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O’Neal And Barbacane Obtain Favorable Result For Mercer County Hospital
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Courtney Barbacane obtained a favorable result for a Mercer County hospital. The case settled and fully resolved,...
Rebelo & Brennan Obtain Defense Verdict On Behalf Of Consumer Finance Company
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan successfully obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a consumer finance company in the...
Margonari, Podheiser, and Johnson Obtain Summary Judgment for Pennsylvania Hospital
Attorneys, Daniel Margonari, Ira Podheiser, and Dave Johnson, successfully defended an order granting summary judgment for a Pennsylvania hospital...
O’Neal, Kelleher, and Cocco Successfully Obtain Dismissal of Three Individuals and One Hospital Defendant
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Megan Kelleher, and Vincent Cocco successfully obtained dismissal of three individuals and one hospital entity defendant in...
Arbitrators Find In Favor Of Assisted Living Facility
Burns White Attorneys William Mundy and Brian Pagano received a defense verdict for an assisted living facility in New Jersey after a two-day...
Inadomi Named Fellow and Duncan Accepted to Pathfinder Program for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), announced that Burns White attorney, Daniel W. Inadomi, has been selected as a 2021 Fellow and...
Summary Judgment For An Assisted Living Facility In New Jersey
Summary Judgment for an Assisted Living facility in New Jersey, represented by Attorneys William Mundy, Lauren Angeles, Ahsan Jafry, and Frantz...
Six Attorneys Promoted to Members and Three to Equity Membership Status
Burns White is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Member, effective Jan. 1, 2021. These talented attorneys, located in...
Burns White Leadership Changes 2021
Burns White today announced changes to its C-Suite leadership team, naming Mary-Jo Rebelo Chief Executive Officer, Lyle D. Washowich Chief Operating...
Jackson and Horvat Obtain Summary Judgment for Railroad Defendants
Burns White attorneys Jeff Jackson and Patrick Horvat were successful in obtaining summary judgment on behalf of Railroad Defendants, in the Circuit...
COVID Relief Bill Extends Optional FFCRA Leave Through March 31, 2021
On December 21, 2020, Congress approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. While the...
Burns White Recognized Among 2021 “Best Law Firms” in U. S. News Survey
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 5, 2020—Burns White LLC is among the Best Law Firms in the country, according to the 2021 U.S. News Media Group...
Sunseri and Mushet Granted Motion for Summary Judgment for Insurance Broker
The Honorable John Preston Bailey, of The Federal District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, granted the Motion for Summary Judgment,...
O’Neal, Tanker Defend $16,000,000 Case For Client
After eight days of trial before The Honorable Thomas Burke and a jury of 12 citizens in Luzerne County, a defense verdict was returned in favor of...
Madden and O’Neal Obtain Defense Verdict in Dental Negligence Matter
Burns White attorneys Emily Madden and Stuart T. O’Neal obtained a defense verdict in a dental negligence matter against a teledentistry firm in...
Damico and Palmer Obtain Exclusion of Expert
Burns White attorneys David Damico and Edwin Palmer successfully obtained the exclusion of Plaintiffs’ noise testing expert in a nuisance class...
O’Neal and Madden Obtain Dismissal of Spa Chain Franchise Corporation from Negligence Action Alleging Permissibility of Sexual Assaults
Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Emily Madden obtained a complete dismissal of a negligence matter as against a Spa Chain Franchise...
O’Neal and Sottile Obtain Summary Judgment on All Claims in Americans with Disabilities Act Case in EDPA
Stuart O’Neal and Mark Sottile obtained a Court Order dismissing an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Eastern District of...
Recipient of 2020 Diversity in the Law Scholarship at Duquesne University School of Law
Duquesne University School of Law student, Josephine Mlakar, is the recipient of the 2020 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship, awarded to a...
Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Burns White Attorneys
Best Lawyers in America announced today that 24 Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for 2021....
O’Neal and Sottile Obtain Dismissal of Healthcare Organization on New Jersey Negligence Action
Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Mark Sottile obtained a complete dismissal of a negligence matter on behalf of a healthcare provider and...
Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Summary Judgment for Nonprofit Organization
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan won summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Western District of...
Margonari and Johnson Obtain Dismissal of Methadone Clinic on Preliminary Objection
Burns White attorneys Dan Margonari and Dave Johnson won preliminary objections on behalf of a Methadone Clinic in a case filed in the Court of...
Hampton Obtains Summary Judgment on Behalf of Railroad Defendant in Cumulative Trauma Case
Burns White attorney Dan Hampton won a summary judgement on behalf of a Railroad Defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court for...
23 Burns White attorneys named to Prestigious Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists
PITTSBURGH, May 28, 2020 —Twenty-Three Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These...
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...