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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...
“Continued” Denial Of Coverage Does Not Extend Statute Of Limitations
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad faith claim after finding...
HIPAA Compliance: A Primer For Healthcare Providers
Article by Ryan King, Esq. Each year, health systems and individual health providers incur millions of dollars in fines for violating the Health...
Cleaner Materials & Project Labor Agreements: Recent Construction Law Developments From The Federal Government
Article by Gerard Hornby, Esq. In the first few months of 2022, the Biden Administration has made several decisions impacting contractors pursuing...
Attorneys Margulies, Brennan & Cavallaro Obtain Defense Verdict On Behalf Of Hospital & Physicians
Attorneys Richard Margulies, Cynthia Brennan, and Briana Cavallaro obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital and four physicians in the...
Attorney Monica Fillmore Named A Fellow For The Leadership Council On Legal Diversity
Burns White is pleased to announce that Monica C. Fillmore has been named a member of the 2022 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)...
Privacy, Possession & Preservation: E-Discovery Considerations For Pennsylvania Employers
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. While e-discovery has always presented challenges, these challenges have become even more pronounced with the...
Attorney Jackson Receives Summary Judgment For Railroad Client
Attorney Jeffrey Jackson successfully obtained summary judgment and dismissed a case in the New York Supreme Court of Onondaga County. The court...
Attorney Brennan Negotiates Resolution Of Serious Personal Injury Matter
Attorney Cynthia Brennan was able to negotiate resolution of a serious personal injury matter without any financial contribution from clients being...
Attorney Kane Receives Defense Verdict For Insurance Client
Attorney Brian Kane served as co-counsel for a client who obtained a defense verdict in a rear-end collision on I-95 north of Philadelphia. The...
Attorney Palmer Secures Dismissal Of Personal Injury Case
Attorney Edwin Palmer successfully obtained dismissal of a personal injury claim for a client based on the failure to join an indispensable party....
Attorneys Young, Margulies & Brennan Receive Dismissal For Physician In Superior Court
Attorneys James Young, Richard Margulies, and Cynthia Brennan received a dismissal for a physician in Superior Court. Plaintiff claimed that...
Attorneys Damico, Donahoe, Podheiser & Jackson Obtain Victory For Railroad Client In PA Supreme Court
In December 2021, Attorneys David Damico, Daniel Donahoe, Ira Podheiser, and Jeffrey Jackson won before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a...
“Premium-Reducing” RV Policy Stacking Waiver Upheld
Article by Daniel Inadomi, Esq. The Western District of Pennsylvania recently found that an insured failed to state a claim for breach of contract...