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Attorneys Alexandersen & Mountcastle Receive Summary Judgment for Railroad Client
Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Colleen Mountcastle received a summary judgment granted by Judge Navarre of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas...
Monico Receives ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award
Attorney Ralph Monico has been named a recipient of the 2022 American Bar Association (ABA) Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Service Award by...
Attorneys Barbacane, O’Neal & Tanker Secure Dismissal of Hospital in Luzerne County
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane, Stuart O'Neal, and Marcy Tanker secured dismissal of a Luzerne County Hospital three weeks prior to trial, after...
Attorneys Barbacane & O’Neal Secure Dismissal for Hospital in Luzerne County
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane and Stuart T. O'Neal III secured the dismissal, with prejudice, of a hospital client in Luzerne County, PA in a medical...
Attorney Damico Receives Defense Verdict On Behalf Of Major Railroad Client
On January 12, 2023, David Damico received a defense verdict in Decatur, Illinois on behalf of a major railroad client. Plaintiff claimed...
Burns White Announces 2023 Leadership Team
Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the re-election of Mary-Jo Rebelo to Chief Executive Officer for a second term. Ms. Rebelo...
Attorneys O’Neal & Murray Obtain Complete Dismissal of Scranton-Based Business
Burns White attorneys Stuart T. O’Neal III and William Murray secured the complete dismissal of a Scranton-based business in a...
Burns White Promotes Four Attorneys to Members & Three to Equity Membership Status
Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to Member, effective Jan. 1, 2023. These talented attorneys, located in...
Attorney Brooke Hamilton Named to 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
Attorney Brooke Hamilton, located in the firm’s Cleveland office, is named again to the 2023 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for the state of...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms Jury Verdict Finding No Negligence Was Committed by Medical Providers
Burns White was mentioned in an article published in The Legal Intelligencer. Posted on December 27, 2022 Superior Court unanimously...
Burns White Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment & Complete Dismissal of Suicide Case with Mid-Eight Figure Demand
Burns White attorneys Stuart T. O’Neal, Anne Frankel, and Marcy Tanker obtained Summary Judgment and complete dismissal in favor...
Legal Bench Strength When You Need It Most
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court eliminated the venue carve-out applicable to medical malpractice actions filed in the Commonwealth, which until now...
Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Obtain Summary Judgment for Two Railroad Carriers
On November 3, 2022, Kevin Alexandersen and Holly Olarczuk-Smith obtained summary judgment for two major railroad carriers in a lymphoma case filed...
Burns White Recognized Among 2023 “Best Law Firms” in U. S. News Survey
Burns White LLC is among the Best Law Firms in the country, according to the 2023 U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey,...
Attorneys Margulies and Dachko Obtain Summary Judgment for Hospital in Birth Injury Case
Attorneys Richard Margulies and Gregory Dachko obtained summary judgment for a hospital in a birth injury case in federal court in the Eastern...
Damico & Olarczuk-Smith Obtain Summary Judgment for Railroad Carrier
Attorneys David Damico and Holly Olarczuk-Smith obtained summary judgment for a major railroad carrier in a rectal cancer case filed in the Cuyahoga...
Attorneys Damico, Olarczuk-Smith & Sigurdson Win Appeal for Two Railroad Carriers
On September 30, 2022, the Sixth District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for two major railroad carriers in a respiratory disease case...
Attorneys Rebelo, Pohl & Brennan Win Full Federal Court Dismissal on Behalf of Steel and Railroad Clients
On September 12, 2022, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) entered an order...
Attorney Pohl Wins Full Federal Court Dismissal on Behalf of Bank President
On September 1, 2022, U.S. District Judge David Cercone (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) entered an order dismissing,...
Premier Railroad Industry Thought Leader to Join Burns White’s Railroad Law Practice Group
Burns White announced today that J. Roy Nunn would join the firm on September 1, 2022 as Counsel in the Railroad Law practice group. Nunn joins...
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 31 Burns White Attorneys, Names One Lawyer of the Year, and 15 Lawyers as Ones to Watch
Best Lawyers in America© announced today that 31 Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for 2023....
Attorneys Martz and Granaudo Gesty Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
Attorneys Daniel Martz and Maria Granaudo Gesty obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case tried for more...
Attorneys Jackson & Jewart Receive Defense Verdict in Philadelphia Railroad Cancer Lawsuit
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a railroad client in an occupational cancer case in...
Attorneys Jackson & Sargent Obtain Summary Judgment in Cancer Case for Railroad Client in New York
In a matter that commenced in Albany, NY, attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Amanda Sargent successfully defended a leukemia cancer claim asserted...
Attorney Hart Receives Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Matter
Attorney Douglas Hart obtains a defense verdict on behalf of a Commonwealth agency in a personal injury case in Dauphin County. The plaintiff was...
Attorneys Hart & Stadler Obtain Summary Judgment for Nursing Home Client, Upheld by WV Supreme Court of Appeals
In a matter that was commenced in Cabell County, West Virginia, attorneys Douglas Hart and Mark Stadler successfully defended claims asserted...
Attorneys Obtain Two Dismissals In Federal Court Putative Class Actions
On June 10, 2022, Burns White attorneys obtained full, with-prejudice dismissals in two significant, federal court putative class actions on behalf...
Attorney Sunseri Successfully Argues Order Granting Summary Judgment For Insurance Broker Before Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
Attorney Anthony Sunseri recently argued an appeal taken by Plaintiff from a Federal District Court Order, granting summary judgment for a Defendant...
Attorney Bass Successfully Defends Nursing Home Client
Attorney John Bass successfully defended a survival claim in arbitration for a nursing home client in Allegheny County. The plaintiff alleged that...
Attorneys Healey & Lokuta Receive Dismissal For Hospital
Attorneys Jody Healey and Fred Lokuta received a summary judgment dismissing all claims for an area hospital client in the Luzerne County Court of...