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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...
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...
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...
Professional Liability & COVID: What Healthcare Providers In Pennsylvania Need To Know
Article by Andrew Hazi, Esq. and Ali Erndl, Esq. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained Pennsylvania’s healthcare system in unprecedented ways. In...
Attorneys McGeady and O’Connor Receive Dismissal For Urgent Care Providers
Attorneys David McGeady and Evan O’Connor received a dismissal of four physicians who were owners and founders of an urgent care provider that had...
Attorneys Johnson And Griffin Secure Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
Dave Johnson and Ashley Griffin secured a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case against a physician and his employer in Jefferson County on...
Attorneys O’Neal, Tanker & Murray Obtain Defense Verdict For Large Community Hospital
Burns White trial attorneys Stuart T. O’Neal and Marcy B. Tanker along with attorney William D. Murray and paralegal Ann Konchinsky, obtained a...
Attorney O’Mahoney Receives Defense Verdict For Nursing Home
Attorney Sean O’Mahoney represented a nursing home where the plaintiff decedent resided for 6.5 years. The claim at issue focused on recurring...
COVID Regulations Impacting the Long-Term Care Industry and Strategies to Mitigate Liability
Date: Wednesday, August 4 at 11:00 a.m. Speakers: Andrew C. Hazi, Esq. Materials: Read the transcription here Credits: PA CLE (1 credit) The...
Barbacane And O’Neal Obtain Summary Judgment On Behalf Of A Mercer County Hospital
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Courtney Barbacane obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Mercer County hospital on both punitive damages and...
Margonari, Podheiser, and Johnson Obtain Summary Judgment for Pennsylvania Hospital
Attorneys, Daniel Margonari, Ira Podheiser, and Dave Johnson, successfully defended an order granting summary judgment for a Pennsylvania hospital...
Summary Judgment For An Assisted Living Facility In New Jersey
Summary Judgment for an Assisted Living facility in New Jersey, represented by Attorneys William Mundy, Lauren Angeles, Ahsan Jafry, and Frantz...
O’Neal and Sottile Obtain Dismissal of Healthcare Organization on New Jersey Negligence Action
Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal and Mark Sottile obtained a complete dismissal of a negligence matter on behalf of a healthcare provider and...
Stuart T. O’Neal Interviews The Honorable David Shulkin on Healthcare Marketplace Issues
Recently, Burns White Executive Committee Member and Professional Liability co-chair, Stuart T. O'Neal, interviewed The Honorable David Shulkin, the...
Analysis of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s Executive Order Extending Immunity to Healthcare Professionals Responding to COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, Governor Wolf issued an Executive Order [hereinafter “Order”] to “Enhance Protections for Healthcare Professionals.” The Order...
Webinar: The Opportunities and Challenges of Telemedicine in the Healthcare Industry
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST Speaker: Ryan King, Esq. The practice of...
New Jersey Issues Executive Order 112 to Protect Healthcare Providers
On April 1, 2020, Governor Phil D. Murphy issued Executive Order 112. The broad-ranging decree was designed to provide legal protections to...
States Respond to COVID-19 to Protect Healthcare Workers
By Maria Granaudo Gesty, Esquire At least three states have responded to the COVID-19 state of emergency by enacting added protections for...
Reducing Risk Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
by Ryan J. King, Esquire Passed in 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was intended to prevent emergency departments...