Case Dismissed – Federal Court Finds “Totality” of Allegations Insufficient to Support Bad Faith Complaint
Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss a claim for statutory bad faith after finding that the “totality” of the allegations regarding “timing,...
Barbacane & Kaminski Secure Dismissal of Corporate Liability Claim in Medical Malpractice Action
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane and Michelle Kaminski secured the dismissal of a corporate liability claim in a medical malpractice action involving a physician practice group. Counsel successfully argued that physician practice groups have neither the role of a...
Attorneys Damico & Olarczuk-Smith Win Appeal For Major Railroad Carrier
On August 17, 2023, the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a major railroad carrier in a rectal cancer case filed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff brought a survival personal injury claim and a wrongful death claim...