No Special Relationship Where Insured Did Not Cede Decision-Making or Surrender Substantial Control at Time of Purchase

Dec 19, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Adam Murdock, Esq. A United States District Court for the  Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s claims for violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer...

Don’t Look Back: New Jersey District Court Finds That IFCA Does Not Apply to “Ongoing” Denial of Benefits

Dec 18, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Josephine Mlakar, Law Clerk A United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s bad faith claim under the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”) where the date of...

Attorneys Bass & Matscherz Obtain Summary Judgment for 5 of 6 Defendants in a Premises Liability Action

Dec 13, 2023 | News

On December 8, 2023, Attorneys John Bass and Meghan Matscherz obtained the dismissal of several Defendants by way of Summary Judgment in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  The case involved a workplace slip and fall that occurred while...

Superior Court Affirms Initial Jury Verdict & Judgment of the Trial Court in Favor of Hospital

Dec 12, 2023 | News

Plaintiff brought this medical professional negligence action against our client (the Hospital), alleging that the Hospital’s emergency room staff was negligent in treating her late husband. The record established that the decedent was in distress when he presented to...

Ford-Bey v. Professional Anesthesia Services

Dec 1, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Josey Richards The following is an execute summary of the recently-decided matter, Ford-Bey v. Professional Anesthesia Services, 2023 WL 5920181, Pa. Super. 163 (September 12, 2023). The cause of action arose from a wrist surgery decedent received at...