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Burns White Opening New Office in Indiana, PA with Expanded Service Offerings & Attorney Additions
Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the expansion of its operations with the addition of two highly skilled attorneys, support staff, and the...
Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Win Appeal for Two Major Railroad Carriers
On March 22, 2024, the Sixth District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for two major railroad carriers in a throat cancer case filed in...
E-Discovery Competence: Assessing Yourself & Others
Article by Courtney Murphy published in The Legal Intelligencer Issued March 6, 2024 As we mark the 20th anniversary of what could be considered the...
Webinar: Case Law Developments 2024
December 2024More information coming soon 1 PA CLE Credit Courtney Murphy will reflect on important case law developments in e-discovery and...
Attorneys O’Neal, Margonari & Derner Receive Dismissal with Prejudice
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Daniel Margonari, Mark Derner, and Senior Paralegal Dawn Keiser, received a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a...
Attorneys Damico & Sigurdson Obtain Dismissal on Behalf of Two Major Railroads
Attorneys David Damico and Richard Sigurdson obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of two major railroads in a toxic tort case after years’...
Attorneys Lyda & Sigurdson Obtain Dismissal for Two Major Railroads
Attorneys T.H. Lyda and Richard Sigurdson obtained a dismissal for two major railroads with prejudice in a toxic tort case. One of the carriers was...
Attorneys Margulies & Fillmore Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict in Three-Week Medical Malpractice Trial
Attorneys Rick Margulies and Monica Fillmore obtained a defense verdict in a birth injury case on behalf of two physicians and a hospital after a...
Attorney Cowhey Obtains Defense Verdict on Behalf of Hospital
Attorney Carol Cowhey recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in a binding arbitration involving claims under the Mental Health...
Frankel & Richards Obtain Complete Dismissal of Corporate Defendant
Anne Frankel and Josey Richards continue to aggressively defend allegations of sexual misconduct on behalf of a nursing home in the Philadelphia...
Attorneys Martz & Cowhey Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict
Members Daniel Martz and Carol Cowhey obtained a unanimous defense verdict following a 6-day medical malpractice trial in the Philadelphia Court of...
Mediation’s Place in the Nuclear Verdict Era
Article by Stuart O'Neal published in The Legal Intelligencer Issued February 1, 2024 This article explores the proposition that early mediation is...
A Return to Regular: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Regular Use Exclusion to be Valid & Enforceable
Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that the “regular use exclusion” is valid, enforceable, and can be applied in...
Attorney Kane Obtains Successful Defense Verdict on Behalf of Regional Oil & Gas Company
Attorney Brian Kane successfully obtained a defense verdict in Allegheny County on behalf of a regional oil and gas company. The Plaintiffs alleged...
Attorneys Palmer, Perrache & Jones Obtain Summary Judgment for Major Railroad Carrier
On January 5, 2024, Attorneys Edwin Palmer, Lisa Perrache, and Melanie Jones obtained summary judgment for a major railroad carrier in a lawsuit...
Attorneys Healey & Frankel Receive Arbitration Finding for Defense
Attorneys Jody Healey and Anne Frankel received a finding for the defense after an Arbitration involving a wrongful death case against a Lackawanna...
Attorneys Alexandersen, Olarczuk-Smith & Seiler Obtain Summary Judgment for Two Railroad Carriers
On January 11, 2024, Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen, Holly Olarczuk-Smith, and Brooke Seiler obtained summary judgment for two major railroad carriers...
Attorneys O’Neal, Margonari & Murray Receive Dismissal On Behalf of Prison Medicine Provider
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Daniel Margonari, and William Murray and senior paralegal, Dawn Keiser, received a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a...
Breaking Boundaries: Exploring the Implications of Employers’ & Carriers’ Exemption from Red Book Prescription Reimbursements
Article by Joseph C. Romano, Esq. Employers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers in Pennsylvania recently obtained a significant victory in...
Burns White Welcomes 10 Attorneys in the 4th Quarter of 2023
Burns White welcomes 10 new attorneys with practices spanning healthcare, litigation, transportation, and workers’ compensation to its offices in...
Attorneys O’Neal, Riley & Kaminski Successfully Defend Lackawanna County Hospital
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Amy Riley, and Michelle Kaminski were recently successful in defending a Lackawanna County Hospital in a medical...
Burns White Promotes Five Attorneys to Members & One to Equity Membership Status
Burns White is pleased to announce the promotion of five attorneys to Member and one to Equity Membership status, effective Jan. 1, 2024. These...
Attorneys Callahan & Woepse Receive Defense Verdict in Favor of Skilled Nursing Facility
On December 18, 2023, Attorneys Peter Callahan and Spencer Woepse received a complete defense verdict at arbitration in favor of a skilled nursing...
Burns White Attorneys Named to Prestigious Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars Lists
Two Burns White attorneys from across Ohio were named to the 2024 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as...
No Special Relationship Where Insured Did Not Cede Decision-Making or Surrender Substantial Control at Time of Purchase
Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Adam Murdock, Esq. A United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted...
Don’t Look Back: New Jersey District Court Finds That IFCA Does Not Apply to “Ongoing” Denial of Benefits
Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Josephine Mlakar, Law Clerk A United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently granted an...
Attorneys Bass & Matscherz Obtain Summary Judgment for 5 of 6 Defendants in a Premises Liability Action
On December 8, 2023, Attorneys John Bass and Meghan Matscherz obtained the dismissal of several Defendants by way of Summary Judgment in the Court...
Superior Court Affirms Initial Jury Verdict & Judgment of the Trial Court in Favor of Hospital
Plaintiff brought this medical professional negligence action against our client (the Hospital), alleging that the Hospital’s emergency room staff...
Honesty is the Best Policy – Material Misrepresentation Leads to Grant of Summary Judgment for Insurer
Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. and Daniel Twilla, Esq. The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment...