The Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment and dismissed a bad faith claim after finding that the...
Articles Related To: featured
Insights Categories
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...
Third Circuit: Falsified Invoices Are ‘Undoubtedly Material’ During Claim Process
Article by Daniel Inadomi, Esq. The Third Circuit recently affirmed a District Court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of an insurer on...
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...
Significant Changes are Coming to the Davis-Bacon Act
Attorneys Kurt Fernsler, Esq., Richard Saxe, Esq., and Law Clerk Jane Schleicher discuss the significant changes to the David-Bacon Act that will...
What Does Voluntary Withdrawal from the Workforce Mean for the Employer?
Article by Alana Staniszewski, Esq. Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law, generally, an employer may seek a suspension of a Claimant’s...
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...
Key Doctrines to Raise in Defending FELA Cases
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. The Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA") is a federal statute that provides a cause of action against a...
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,...
The Double-Edged Sword: Building A Strong Defense
Article by Courtney Barbacane, Esq. My stream of consciousness is enough to make you seasick. I am a former plaintiffs' attorney, who transitioned...
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...
The Developing Privacy Landscape for Financial Institutions
Article by Daniel Inadomi, Esq. published in For the Defense DRI Magazine, October 2022 Issue Issued October 2022 Focusing on the privacy...
COVID-19 Concerns in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Article by Danielle Parks, Esq. published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on October 5, 2022 COVID-19 has injected itself into virtually every...
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...
Appellate Advocacy: 5 Keys to Developing Persuasive Briefs & Oral Arguments
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. Representing a client on appeal is wholly unlike representing a client at trial. Effective appellate advocacy...
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,...
Key Changes to the Venue Rules for Medical Professional Liability Claims in Pennsylvania
Article by Daniel Margonari, Esq. On Thursday, August 25, 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court eliminated the venue carve-out applicable to medical...
Does a Plaintiff’s Illegal Action Preclude Recovery as a Matter of Law?
Article by Josey Richards, Law Clerk A recurring issue is whether drug and rehabilitation centers can assert the defense of comparative negligence...
Supreme Court of Ohio Finds Anti-Blocking Statute is Federally Pre-Empted & Cannot be Enforced Against Railroad
Article by Colleen Mountcastle, Esq. In State v. CSX Transp., Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-2832, the Supreme Court of Ohio found that Ohio’s...
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....
Is an Employer Liable to Purchase a New Home for an Injured Worker?
Article by Stephen Perrott, Esq. and Joseph Romano, Esq. In a recent Decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that while an employer is...