Feb 11, 2019 | News
Plaintiff sued two Class I railroads in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania alleging that he developed lung cancer as a result of his alleged exposures to asbestos and diesel exhaust while working as a machinist in the Juniata, Pennsylvania shop from 1976-2007. The...
Feb 7, 2019 | News
Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Colleen Mountcastle obtained summary disposition in favor of the railroad in three Michigan cases in which former railroad employees claimed the development of lung or prostate cancer due to alleged workplace exposures. In Wayne County...
Jan 3, 2019 | News
Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys to Member, effective January 1, 2019. These talented attorneys, located in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, have diverse legal practices that support the needs of our clients, and the growth of the...
Dec 20, 2018 | News
Robert E. Dapper, Jr. and his team recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an insurer in a bad faith case following a week-long jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Plaintiff alleged that the insurer had...
Dec 19, 2018 | News
Burns White attorneys, Robert E. Dapper, Jr. and Mary-Jo Rebelo, participated in the 30th Annual Federal Practice Program of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. The program offered: • an analysis of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 • an overview of...
Dec 11, 2018 | News
Burns White law clerk and representative of Duquesne University’s Law Review, Taylor Wantz, had the extraordinary opportunity of asking Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, a question about her professional ascension and knowing when to make a career change....