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Attorneys Jackson & Jewart Receive Defense Verdict in Philadelphia Railroad Cancer Lawsuit
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a railroad client in an occupational cancer case in...
Attorneys Jackson & Sargent Obtain Summary Judgment in Cancer Case for Railroad Client in New York
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Courts Find Direct Repair Claims Not So Direct
Article by Daniel Twilla, Esq. and Kathleen Dapper. Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on July 26, 2022 Pennsylvania bad-faith...
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Article by Kerven Moon, Esq. and Kiley Verbanac, Law Clerk While the seasons have changed and the weather has gotten warmer, one thing has remained...
Ethical Issues in Employment Law: When Is (and Isn’t) Joint Representation Permitted?
Article by Douglas Hart, Esq. From inadvertently disclosing electronic records in discovery to dealing with third-party payment issues (i.e., when...
Attorney Hart Receives Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Matter
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Attorneys Hart & Stadler Obtain Summary Judgment for Nursing Home Client, Upheld by WV Supreme Court of Appeals
In a matter that was commenced in Cabell County, West Virginia, attorneys Douglas Hart and Mark Stadler successfully defended claims asserted...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Grants Allowance of Appeal in Regular Use Exclusion Case
Article by Kathleen P. Dapper, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted the petition for allowance of appeal in Rush v. Erie Insurance...
Attorneys Obtain Two Dismissals In Federal Court Putative Class Actions
On June 10, 2022, Burns White attorneys obtained full, with-prejudice dismissals in two significant, federal court putative class actions on behalf...
Attorney Sunseri Successfully Argues Order Granting Summary Judgment For Insurance Broker Before Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
Attorney Anthony Sunseri recently argued an appeal taken by Plaintiff from a Federal District Court Order, granting summary judgment for a Defendant...
Attorney Bass Successfully Defends Nursing Home Client
Attorney John Bass successfully defended a survival claim in arbitration for a nursing home client in Allegheny County. The plaintiff alleged that...
Attorneys Healey & Lokuta Receive Dismissal For Hospital
Attorneys Jody Healey and Fred Lokuta received a summary judgment dismissing all claims for an area hospital client in the Luzerne County Court of...
Burns White Announces Commitment to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s Leaders at the Front Initiative
Burns White is proud to announce the firm's commitment to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Leaders at the Front initiative. Leaders at...
Malin Obtains Defense Verdict in Product Liability Matter
On May 20, 2022 attorney Michael Malin obtained a defense verdict on a strict product liability matter in Schuylkill County. After a five day trial...
12 Attorneys Named To Prestigious Pennsylvania Super Lawyers/Rising Stars Lists
12 Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2022 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as...
Provider Liability Under EMTALA: An Overview
Article by Ryan King, Esq. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that Congress enacted in 1986 to prevent...
New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Exclusion To Be A Hidden Trap
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently found that the intra-family liability step-down...
Jose Duque Recipient of 2022 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship at Duquesne University School of Law
Duquesne University School of Law student, Jose Duque, is the recipient of the 2022 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship, awarded to an...
Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Obtain Summary Judgment For Two Railroad Carriers
On May 2, 2022, Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Holly Olarczuk-Smith obtained a summary judgment motion for two major railroad carriers in a cancer...
Burns White Expands In West Virginia With Opening Of Second Office
Burns White LLC announced today the addition of five attorneys in West Virginia to its Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation Practice...
Why Do I Need An Estate Plan?
Article by Aleksandra Kocelko, Esq. Many people are quick to dismiss the need for an estate plan. They might make excuses like, “I’m too young to...
Non-Competes & Other Restrictive Covenants: What Employers In PA Need To Know
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. Non-competes and other restrictive covenants are important tools for employers in Pennsylvania. By using these...
The Expansion Of Telemedicine: Opportunities & Challenges For Healthcare Providers In Pennsylvania
Article by: Ryan J. King, Esq. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of telemedicine was exploding. In 2019, Healthcare Finance...
From ‘Reginelli’ to ‘Leadbitter’: The Evolution Of The Peer Review Protection Act
Article by Ashley Griffin, Esq. and Daniel Margonari, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 28, 2022 Confidentiality (or lack...
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act’s Limitations On Vaccine Recipients’ Right To Sue
Article by Megan Kelleher, published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 27, 2022 Enacted in 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act...
Burns White Expands Into Florida
Burns White announced today that six lawyers will join the firm in its new Tampa, Florida location, expanding the firm’s already robust Medical...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Grants Allowance Of Appeal In Stacking Case
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently granted a Petition for Allowance of Appeal in a case involving the issue of...
Cybersecurity Incident Reporting For CIRCIA 2022 Establishes New Requirements For Critical Infrastructure Companies
Article by Lyle Washowich, Esq. and Daniel Inadomi, Esq. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for...
Pennsylvania Contractors Working On Out-Of-State Projects, Beware…
Article by Gerard Hornby, Esq. In February, the Pennsylvania Superior Court handed down a decision that has important implications for Pennsylvania...