Gangjee Named to Law360 Advisory Board

Gangjee Named to Law360 Advisory Board

Jessica Gangjee, the Director of Recruitment and Professional Development, has been selected to serve on Law360’s 2019 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board. She joins seven other advisory board members, offering feedback on Law360’s coverage and...
Jessica Jurasko Named 2019 LCLD Fellow

Jessica Jurasko Named 2019 LCLD Fellow

Burns White attorney, Jessica M. Jurasko, has been selected as a 2019 Fellow by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). As a participant in this nationally recognized program, Ms. Jurasko will learn to identify, educate, and advance the next generation of...
Defense Verdict Affirmed in Cardiac Stent Litigation

Defense Verdict Affirmed in Cardiac Stent Litigation

On February 27, 2019, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a defense verdict entered in the bellwether case of the Cardiac Stent litigation, which has been ongoing in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania since 2011. The Cardiac Stent litigation involves over 100...
Daniel Twilla Obtains Defense Verdict in Bad Faith Case

Daniel Twilla Obtains Defense Verdict in Bad Faith Case

Attorney Daniel J. Twilla recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an insurer in a bad faith case following a non-jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The Plaintiffs alleged that the insurer had failed to timely and...
Burns White Obtains Jury Verdict for Two Class I Railroads

Burns White Obtains Jury Verdict for Two Class I Railroads

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...