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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...
Marvi Wahla Recipient of 2019 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship at Duquesne University School of Law
Duquesne University School of Law student, Marvi Wahla, is the recipient of the 2019 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship, awarded to a...
Impact of ‘Berg v. Nationwide’: Will It Change Bad Faith Law in PA?
Article by Kathleen Dapper, Esq. and Daniel Twilla, Esq., published on the Legal Intelligencer Published on August 16, 2019 On its face, the...
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 16 Burns White Attorneys, Names 2 Lawyers of the Year
Best Lawyers in America announced today that sixteen Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for...
Thomas Kelly to Compare PA v NJ Workers’ Compensation Laws on WWDB 860 AM
How do Workers' Compensation laws in Pennsylvania vary from those in New Jersey? Tune in to hear Thomas Kelly share his legal insights on WWDB 860...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Waiver of Work Product and Attorney-Client Privileges
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently clarified the standards for waiver of the work product privilege and attorney-client privilege,...
O’Neal, Maravich Deliver Defense Verdict in Highly-Contested Case
Burns White trial attorneys, Stuart T. O’Neal and Sean Maravich, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital and physician practice group in...
Defense Verdict in Delaware County General Liability Claim
Attorneys William J. Mundy and Scott D. Josephson successfully defended our firm’s client in a case before Judge John Whelan in the Delaware County...
Donahoe Obtains Jury Defense Verdict for Railroad
Attorney Daniel B. Donahoe received a defense verdict on behalf of a major railroad client. Plaintiff counsel alleged decedent was exposed to...
Bass Successfully Defends Nursing Home, Administrator & Corporate Defendants in Arbitration
Attorney John Bass launched a successful medical malpractice defense on behalf of our firm's client. Plaintiff, represented by the law firm of...
17 Burns White Attorneys Named to Prestigious Super Lawyers/Rising Stars Lists
Seventeen Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been...
Guzzetti Obtains Directed Verdict for Property Management Company
Attorney Stephen Guzzetti recently obtained a directed verdict on behalf of a property management company in a jury trial in the Court of Common...
Summary Judgment and Defense Verdict Affirmed By Third Circuit in Multi-Plaintiff Employment Case
On April 22, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment and upheld a defense verdict in a multi-plaintiff employment case....
2019 Pennsylvania Best Lawyers Recognizes 16 Burns White Attorneys, One Lawyer of the Year
Sixteen Burns White attorneys were chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers, and one received the...
Employment Seminars Address Critical Topics for Businesses, Organizations
Burns White hosted two Employment Law Seminars in April--in Pittsburgh on April 5th and in Philadelphia on April 12th. Topics included the #MeToo...
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...
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...
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,...