Plaintiff, operator of motor vehicle involved in a collision with defendants vehicle, sued the defendant vehicle owners, the driver’s parents, but, not the driver, shortly before the statue of limitations expired. After the statute ran, the defendants’ answer was filed, which averred neither...
Plaintiff, operator of motor vehicle involved in a collision with defendants vehicle, sued the defendant vehicle owners, the driver’s parents, but, not the driver, shortly before the statue of limitations expired. After the statute ran, the defendants’ answer was filed, which averred neither...
Our Philadelphia partner, Fred Lachat, defending the interests of a General Contractor’s employee operating a piece of heavy equipment known as a “track chipper,” who ran over the plaintiff during a pipeline right-of-way maintenance project, resulting in multiple crush injuries and permanent...
Philadelphia Partner Catherine Straggas and Pittsburgh Associate Emily Mahler obtained a defense verdict at trial on an high exposure age and race discrimination lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Plaintiff's former employer, a large...
In a case of first impression in the PA US District Court, Pittsburgh colleagues Miles Kirshner & Kyle McGee successfully argued a contribution action by an insurer of a drunk driver against our restaurant licensee was not actionable. The insurer paid $600,000 on behalf of their vehicle...
Pittsburgh Partner Thomas Gebler and Associate Emily Mahler successfully obtained dismissal of all claims in a Civil Rights lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against a local municipality and its pension plan. Plaintiff, a retired employee of...
Philadelphia Partner Christopher Tinari and Pittsburgh Associate Emily Mahler obtained summary judgment resulting in the dismissal of an Age Discrimination suit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a large health care corporation. Plaintiff...
Our Philadelphia based partner, Fred Lachat, defended the interests of a general contractor in a construction loss and in 2009 Fred sought to tender the defense of his client to the subcontractor-employer of the plaintiff, which was then rejected by its insurer, based on a claimed exclusion for...
Our partner, Mike Lang, defended the interests of homeowners alleged to have neglected to erect a railing on their entrance porch at their home of 37 years. The mail delivery plaintiff placed envelopes in the mailbox, then placed a box on the porch by the defendants’ front door, as it wouldn’t...
Dwyer-Self vs. Prudential Insurance, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) - Members of the Margolis Edelstein Labor and Employment Team, Christopher A. Tinari and Michael R. Miller, successfully obtained dismissal of all claims brought against...