Attorneys McGeady and O’Connor Receive Dismissal For Urgent Care Providers

Aug 6, 2021 | News

Attorneys David McGeady and Evan O’Connor received a dismissal of four physicians who were owners and founders of an urgent care provider that had been improperly named as defendants in a malpractice case. The plaintiff’s counsel argued that defendants can be held...

Attorneys O’Neal & Sottile Obtain Dismissal Of Client In $250,000 Unjust Enrichment Matter

Aug 3, 2021 | News

In a Pennsylvania State Court, Attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Mark Sottile obtained the dismissal of a client in a $250,000 unjust enrichment matter. Summary judgment was obtained after years of litigation and the filing of a dispositive motion with exhibits by both...

What Information Should A Company Include In Its Employee Handbook?

Aug 3, 2021 | Articles & Updates

Article by Mark Sottile, Esq.  Employee handbooks serve a variety of purposes. While handbooks serve to establish expectations for employers and employees, they can also serve as a means of defense in employment-related litigation—if they have been drafted and...

Attorneys Bass and Podheiser Obtain Appellate Court Victory for Nursing Home Client

Jul 29, 2021 | News

Burns White attorneys John Bass and Ira Podheiser obtained a victory before the Pennsylvania Superior Court when they convinced a three-judge panel of the Superior Court to reverse a ruling by the Trial Court refusing to enforce an agreement to arbitrate claims. ...

UTPCPL Claim Against Insurance Agent Found “Colorable”

Jul 28, 2021 | Articles & Updates

Judge Horan of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insureds’ motion to remand after finding that an insurance agency was not fraudulently joined because the UTPCPL claim against it was “colorable.”  See Starkey...