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Burns White has appointed Pittsburgh Member Thomas M. Pohl and Philadelphia Member Elizabeth A. Stefanski as co-chairs of the Employment Practices...
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Two Burns White attorneys across Ohio were named to the 2025 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as outstanding...
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Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart T. O’Neal, III as the Firm’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, to...
Alert: Mandated Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting for Business Entities
Article by Mark Stadler, Esq. UPDATE: On December 3, 2024, a Texas federal court preliminarily blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its...
Attorney Glyptis Receives Dismissal in Three Employment Defamation Cases
In a rare legal development, Judge Thomas A. Bedell of the Circuit Court of Harrison County, West Virginia, granted motions to dismiss three...
Attorney Romano Secures Six-Figure Victory for Workers’ Compensation Client
On November 18, 2024, Attorney Joe Romano secured a six-figure victory for his client from the Commonwealth Court. The Commonwealth Court reversed...
Attorneys Jackson, Horvat & Sargent Obtain Dismissal of Railroad Wrongful Death Cancer Case
On November 1, 2024, attorneys Jeff Jackson, Patrick Horvat, and Amanda Sargent secured a dismissal of a FELA wrongful death cancer case with...
Attorneys Jackson & Jewart Secure Unanimous Defense Verdict in Railroad Cancer Case
On November 1, 2024, attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a toxic tort railroad cancer case in Wayne...
Attorneys Perry & Lansden Affirm Summary Judgement for Insurance Company
The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia recently held by way of signed opinion that an insurer’s denial of underinsured motorists (UIM)...
Burns White Recognized Among 2025 “Best Law Firms” in Best Lawyers® Rankings
Burns White LLC is among the Best Law Firms in the country, according to the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings, receiving 29...
Attorney Barbacane Secures Complete Dismissal for Physician
Attorney Courtney C. Barbacane secured the complete dismissal of a civil suit against a physician, with prejudice, after Plaintiff failed to...
Burns White Secures Summary Judgment on Behalf of Medical Group Accused of Failing to Supervise Nursing Staff & Physicians
Burns White attorneys, Mark Hartig, Albert Rodriguez, and Ed Carbone obtained a final summary judgment on behalf of a Medical Group accused of...
Attorneys Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Win Appeal for Two Railroad Carriers
On October 17, 2024, the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed the exclusion of plaintiff’s medical causation expert and summary judgment for...
Burns White Successfully Defends Trial Court Victory; Sets Precedential Law On Corporate Liability Defenses
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania denied the Plaintiff’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal in Corey v. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. This finalized...
Attorney Barbacane Successfully Resolves Medical Malpractice Action
Attorney Courtney Barbacane successfully resolved a medical malpractice action for the costs of defense, despite the case being venued in...
Burns White Welcomes Nine New Attorneys in the Third Quarter of 2024
Burns White welcomes nine new attorneys spanning the healthcare, railroad, and workers’ compensation practice areas in the firm’s Cherry Hill,...
Attorney Margonari Obtained Dismissal with Prejudice on Behalf of Local Hospital
Attorney Daniel Margonari obtained dismissal, with prejudice, on behalf of a local hospital. The Plaintiff, a patient, asserted an action stemming...
Attorney Kirkwood Secures Voluntary Discontinuance with Prejudice on Behalf of Class I Railroad
Attorney Corey Kirkwood secured a voluntary discontinuance with prejudice on behalf of a major Class 1 railroad in a personal injury case filed in...
Attorneys Lyda & Sigurdson Secure Voluntary Discontinuance with Prejudice on Behalf of Class I Railroad
Attorneys T.H. Lyda and Richard Sigurdson secured a discontinuance with prejudice and on the merits on behalf of a major Class 1 railroad in a lung...
Attorney Barbacane Successfully Negotiates Settlement on Behalf of Hospital
Attorney Courtney Barbacane successfully negotiated a settlement on behalf of a hospital client. Barbacane demonstrated that the hospital was...
Attorneys Jackson & Jewart Obtain Summary Judgment on Behalf of Class I Railroad Carrier
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a Class I railroad carrier in a Federal Employers’...
Essential Legal Updates & Risk Management Strategies for Healthcare Professionals in the Nuclear Verdict Era
Essential Legal Updates & Risk Management Strategies for Healthcare Professionals in the Nuclear Verdict Era Thursday, November 14 | 9:00 AM -...
Attorney Glyptis Receives Judgment for Energy Company
Attorney Phillip Glyptis received an order granting judgment in Monroe County Court of Common Pleas for an energy company. The court agreed with...
Attorneys O’Neal, Margonari & Rafferty Obtain Summary Judgment on Behalf of Prison Medical Providers
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Daniel Margonari, Ken Rafferty, and Senior Paralegal Dawn Keiser, successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of...
Attorneys Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Obtain Summary Judgment for Railroad Carrier
Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Holly Olarczuk-Smith obtained a summary judgment for a major railroad carrier in a lung cancer case filed in...
Attorneys O’Neal, Baron & Rafferty Secure Complete Dismissal of Seven-Figure Case Two Days Before Trial
The Burns White Trial Team of Stuart O’Neal, Kimberly Baron, Kenneth Rafferty, and trial paralegal Ann Konchinsky secured the complete dismissal of...
Attorneys Palmer, Perrache & Jones Obtain Summary Judgment on Behalf of Class I Railroad Carrier
Attorneys Edwin Palmer, Lisa Perrache, and Melanie Jones successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Class I railroad carrier in a FELA...
Understanding Reptile Theory in Medical Malpractice: Tactics & Defense Strategies
Article by Richard Margulies, Esq. Overview of Reptile Theory A plaintiff’s attorney utilizes reptilian tactics throughout the litigation process in...
Ohio Supreme Court Simplifies Citation Rules with Updated Writing Manual
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. Over the summer, the Ohio Supreme Court updated its writing manual to streamline and simplify citation...