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Attorneys Healey & Moran Obtain Dismissal on Behalf of Orthopedic Surgeon
Attorneys Jody Healey and Greg Moran were recently successful in having a medical malpractice action dismissed against a Luzerne County Orthopedic...
Attorneys Healey & Frankel Receive Defense After Arbitration Involving Claims Against Hospital & Doctor
Attorneys Jody Healey and Anne Frankel received a finding for the defense after an Arbitration involving claims against a Luzerne County hospital...
Attorney Fillmore Obtains Dismissal of New Jersey Nursing Home Act Resident Rights Violations
Attorney Monica Fillmore obtained a dismissal of a New Jersey Nursing Home Act (NHA) Rights Violation via Summary Judgment in Union County, New...
Attorneys O’Neal, Healey & D’Annunzio Successfully Defend Regional Hospital
The Burns White trial team of Stuart T. O’Neal, Jody Healey, and Bill D’Annunzio successfully defended a Scranton-based hospital with no settlement...
Attorney Cowhey Obtains Dismissal of Physician in Medical Malpractice Case
Burns White Attorney Carol Cowhey obtained the dismissal of a physician in a medical malpractice case following jury selection in Philadelphia...
Attorneys Martz & Waddell Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict on Behalf of Hospital & Health System
Last week, Attorneys Rebecca Waddell and Daniel Martz obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of the hospital and health system. Plaintiff...
Attorney Margonari Secures Defense Verdict on Behalf of Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Attorney Dan Margonari secured a defense verdict on behalf of a Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Health System. The case involved claims of medical...
Attorney Woolsey Successfully Defends Nursing Home in Arbitration
Attorney Alexandra Woolsey successfully defended a nursing home at an arbitration on August 28, 2023, in a premises liability case. At issue was a...
Attorneys Barbacane & Kaminski Secure Dismissal of Corporate Negligence Claim
Attorneys Courtney Barbacane and Michelle Kaminski secured the dismissal of a corporate negligence claim in a...
Attorneys Podheiser & Callahan Achieve Pennsylvania Superior Court Victory
Attorneys Ira Podheiser and Peter Callahan achieved a favorable decision from the Pennsylvania Superior Court on behalf of a nursing home...
Attorneys O’Neal, Frankel & Murray Secure Dismissal of Lackawanna County Hospital
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Anne Frankel, and Bill Murray secured the complete dismissal of a hospital client in Lackawanna County before trial...
The Importance of Nursing Documentation in Medical Negligence Litigation
Article by Ryan King, Esq. While nursing documentation plays an important role in patient care, it also plays a key role in medical negligence...
Attorneys O’Neal, Funaro & Ha Obtain Dismissal for Hospital Client
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Kimberly Funaro, and Na Lee Ha obtained the dismissal of their hospital client in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in a...
Attorneys Griffin & Johnson Successfully Defend Medical Malpractice Case in PA
Attorneys Ashley Griffin and Dave Johnson successfully defended a medical malpractice case in Butler County, Pennsylvania, against a physician...
Attorney Jafry Mentioned Regarding Opposition to Change-of-Venue Motion
Attorney Ahsan Jafry was mentioned in an article published in New Jersey Law Journal online publication on May 16, 2023. The article by Charles...
Attorneys Mundy & Pagano Secure Defense Verdict on Behalf of Assisted Living Facility
Attorneys Bill Mundy and Brian Pagano secured a defense verdict on behalf of a New Jersey Assisted Living Facility. The Burns White team established...
How Delays from the Pandemic are Changing the Landscape for Relief in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits & Putting a Strain on Insurers
Article by Mark Derner, Esq. The cogs of justice in our society move very slowly, even more so with the fallout from a global pandemic. The court...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Burns White Attorney Named Keynote Speaker at the Long-Term Care Risk Legal Forum Annual Meeting
Attorney William Mundy has been selected as the keynote speaker at The Long-Term Care Risk Legal Forum's Annual Meeting April 13-14, 2022 in Las...
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...