and gas company. The Plaintiffs alleged negligence and private nuisance claiming noise, lights, and vibrations from fracking well pads on neighboring properties...

Attorneys Palmer, Perrache & Jones Obtain Summary Judgment for Major Railroad Carrier

Jan 25, 2024 | News

On January 5, 2024, Attorneys Edwin Palmer, Lisa Perrache, and Melanie Jones obtained summary judgment for a major railroad carrier in a lawsuit arising out of a fatal motor vehicle collision filed in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Because the railroad had a...

Attorneys Healey & Frankel Receive Arbitration Finding for Defense

Jan 24, 2024 | News

Attorneys Jody Healey and Anne Frankel received a finding for the defense after an Arbitration involving a wrongful death case against a Lackawanna County hospital and an area doctor. As to the hospital, the case involved allegations regarding nursing care and...