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June 27, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking
Philadelphia partner Richard Ostriak obtained dismissal with prejudice in an auto accident matter where the insured driver allegedly ran a stop sign and was struck on the passenger side by the plaintiff. After plaintiff filed a Writ of Summons, Richard succeeded in demonstrating that the plaintiff failed to perfect service of the Writ.
June 9, 2025 | Labor & Employment, Professional Liability, Public Entity & Civil Rights
Associates Ana Baranowski, Ali Lynch, and Partner Meghan Wynkoop secured a dismissal of all claims against the County Defendants with prejudice on the grounds that they are immune from liability.
June 4, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
Pittsburgh partner Miles Kirshner achieved a significant outcome in a fatal motor vehicle accident lawsuit involving an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim against our insurer-client. The issue involved the hot topic in Pennsylvania auto insurance law: enforcement of the household vehicle exclusion in a UIM claim.
June 3, 2025 | General Liability
Pittsburgh attorney Jennifer DeFlitch succeeded in securing summary judgment in a property damage lawsuit stemming from a fire at a community center in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiff alleged that our client was responsible for causing the fire, which resulted in approximately $130,000 in damages.
May 22, 2025 | Professional Liability
After five days of trial in what was expected to be a three-week legal malpractice case, Margolis Edelstein attorneys Glenn Ricketti and Raphaella Poteau, supported by behind-the-scenes strategic guidance from attorney Jim Kahn, secured a Non-Suit at the close of the plaintiff’s case in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
May 14, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking
Margolis Edelstein attorneys Rolf Kroll and Claire Murtha secured summary judgment on behalf of our insurer client in a high-stakes underinsured motorist (UIM) case in the United States District ...
April 16, 2025 | Public Entity & Civil Rights
Harrisburg attorney Claire Murtha secured dismissal of all remaining state law claims against a township, successfully asserting immunity under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act and persuading the court that none of the statute’s enumerated exceptions applied.
April 8, 2025 | Public Entity & Civil Rights
Harrisburg attorneys Rolf Kroll and Claire Murtha secured a Third Circuit affirmance of summary judgment in favor of their municipal client, with the court rejecting a First Amendment retaliation claim after finding no evidence that alleged retaliatory animus motivated the Borough’s amendment of its parking ordinance.
April 7, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking
Berkeley Heights Partner Patrick Lynott successfully secured threshold victory by filing a Motion to Dismiss in lieu of Answer in a personal injury action arising out of a Virginia motor vehicle ...
April 5, 2025 | Construction Law, General Liability
Partner Gerald Connor from our Scranton office was successful in obtaining the dismissal of a complex construction defect case pending in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Our Motion for Summary ...
March 17, 2025 | General Liability
Philadelphia partner Sean Phelan successfully secured dismissal in a premises liability case involving a plaintiff who sustained fracture injuries requiring surgery, with a $450,000 pre-trial ...
March 3, 2025 | General Liability
Our Harrisburg team, Rolf Kroll and Claire Murtha, succeeded in securing dismissal with prejudice of a dog bite claim involving serious permanent injuries including scarring to a 16-year-old ...
February 3, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking, Public Entity & Civil Rights
Pittsburgh partner Miles Kirshner succeeded in a Motion to Dismiss in a case involving severe bodily injury sustained by a motorcyclist when a driver made an illegal left turn in front of him. ...
January 29, 2025 | Automobile & Trucking
Philadelphia partner Kevin Monastra and associate Chris Thagard secured a dismissal with prejudice in a single count negligence matter involving an impact between the plaintiff-driver and our ...
January 24, 2025 | General Liability
Scranton partner Jeffrey Havran secured the dismissal of a slip-and-fall lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County.
The plaintiff alleged personal injuries sustained at an indoor ...
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