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Attorneys O’Neal, Margonari & Murray Receive Dismissal On Behalf of Prison Medicine Provider
Attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Daniel Margonari, and William Murray and senior paralegal, Dawn Keiser, received a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a...
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...
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 O’Neal & Rafferty Obtain Defense Verdict for Dentist
Attorneys Stuart T. O’Neal and Kenneth Rafferty obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a dentist in Chester County, PA. Attorneys...
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...
Autopsy, Cremation & the Spoliation of Evidence in Wrongful Death Cases
Article by Courtney Barbacane, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 28, 2023 What happens when an autopsy is performed,...
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...
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...
The Double-Edged Sword: Building A Strong Defense
Article by Courtney Barbacane, Esq. My stream of consciousness is enough to make you seasick. I am a former plaintiffs' attorney, who transitioned...
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...
Attorneys Martz and Granaudo Gesty Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
Attorneys Daniel Martz and Maria Granaudo Gesty obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case tried for more...
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...
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 Area Hospital Obtained in Corporate Negligence Action
Burns White attorney, Daniel Margonari, obtained a summary judgment for a Pennsylvania hospital in a case brought by a former patient who developed...
Seven Year Statute of Repose Ruled Unconstitutional
Article by Daniel J. Margonari, Esq. On October 31, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Yanakos v. UPMC, 10 WAP 2018 (Pa. 2019), removed the...
The Risk of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits for Opioid-Prescribing Physicians
Article by Andrew Hazi, Esq. As the nation’s opioid epidemic continues, physicians are increasingly facing scrutiny with regard to their...
Proposed Changes to Medical Malpractice Venue Rules Met with Opposition; Decision Delayed for Now
Article by Ashley Griffin The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act, otherwise known as the MCARE Act, 40 P.S. §1303.101, et. seq.,...
Burns White Attorney Obtains Defense Verdict for Physician-Client Medical Malpractice Trial
Burns White lawyer David R. Johnson successfully defended a medical malpractice case recently in which the plaintiffs were seeking in excess of $12...