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September 1, 2026 | Labor & Employment
Margolis Edelstein partners Meghan Wynkoop and Ana Baranowski with briefing support from associate Alyssa Spasel successfully defended an employment action where a Plaintiff filed a Federal Complaint within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging discrimination and retaliation following her termination.
August 8, 2026 | General Liability
Philadelphia Partner Rich Ostriak obtained an order dismissing our client from a Philadelphia premises liability action arising from an excavation project performed at a property.
August 3, 2026 | General Liability
Our Warren, New Jersey attorneys Emery Mishky and Samantha Ligori successfully obtained an order vacating a default judgment entered against their client in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County.
July 20, 2026 | Real Estate
Sean Phelan obtained summary judgment resulting in the dismissal of all License and Inspection violation claims asserted against a commercial real estate client. The claims involved alleged damages exceeding $3.3 million and were scheduled for trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
July 18, 2026 | Automobile & Trucking, General Liability
Mount Laurel attorneys Chris Marcucci and Lewis Rosenblum secured summary judgment in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Salem County, on behalf of homeowners in a premises liability lawsuit arising from a fatal motor vehicle accident.
July 14, 2026 | Automobile & Trucking, General Liability
On June 26, 2026, Scranton Partner Jeff Havran secured a defense nonsuit on behalf of a local community association in a high-stakes personal injury trial in Pike County. After four days of trial, Jeff moved for nonsuit, which was granted by the court. In a subsequent ruling, the trial court also denied the Plaintiffs' motion for a new trial.
July 13, 2026 | General Liability, Hospitality & Retail
On July 7, 2026, Philadelphia partners Jacob F. Kratt and Carol Murphy successfully secured summary judgment on behalf of a security company in a high-exposure negligent security lawsuit filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
June 24, 2026 | Automobile & Trucking
Philadelphia attorney Brenda Nguonly secured a favorable venue transfer in a motor vehicle accident matter originally filed in Philadelphia County. The case arose from an accident in Bucks County involving a driver operating a contracting business, where both defendants reside and operate their business outside of Philadelphia.
June 22, 2026 | Public Entity & Civil Rights
Rolf Kroll and Emily Mahler secured summary judgment in a civil rights action stemming from an officer-involved shooting. The federal excessive force claim was dismissed on qualified immunity grounds, and the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims.
June 12, 2026 | Automobile & Trucking
Philadelphia attorneys Kevin Monastra and Chris Thagard secured a favorable venue transfer in a motor vehicle accident matter originally filed in Philadelphia County. The case arose from an accident in Luzerne County involving a driver operating an independent snack food distribution business supplying grocery stores throughout Luzerne and Lycoming Counties.
June 5, 2026 | General Liability, Hospitality & Retail
Philadelphia Partner Sean Phelan successfully transferred a premises liability matter from Philadelphia County to the county where the incident occurred, Berks County. The Court granted the defense’s Motion to Transfer Venue from Philadelphia County to Berks County under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
May 19, 2026 | Labor & Employment
Margolis Edelstein partner Ana Baranowski with briefing support from associates Shannon Byrne and Alyssa Spadel successfully defended an employment action brought pursuant to New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act, where four plaintiffs alleged they were constructively discharged from their employment.
May 9, 2026 | Professional Liability
Pittsburgh partners Jen DeFlitch and Ron Reitz successfully defended a professional negligence (legal malpractice) action in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant attorney’s handling of a prior civil rights case fell below applicable professional standards and caused the dismissal of that underlying lawsuit brought on behalf of the plaintiff’s son.
May 1, 2026 | General Liability, Hospitality & Retail
Pittsburgh partners Jen DeFlitch and Ron Reitz secured dismissal with prejudice of a premises liability action arising from an alleged slip-and-fall at a local restaurant in the Pittsburgh area. Plaintiff claimed to have fallen on ice on the property and pursued claims against the insured for the alleged dangerous condition.
May 1, 2026 | General Liability
Philadelphia attorneys Raphaella Poteau and Joe Longo secured a complete dismissal of a high exposure catastrophic injury action arising from a workplace accident at a Pennsylvania landfill. The team obtained the dismissal after sustained, multi forum litigation involving parallel workers compensation and civil proceedings.
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