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Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Partial Summary Judgment for PA Skilled Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Facility
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan won partial summary judgment for a privately-owned skilled rehabilitation and long-term...
Stuart T. O’Neal Interviews The Honorable David Shulkin on Healthcare Marketplace Issues
Recently, Burns White Executive Committee Member and Professional Liability co-chair, Stuart T. O'Neal, interviewed The Honorable David Shulkin, the...
Superior Court Finds Reservation of Rights Letter Which Does Not Include Potential Exclusions to Be Ineffective
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that while reservation of rights letters from insurance companies do not need to list every...
Breach of Contract Claim Dismissed in Class Action Regarding Application of New Jersey Fee Schedule, but UTPCPL Claim Proceeds
The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently dismissed a breach of contract claim against an insurer but allowed a UTPCPL claim to proceed in a...
Superior Court Affirms Directed Verdict Obtained on Behalf of Property Management Company
Attorney Stephen Guzzetti successfully defends property management client. Plaintiff alleged in the trial court that Defendant acted in a capricious...
New Jersey Issues Executive Order 112 to Protect Healthcare Providers
On April 1, 2020, Governor Phil D. Murphy issued Executive Order 112. The broad-ranging decree was designed to provide legal protections to...
Ohio Mass Torts Updates
Leading Construction Law Team Joins Burns White
Burns White LLC announced today the addition of three attorneys and a senior paralegal to its Construction Law Practice Group. Attorneys D. Matthew...
Healey, Freiler Obtain Jury Defense Verdict for Medical Services Client
Attorneys Joseph T. (Jody) Healey and Nicole C. Freiler obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a privately owned company that is contracted to...
Hampton, Bazzy Obtain Nonsuit on Behalf of Railroad Defendant in Cumulative Trauma Trial
Burns White attorneys Dan Hampton and Nicole Bazzy obtained a nonsuit on behalf of a Railroad Defendant, in a trial in the Court of Common Pleas of...
Martz, Cowhey Obtain Summary Judgment for PA Hospital in Hybrid Claim
Burns White attorneys Daniel Martz and Carol Cowhey won summary judgment for a Pennsylvania Hospital which was sued in a hybrid claim involving...
Ashley Horton Named Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Burns White attorney, Ashley E. Horton, has been selected as a 2020 Fellow by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Ms. Horton will join...
Jury Returns No Negligence Verdict on Behalf of Class I Railroad
A jury in Philadelphia returned a no negligence verdict in a claim brought against a Class I railroad. Attorney Daniel B. Donahoe defended the...
Burns White Announces Presence in New York City
Burns White LLC confirmed that the firm now has a New York City location. The office, at 425 5th Avenue, offers Burns White attorneys with clients...
Bass, Clifford Secure Dismissal for Municipal Nursing Facility in Sexual Assault Case
Attorneys John A. Bass and Andrew W. Clifford secured the dismissal of a local municipality who was a named defendant in a sexual assault case...
Jackson, Gusmar Obtain Dismissal of Cancer Lawsuit on Behalf of Railroad Defendant
Burns White attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Nina Gusmar obtained a dismissal of Plaintiff’s case on behalf of a Class 1 Railroad in a case in the...
Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Gender Discrimination Defense Verdict
Attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a privately-owned company who is a leading global provider...
Adler, Rebelo, Brouse Elected to Burns White Leadership Roles
Burns White LLC announced today that attorneys Jeffrey Adler, Mary-Jo Rebelo, and Matthew G. Brouse have been elected to leadership roles at the...
Burns White Promotes Three Attorneys to Membership Status
Burns White announced the promotion of three attorneys to Member, effective Jan. 1, 2020. These talented attorneys, located in both Pittsburgh and...
Christie and Young Attorneys Join Burns White
Burns White LLC announced today that 13 attorneys and 12 support staff from Philadelphia-based Christie & Young, PC will be joining the firm,...
Summary Judgment for Area Hospital Obtained in Corporate Negligence Action
Burns White attorney, Daniel Margonari, obtained a summary judgment for a Pennsylvania hospital in a case brought by a former patient who developed...
Trial Court Holds That Household Exclusion Remains Valid When Insured Has Rejected Stacking
A Pennsylvania trial court has held that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher v. GEICO does not preclude application of the...
Summary Judgment for Class I Railroad Obtained in Derailment Case
Burns White attorneys, T. H. Lyda and Edwin Palmer, obtained a summary judgment for a Class I railroad in a case brought by multiple plaintiffs...
Burns White Cleveland Attorney, Brooke L. Hamilton, Named to Prominent Ohio Rising Stars List
Brooke L. Hamilton, from the firm’s Cleveland office, was named to Thomson Reuters’ 2020 Rising Stars list for the state of Ohio. The Rising Stars...
Hampton, Bazzy Obtain Defense Verdict for Railroad Defendant
Attorneys Dan Hampton and Nicole Bazzy obtained a defense verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on behalf of a...
Burns White Recognized Among 2020 “Best Law Firms”
Burns White LLC is among the Best Law Firms in the country, according to the 2020 U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey,...
Damico, Horton Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict for 3 Railroad Defendants
Attorneys David Damico and Ashley Horton obtained a unanimous defense verdict in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania....
Mundy, Ciccone Obtain Federal Defense Verdict
Attorneys William J. Mundy and Nicholas F. Ciccone obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a local municipality, that municipality’s skilled nursing...
Burns White Attorneys Win Summary Judgment in PA Professional Liability Action
Attorneys James R. Schadel and Kenneth N. Schott, III successfully defended a legal malpractice action filed by the ex-owner of a business against...
Listen to Tom Kelly Share Workers’ Compensation Defense Insights on WWDB-AM Labor Show
Hear Thomas C. Kelly's legal insights and discussion on defending Workers' Compensation matters in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a...