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No Bad Faith for “Reasonable, Not Perfect” Claims Handling
Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment after finding that...
Attorneys O’Neal, Washowich & Rafferty Successfully Remove Class Action Suit, Resulting in Plaintiff’s Voluntary Dismissal
Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Lyle Washowich, and Ken Rafferty successfully removed a class action suit to Federal court...
No Bad Faith or “Nefarious Purpose” in Updating Liability Assessment & Settlement Value
Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim...
Illegal Action as a Bar to Recovery: In Pari Delicto in the Healthcare Malpractice Context
Article by Anne Frankel, Esq. and Josey Richards, Law Clerk. Published in the Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 1 in March...
Attorneys Kane & Harlovic Obtain Dismissal for a Multi-National Foreign-Based Corporation
Attorneys Brian Kane and Emily Harlovic successfully obtained the dismissal of a multi-national foreign-based corporation from a...
Attorneys Anderson & Fuga Granted Summary Judgment for Inspection Agency
Attorneys Justin Anderson and Andrew Fuga were granted summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania...
Attorneys O’Neal, Baron Funaro & Ha Receive Dismissal for Resident Physician
Burns White trial attorneys Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Kimberly M. Baron Funaro, along with attorney Na Lee Ha and paralegal Ann Konchinsky, received...
Attorneys Alexandersen & Mountcastle Receive Summary Judgment for Railroad Client
Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Colleen Mountcastle received a summary judgment granted by Judge Navarre of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas...
Monico Receives ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award
Attorney Ralph Monico has been named a recipient of the 2022 American Bar Association (ABA) Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Service Award by...
Attorneys Barbacane, O’Neal & Tanker Secure Dismissal of Hospital in Luzerne County
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane, Stuart O'Neal, and Marcy Tanker secured dismissal of a Luzerne County Hospital three weeks prior to trial, after...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Enforces Household Vehicle Exclusion
Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Josephine Mlakar, Law Clerk The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently affirmed that the household vehicle exclusion...
Attorneys Barbacane & O’Neal Secure Dismissal for Hospital in Luzerne County
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane and Stuart T. O'Neal III secured the dismissal, with prejudice, of a hospital client in Luzerne County, PA in a medical...
Asserting Immunity from Tort Liability as a Statutory Employer
Article by Alana Staniszewski, Esq. The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently dove into the depths of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act...
Western District Finds No Bad Faith For Policy Interpretation Based On Unsettled Law
Article by Daniel Inadomi, Esq. The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment and denied an...
Third Circuit Charts Path for Standing in Data Breach Litigation
Article by Daniel W. Inadomi, Esq. In a precedential opinion, the Third Circuit clarified the nature of the “injury-in-fact” that could give rise to...
No Bad Faith For “Proper” Investigation & Plaintiff’s Own Delay
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment and dismissed a bad faith claim after finding that the...
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...