Attorney Lyda Interviewed Regarding Heightened Concerns in Food Industry Injuries

Mar 16, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Attorney T.H. Lyda was interviewed in an article published in the Business Insurance online publication on March 15, 2023. The article by Jon Campisi entitled, “Pandemic Heightened Concerns on Food Industry Injuries” features T.H. Lyda and...

No Bad Faith for “Reasonable, Not Perfect” Claims Handling

Mar 15, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment after finding that an insurer’s procedures need only be reasonable, not perfect and that the insurer did not act in bad faith regarding...

Attorneys O’Neal, Washowich & Rafferty Successfully Remove Class Action Suit, Resulting in Plaintiff’s Voluntary Dismissal

Mar 14, 2023 | News

Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Lyle Washowich, and Ken Rafferty successfully removed a class action suit to Federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), resulting in Plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of the case in its...

No Bad Faith or “Nefarious Purpose” in Updating Liability Assessment & Settlement Value

Mar 10, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim after finding that the insured failed to produce sufficient evidence to show the insurer lacked a reasonable basis for its...

Illegal Action as a Bar to Recovery: In Pari Delicto in the Healthcare Malpractice Context

Mar 9, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Anne Frankel, Esq. and Josey Richards, Law Clerk. Published in the Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 1 in March 2023. This article discusses the issue of whether a plaintiff’s illegal action may preclude recovery as a matter of...