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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,...
Update: Pa. Superior Court Holds That Plaintiff Must Be Found Comparatively Negligent For Fair Share Act To Apply
A Superior Court panel in Spencer v. Johnson, et. al., 2021 PA Super 48 (2021) has held that a plain reading of the Fair Share Act limits...
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...
Age Discrimination In The Workplace: What Is It & How Can Employers Prevent It?
By Mark Sottile, Esq. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unlawful for employers to make employment-related decisions like...
Household Vehicle Exclusion Upheld By Third Circuit
The Third Circuit recently affirmed that the household vehicle exclusion in an automobile insurance policy may be applied to bar stacked...
No Bad Faith In Concluding Injury Would Not Breach Limited Tort
The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss a bad faith claim after finding...
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...
International Women’s Day 2021
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD)—recognizing all the remarkable women helping the firm to support its clients! IWD recognizes the...
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...
PA Supreme Court Finds “Strict Liability” Applies to Catch-All UTPCPL Provision
In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that a “strict liability” standard applies to a claim under the “catch-all”...
Court Finds Reservation of Rights Effective as to Successive Policies
Reaffirms That Scope of Coverage is Not Subject to Waiver, Foreseeable Damage to Third Party Property Is Not an Occurrence, and There Can Be No Bad...
Bad Faith Verdict Upheld – But No Punitives
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a trial court’s finding that an insurer acted in bad faith by i) “failing” to adequately...
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...
PA Supreme Court Denies Driver’s “Sudden Emergency” Defense for Striking Pedestrian
Article by Brian Kane, Esq. and Taylor Davis, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently overturned a trial court’s decision to instruct the jury...
Pennsylvania Federal Court Allows Claims To Proceed in Putative Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
Article by Lyle Washowich, Esq. On January 5, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an important decision...
Webinar: Medical Marijuana: Eligibility, Requirements and Developments for Employers
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Douglas C. Hart, Esq. Materials: Transcription will be available soon Credits: PA CLE, SHRM,...
Insurer’s “Best Practices” Required To Be Produced To Law Firm Representing “Injured People”
The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted a motion to compel the production of an insurer’s “best practices” guide, which the insurer...
Summary Judgment for Insurer in Dispute Over Payment of “Undisputed” Amount
The Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment as to a bad...
Third Circuit Affirms: Four Corners Rule Does Not Apply to Non-Insureds
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a District Court’s decision to grant an insurer’s motion for summary judgment because the...
No Bad Faith For Alleged Failure To Uncover Applicable Limits
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith...
Court Finds Insurer Too Late To Litigate After Setting Up A “Hostage Situation”
A federal district court recently concluded that an insurer which had denied defense and indemnification obligations to its insured was too late to...
Court Finds Insured Cannot “Side-Step” Statute of Limitations
A federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of two insurers based upon the statute of limitations after concluding that the statute...
Active Shooter Incidents: Prevalence, Theories of Liability, and Best Practices for Risk Mitigation
By Nicole E. Bazzy, Esq. The number of active shooter incidents in the United States more than doubled from 2010 through 2018 compared to the prior...
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...