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Transportation Group secures defense verdict for two major railroad clients in a repetitive stress injury case
Members Daniel J. Hampton and T.H. Lyda obtained a defense verdict for two major railroad clients in a week-long jury trial in the Court of Common...
Burns White strengthens its Professional Liability Practice with the addition of two Members in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 25, 2015 — Burns White hired James R. Schadel and Scott R. Eberle, both formerly of Weinheimer, Schadel & Haber, P.C., as...
Burns White welcomes five Associates to offices in Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18, 2015 — Burns White LLC welcomes five associates with practices spanning energy, healthcare and long-term care and workers’...
Six firm attorneys receive Best Lawyers in America ranking and Best Lawyer of the Year recognition
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17, 2015 — Michael W. Burns and Members David A. Damico, Daniel B. Donahoe, T.H. Lyda, Patrick L. Mechas and D. Scott Newman were...
Stuart T. O’Neal participates in cybersecurity webinar
On Aug. 12, 2015, Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity Group Stuart. T. O'Neal, III co-presented a webinar CLE, along with the Caroline McCaffery of...
Oxford Development Company announces Burns White’s corporate headquarters to locate in 3 Crossings
Phase II of the 3 Crossings Neighborhood to Begin in the City’s Strip District PITTSBURGH, August 13, 2015 – Oxford Development Company and Burns...
Daivy Dambreville authors article on the impact of a recent Commonwealth Court decision for The Legal Intelligencer
Associate Daivy P. Dambreville authored an article on the impact of a recent Commonwealth Court decision involving Pipeline Systems v. Workers'...
Stuart T. O’Neal discusses ways small businesses can protect client data
Member and Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity Group Stuart T. O'Neal, III discussed ways that small businesses can protect their client data in the...
Stuart T. O’Neal and Sasha Miller receive dismissal for a physician client in federal court
Last month, Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Sasha E. Miller secured a dismissal for a private physician client, along with the United...
Superior Court of Pa. affirms appeal denial in a lease dispute against a Burns White client
Recently, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed an appeal denial in a lease dispute against a large natural gas producing client represented...
T.H. Lyda and Cressinda Schlag wrote an article for The Legal Intelligencer on the EPA’s heightened enforcement focus under the Clean Water Act
Member and Co-Chair of the Environmental Group T.H. Lyda and Associate Cressinda Schlag wrote an article for The Legal Intelligencer addressing how...
Workers’ Compensation Group successfully defends Claim Petition for a client in a fracking-related chemical exposure claim
Member D. Scott Newman and Associate Ryan M. Carroll of the Workers’ Compensation Group successfully defended a client that manufactures and deals...
New website available for energy services
Looking for more information on our services for the energy industry? Visit our new website: http://burnswhiteenergy.com
Patrick Sorek weighs in on Mylan’s domicile issue for the Pittsburgh Business Times
Member Patrick Sorek weighed in on Mylan's domicile issue in a recent story for the Pittsburgh Business Times looking at what questions the FTC may...
Burns White welcomes six Associates to offices in Pa. and W.V.
PITTSBURGH, May 28, 2015 — Burns White LLC welcomes six associates with practices spanning employment, healthcare and long-term care, commercial...
Ten Burns White attorneys named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists
PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2015 —Burns White Members David B. White and David A. Damico of the Pittsburgh office, and Member Valerie H. Lieberman and...
Burns White launches cybersecurity practice to address increasing client need
PITTSBURGH, April 28, 2015 — With clients facing increasingly complex regulatory environments and cyber threats to information systems, Burns White...
T.H. Lyda quoted in Toxic Tort Claims Over Fracking Create IP Discovery Risk article in Law 360
Member and Co-Chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Tort Group T.H. Lyda was quoted in "Toxic Tort Claims Over Fracking Create IP Discovery...
Molly Fletcher elected to serve on the Community Liver Alliance Board of Directors
Transportation Associate Molly L. Fletcher was unanimously elected to serve on the Community Liver Alliance (CLA) Board of Directors. In this role,...
Autumn Pividori named Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest 2015 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Medicare Associate Autumn L. Pividori was recently named Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest 2015 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). This award honors the...
Stuart O’Neal and Sasha Miller successfully defend a foster care service client in federal court
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Sasha E. Miller recently secured a summary judgment in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of...
William Mundy authors article on healthcare REITs for The Legal Intelligencer
William J. Mundy, Member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Co-chair of its Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group, wrote an article exploring the...
Stuart O’Neal and Daniel Cutler receive a dismissal with prejudice for a hospital parent company in a claim brought under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Daniel A. Cutler obtained a dismissal in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...
Two Burns White attorneys named to 2015 New Jersey Rising Stars list
CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 13, 2015 — Burns White Associates Ahsan A. Jafry and Brian D. Pagano of the Cherry Hill office were named to the Rising...
T.H. Lyda and Stephen Hall secure a favorable verdict for railroad clients in FELA claim
Member and Co-Chair of the Transportation Group T.H. Lyda and Member obtained a favorable verdict for two major railroad clients in a week-long...
Stuart O’Neal and Christian Francis successfully resolve a defamation case for a corporate executive outside of court
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Christian W. Francis successfully resolved a defamation case for a high-level corporate executive,...
NAMSAP elects Ciara Koba to its Board of Directors
The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP) recently elected Ciara F. Koba via plurality of votes to serve on its board of...
Philadelphia-area healthcare litigators obtain favorable outcomes in four consecutive cases
Philadelphia-area litigators from the Burns White Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group obtained favorable outcomes in their last four consecutive...
Energy litigators secure a summary judgment for a natural gas producing client in a lease royalty dispute
Energy Group Co-Chair and Member Jeffrey D. Roberts and Associate Cressinda D. Schlag received a summary judgment for a large natural gas producing...
Burns White hires seasoned trial attorney as Of Counsel in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2015 — Burns White LLC hired seasoned trial attorney C. Leon Sherman as Of Counsel to its Pittsburgh office. With more than 40...