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New York: Professional Malpractice—Claim Against Engineering Client Dismissed in Kings County (Brooklyn), by Robert A. Fitch and Bryan J. Ferrara. John C. McMeekin II to speak at ABA TIPS Conference on May 1, 2019, in New York City. Craig D. Baron to speak at ABA TIPS 1st Annual Insurance Claims Institute on April 30, 2019. Michael J. Logullo was guest lecturer at Widener University’s Tourism and Hospitality Management School in February 2019. Todd K. Foster joins Philadelphia office, focuses on workers’ compensation matters.
Cheng I. To promoted to partnership; Anisha S. Abraham joins Philadelphia office; Matthew G. Chapman joins West Virginia office; Favorable Order from Commonwealth Ct. of PA on extra-territorial jurisdiction issue in WC case, by Zachary M. Rubinich; Tara Gill Nalencz speaks at Temple University Beasley School of Law State Court Honors Interns program; Patrice S. O’Brien participates in review of breast cancer research program for Dept. of Defense.
John C. McMeekin II to speak at 2019 CLM Conf. in March; R&H ranks among top PA firms in size and diversity; Zachary M. Rubinich to speak at 2019 ABA Workers’ Comp. Midwinter Conf.; Phila. Business Journal ranks firm in top 25 Phila. law firms in 2019 Book of Lists; Nigel A. Greene to speak at PBI seminar on “Truck Accident Litigation” on Feb. 22; Brett A. Wolfson participated in Phila. Support Center for Child Advocates’ Toy Drive on Dec. 22; Robert L. Hogan joins Pittsburgh office as Of Counsel; Jason B. Rojas joins Phila. office as associate.
PA Workers’ Compensation “Fix” Leaves Many Unanswered Questions, by Claudio J. DiPaolo. New Attorneys William C. Stubits, Gabriel A. Arevalo and Nicolas B. Pedone.
Fred B. Buck named Chair of Federal Civil Procedure Committee of ACTL; Bryan J. Ferrara named Of Counsel; Zachary M. Rubinich speaks at Phila. WC Seminar; Lisa L. Prince to speak at DRI Personal Injury Practicum in November; Rawle & Henderson LLP participates in Global Citizen School Supply Drive; David R. Chludzinski re-elected to serve on Allegheny County Bar Assn.’s Civil Litigation Section Council; New additions Edward J. Chiodo, Sarah J. Simkin and Samuel A. Garson.
Robert A. Fitch named a 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyer. New York: Appellate - Dismissal of Dental Malpractice Case Affirmed, by Sylvia E. Lee. New York: Appellate - Protective Order Limiting Further Deposition of Oral Surgeon Client Affirmed, by Robert A. Fitch and Sylvia E. Lee.
2018 PENNSYLVANIA RISING STARS: David Chludzinski and Kimberly House. PENNSYLVANIA: PREMISES LIABILITY - Summary Judgment Granted in Slip and Fall Based on “Hills and Ridges” Doctrine, by Nigel A. Greene. Brian Lowenberg joins R&H as Of Counsel. Zach Rubinich appointed Chair of ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Workers’ Compensation & Employers’ Liability Law Committee. Colin McIntyre joins Philadelphia office of R&H as associate. R&H ranks in top 150 local employers in Philadelphia Business Journal survey.
NEW PARTNER: J. Brendan O'Brien joins Philadelphia office. NEW ASSOCIATES: Daniel S. Lyons, Adam K. Gallagher. John C. McMeekin II to speak at NJ Asbestos Litigation Conference in September 2018. Scott Griffith speaks at Constitution Program in May 2018.
2018 SUPER LAWYERS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been selected as 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: New Partners Sebastian Goldstein and Craig Baron. Robert Fitch, Anthony Luis presented a seminar to insurance claims professionals at XL Catlin in February 2018. Zachary Rubinich presented a WC seminar to insurance industry professionals in Pennsauken, NJ, in March 2017. Brett Wolfson was recently selected by the Philadelphia Support Center for Child Advocates to chair Rawle & Henderson LLP’s Child Advocacy Practice Group. Fred Buck sat as a judge for an ABA Regional Trial Competition in February 2018. Julie Nord Friedman speaks at ABA Toxic Torts & Environmental Law 27th Annual Spring CLE Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in April 2018. New Associate Hillary C. Cox.
NEW YORK: ORAL SURGERY MALPRACTICE—Summary Judgment in Queens County, by Robert A. Fitch and Stephen J. Levy. NEW YORK: PERSONAL INJURY—Summary Judgment Granted on Behalf of Snow Removal Company and Retail Liquor Store, by Anthony D. Luis. Robert A. Fitch, Maryanne Kolenovsky and Paul E. Blutman to speak at 2018 PIAA Dental Workshop April 11-13 in Santa Monica, CA.
John C. McMeekin II elected Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. Rawle & Henderson LLP ranked among top 30 Pennsylvania law firms in size & diversity. Tara Gill Nalencz speaks at Temple University Beasley School of Law State Court Honors Interns program.
PENNSYLVANIA: PERSONAL INJURY - Mechanical Bull Rider’s Lawsuit “Tossed” by Philadelphia Court, by Evan S. Eisner. Zachary M. Rubinich to speak at 2018 ABA Workers' Compensation Midwinter Conference. Sylvia E. Lee named Of Counsel to the Firm. Paul E. Blutman speaks at Greater New York Dental Meeting.
NEW YORK: PREMISES LIABILITY―Dismissal of Claim Against Engineering Company Client, by Robert A. Fitch and Diana Kane. David Rosenbaum appointed to serve as Firm's General Counsel. Franklin C. Love and Michael R. Lobick named Of Counsel. Patrice S. O'Brien participates in review of breast cancer research applications for Department of Defense.
NEW YORK: COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE - Summary Judgment for Trucking Company and Its Good Samaritan Driver. By Anthony D. Luis and Sylvia E. Lee. PENNSYLVANIA: PRODUCT LIABILITY - Defense Verdict in Wheelchair Accident Case. By Brett A. Wolfson. Tara Gill Nalencz speaks at PA Bar Institute Seminar on Evidentiary Issues in December 2017.
Pennsylvania: Premises Liability―Defense Verdict in Philadelphia. By Franklin C. Love. Pennsylvania: Summary Judgment Based On Borrowed Employee Doctrine. By Amy N. Gampico.
Jack Snyder selected by Philadelphia Business Journal as one of 2017 “Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers"; Robert Fitch, James Modzelewski selected as 2017 NY Super Lawyers; Anthony Luis speaks at Arkansas Trucking Seminar; John McMeekin, Julie Nord Friedman speak at FETTI Conference; Zach Rubinich appointed Chair-Elect of ABA TIPS Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law Committee for 2018-2019; Corrine Williams joins Philadelphia office.
PENNSYLVANIA: PERSONAL INJURY―Statutory Employer Defense Alive and Well in Philadelphia. By Suzanne Curran Murphy. On February 19, 2015, plaintiff was working at a renovation project as an electrician employed by an electrical subcontractor.
NEW YORK: PERSONAL INJURY - Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment in Snow & Ice Cases, By Bryan J. Ferrara and Robert A. Fitch. The Second Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division recently affirmed lower court decisions awarding summary judgment and dismissal of all claims in favor of a defendant snow removal contractor in a case venued in Nassau County Supreme Court.
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that David R. Chludzinski, Kimberly A. House, Jeffrey L. Oster and Christina A. Gonzales have been selected as 2017 Pennsylvania Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and Law & Politics Magazine.
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been selected as 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics. The process started with thousands of ballots being sent to attorneys in Pennsylvania. Then practice-specific “Blue Ribbon” panels reviewed the selections and listed the nominees with the highest scores. The attorneys chosen represent the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania.
NEW YORK: PERSONAL INJURY, Summary Judgment in Snow & Ice Cases, by Robert A. Fitch and Robert F. Fanning. PITTSBURGH PARTNER: William T. “Will” Polaski has joined our Pittsburgh office. David Ira Rosenbaum served as co-chair and co-emcee at Spring 2017 Conference of the Product Liability Advisory Council.
John C. McMeekin II speaks at ABA Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Conference; Zach Rubinich selected as member of the ABA TIPS Diversity Committee; Erica M. Wicas selected as Social Media/Technology Vice-Chair of the ABA TIPS Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law Committee; Komen Race for the Cure; Dolan Memorial Fund; PaLaw Survey; In Memoriam: Victor F. Panieczko.
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys were named 2017 AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® rating, the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell’s® Peer Review Ratings™ system.
Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms Summary Judgment. By Carl D. Buchholz, III. Announcements: John C. McMeekin II elected Section Secretary of ABA TIPS; Nigel A. Greene to speak at ABA Transportation Megaconference XIII on March 9, 2017; Patrice S. O’Brien was selected to participate as a consumer reviewer for the Breast Cancer Research Program of the U.S. Dept. of Defense in January 2017.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Refuses to Reinstate Defamation Case. By Angela M. Heim. On September 27, 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied the petition filed by plaintiffs seeking further appellate review of Superior Court’s Order and Opinion of February 5, 2016, affirming the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of L.A. Fitness International, LLC (now known as Fitness International, LLC), thus effectively ending a defamation case in which plaintiffs claimed that employees of L.A. Fitness falsely and maliciously reported to the local police and others that they were involved in thefts at one or more L.A. Fitness facilities.
The Paralegal’s Role in the New World of Cybersecurity. By Victor F. Panieczko. Cyberattacks have affected virtually every industry. These include, but are not limited to, health care, education, finance, energy, retail, hospitality and government. Most of us have seen or heard about the security breaches of Home Depot Inc., eBay Inc., Target Corp., Sony Pictures Entertainment, JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. What is cybersecurity?
New York Super Lawyers. New Associate in New York City Office. Gary Stewart to speak at TIDA Annual Seminar in Baltimore in October 2016. John McMeekin and Julie Nord Friedman spoke at Annual National Forum for Environmental & Toxic Tort IssuesConference in Chicago in September 2016.
PENNSYLVANIA: HEALTH CARE DATA BREACH. Superior Court Affirms Decision to Deny Class Action Status. By Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III. On April 26, 2016, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the decision of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court to deny class action status in the case of Baum v. AmeriHealth Caritas.
Pennsylvania: Toxic Torts. PA Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal in Asbestos Case. On June 21, 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an Order denying the Petition for Allowance of Appeal filed by James Herbert, Executor of the Estate of Vincent W. Gatto, Sr., Deceased, which challenged the January 12, 2016 Order of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirming the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of ten manufacturers and/or distributors of asbestos-containing products.
PENNSYLVANIA RISING STARS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Kimberly A. House and David R. Chludzinski have been selected as 2016 Pennsylvania Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and Law & Politics Magazine.
2016 PENNSYLVANIA SUPER LAWYERS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been selected as 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine.
NEW YORK: Labor Law. Summary Judgment for Defendant. NEW YORK: Labor Law. Brooklyn Judge Expands Labor Law §240(1) to Apply to a Tiki Hut. By Robert A. Fitch and Derek E. Barrett.
Rawle & Henderson LLP ranked among top 30 PA law firms in size & diversity. Rawle & Henderson LLP has been ranked 28th among the top 100 firms in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 2015, according to the PaLaw Annual Report on the Legal Profession, a supplement to The Legal Intelligencer.
Pennsylvania: Personal Injury—Defense Verdict in Philadelphia County. By Suzanne Curran Murphy. Plaintiffs Bernice Byrd and Barbara Jackson alleged that they were injured while occupying a parked car that was struck by a vehicle operated by an employee of Chestnut Wash and Lube, Inc. Plaintiffs filed suit against Chestnut Wash and Lube, Inc. and its employee, Martin Felix Cabrera. Defendants’ primary defense in the case was that the plaintiffs were not inside the parked vehicle at the time of the collision.
Rawle’s Reports, January 2016: Announcements. New Partners. Attorneys named Of Counsel to the Firm. New Delaware Attorneys. Salvation Army Toy Drive. Philadelphia Bar Association events.
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY LAW ALUMNI AWARD. Jack Snyder, a partner in the Philadelphia office of Rawle & Henderson LLP, received the Honorable Francis X. McClanaghan ’27 Award on November 23, 2015, from St. Joseph’s University at its annual Law Alumni Awards Dinner at the Union League in Philadelphia. WORKERS' COMPENSATION ALERT. By Zach Rubinich.
New Jersey: Defense Verdict in ATV Case. By Caroline S. Vahey. A Burlington County Superior Court jury recently returned a defense verdict after a three-week trial in the matter of Kyle Deitrich v. Ward Sand.
PENNSYLVANIA—Toxic Torts - A Long and Winding Road: Unique Frye Motion Granted in Allegheny County. By Eric K. Falk. On July 22, 2015, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County decided a Frye issue that had been pending for over two years in January v. Koppers, et al.
NEW YORK SUPER LAWYERs. Robert A. Fitch has been named a 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics. James Modzelewski, a partner in the Long Island office of Rawle & Henderson LLP, has been selected as a 2015 New York Super Lawyer. NEW YORK RISING STAR. Nicole Del Vecchio has been selected as 2015 New York Metro Rising Star by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine.
PENNSYLVANIA RISING STAR: David R. Chludzinski. CONSTITUTION PROGRAM: presented to Holy Cross Parish School by Scott Griffith. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. CHRISTINE HARVAN MEMORIAL LAW LIBRARY. PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION EVENTS.
2015 SUPER LAWYERS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been selected as 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine.
NEW PARTNER. Kimberly A. Lapworth, an attorney in the firm’s Philadelphia office, was elected a partner effective January 1, 2015. GO-TO LAW FIRM. For the fourth consecutive year, Rawle & Henderson LLP has been selected as a Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies by American Lawyer Media (ALM). LONG ISLAND OFFICE. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that three new attorneys have joined our Long Island office. Maryanne Kolenovsky, James Modzelewski, and Rachel Greenberg.
PENNSYLVANIA: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE—$19.5 Million Jury Verdict Vacated. By Patrice O'Brien and Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III. On November 19, 2014, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a jury’s verdict and entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a case in which $19.5 million was awarded to the widow of a woman who died due to complications related to a polyp removal.
PENNSYLVANIA: Appellate—First Amendment Decision. By Angela M. Heim and John C. McMeekin II. John C. McMeekin II, a partner in Rawle & Henderson LLP’s Philadelphia office, represented members of Pennsylvania’s Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board in a case filed in federal court by a remediation contractor and its owner claiming that they lost a government contract in retaliation for constitutionally protected activity in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Pennsylvania: Construction—Defense Award. By Daniel J. Rucket. Daniel J. Rucket, a partner in the Philadelphia office of Rawle & Henderson LLP, received a defense award at a binding arbitration in a construction accident case venued in Philadelphia County.
PENNSYLVANIA: CONSTRUCTION — Summary Judgment. On January 30, 2014, the Honorable John M. Younge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granted a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of Rawle & Henderson’s client, a major national upscale hotel chain, in the matter of Alphonso Jones v. Intech Construction, et al.
PENNSYLVANIA RISING STARS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Tara Gill Nalencz, David R. Chludzinski and Lane E. Brody have been selected as 2014 Pennsylvania Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and Law & Politics Magazine. Rising Stars are the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania who are 40 years old and younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
NEW YORK SUPER LAWYER. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Robert A. Fitch has been named a 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics. LONG ISLAND OFFICE. In addition to our current New York City office at 14 Wall Street, Rawle & Henderson LLP has opened another office in New York, on Long Island at 170 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY.
2014 SUPER LAWYERS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been selected as 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics.
PENNSYLVANIA: NEGLIGENCE & PUNITIVE DAMAGES - Battlefield Tort Case. By Evan S. Eisner. Rawle & Henderson attorney Evan S. Eisner and his trial team successfully defended a negligence and punitive damages case stemming from a November 2009 crash on a Kuwaiti desert road. The crash resulted in the death of two United States Navy Reservists who were serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
NEW YORK: Insurance Coverage. By Robert A. Fitch and Derek E. Barrett. On July 10, 2010, Wieslaw Kantorowicz was injured when he fell from a roof on which he was working at a project in Long Beach New York Middle School. The owner of the property—the Long Beach City School District—had hired our client, an engineering firm, as its construction manager.
PENNSYLVANIA: APPELLATE — Underground Storage Tank Fund, by Carl D. Buchholz, III. NEW YORK: LABOR LAW — Settlement in Burn Case, by Derek E. Barrett.
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys were named 2014 AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® rating, the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell’s® Peer Review Ratings™ system.
PENNSYLVANIA: APPELLATE — Affirmed. By Carl D. Buchholz, III. Plaintiff John Keffer was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia on September 24, 2007. Keffer sustained serious injuries when he rear-ended a tow truck being driven by defendant James Gladu and owned by defendant Bob Nolan’s Auto Service, Inc.
PITTSBURGH: Melanoma Litigation, Defense Verdict. By Charles A. Buechel, Jr. A jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, found in favor of Rawle & Henderson’s client, Tropical Illusions Tanning Salon, resulting in a defense verdict that saved Tropical Illusions from substantial monetary exposure.
PENNSYLVANIA: CATASTROPHIC LOSS — Set Aside: $20M Verdict. by John J. Snyder and William J. Carr. On August 5, 2013, in Ruick and Holly Rolland v. Modern, et al., Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, December Term 2009, No. 03110, the Honorable John Milton Younge vacated a $20 million verdict following oral argument on Post-Trial Motions.
NEW YORK SUPER LAWYER. Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce that Robert A. Fitch has been named a 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics.
2013 SUPER LAWYERS. Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce that 12 attorneys were named 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics.
PENNSYLVANIA: ASBESTOS LITIGATION - Superior Court Reinstates Jury’s Verdict In Favor of Defendants. by Carl D. Buchholz, III. In Webber v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al., the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently reversed two orders of the trial court which attempted to vacate a jury’s verdict in favor of the three asbestos defendants: Ford Motor Company, Pneumo Abex, and Honeywell International.
NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE. Peter J. Neeson, Chair of the Environmental Law and Toxic Torts Sections, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Judicial College, beginning in June 2014.
Buchholz honored for service on Disciplinary Board of Supreme Ct. of Pennsylvania; McCarthy elected to Board of Directors of West Chester Food Bank; Neeson selected as top environmental lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell; Dorfzaun presents at NBI seminar on asbestos issues and litigation tactics; Nalencz addresses Judicial Fellows of First Judicial District of PA; Marc Sherman sworn in as NY pro bono arbitrator; Mapes speaks at Delaware Valley Environmental American Inn of Court program on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
In February 2008, masonry restoration contractor Kevin Waggle began underpinning the basement party wall of a home in historic Old City Philadelphia as part of a basement renovation project. Underpinning is a process of digging and filling pockets underneath the brick wall of the home and filling them with concrete after lowering the floor to provide structural support for the wall.
PENNSYLVANIA: MARITIME / ASBESTOS - A Ship Is Not a "Product". by Carl D. Buchholz, III. In a case of first impression, Judge Eduardo Robreno, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, ruled in Mack v. General Electric Company, et al. (E.D.Pa 2012) that a Navy ship is not a “product” for purposes of a strict product liability claim and, further, that maritime law recognizes a “sophisticated user” defense to a negligent failure to warn claim, but not “sophisticated purchaser” defense.
PENNSYLVANIA: TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT. by John C. McMeekin II and Meredith A. Mack. Following a recent hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky, John C. McMeekin II and Meredith Mack received a favorable judgment in a trademark infringement case on behalf of their clients, Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc., in the amount of $947,194.
PENNSYLVANIA: "DANGER INVITES RESCUE". by Gary N. Stewart and Michael T. Traxler. It could not have been stated better: “[D]anger invites rescue.” (New York Court of Appeals Justice Benjamin Cardozo’s language in Wagner v. International R. Co., 232 N.Y. 176, 133 N.E. 437 (1921)). In Pennsylvania and most other jurisdictions, a rescuer injured in the course and scope of preventing death or bodily injury to another is given favored status under the law and may recover against the person or entity that caused the need for the rescue.
PITTSBURGH PARTNER. Charles A. Buechel, Jr. has joined the Firm as a partner in our Pittsburgh office. Charlie focuses his practice in the areas of insurance coverage, medical professional liability, construction, casualty and premises liability, product liability, maritime, and environmental torts. He has more than 30 years of courtroom experience.
PENNSYLVANIA: ACCESS TO SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION. NOTIFICATION: DEFENDANT HAS SENT YOU A “FRIEND” REQUEST. By: David J. Samlin. With the explosion in the popularity and use of social networking sites, it is becoming more and more likely that information relevant to a personal injury suit may be posted by plaintiff on these sites.
PENNSYLVANIA: GENERAL CASUALTY. Contractor Not Responsible. By: Catherine N. Walto. Plaintiff, Gail Holmes, filed suit for personal injuries she sustained after allegedly slipping and falling in her employer's parking lot as she was exiting her car on her way into work.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: American College of Trial Lawyers. Fred B. Buck has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. His induction took place before approximately 800 attendees at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the College in LaQuinta, California.
PENNSYLVANIA: PREMISES LIABILITY. DEFENSE VERDICT. By: Daniel J. Rucket. Plaintiff was a 59-year-old wheelchair-bound paraplegic. His legs were not functional, but he claimed to have full feeling in his buttocks and legs. He entered Bowling Green Brandywine, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, on February 6, 2006 for alcohol withdrawal and rehabilitation. Plaintiff alleged in his Complaint that he was placed in a shower on a shower chair by a Bowling Green nurse, and the water was turned on and left running.
Pennsylvania: 1% Rule Dead! By: Gary N. Stewart. On June 28, 2011, Governor Tom Corbett signed tort reform legislation in Pennsylvania, limiting liability for negligence of defendants in certain civil court cases, such as trucking/motor vehicle actions.
2011 SUPER LAWYERS - Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce that 15 attorneys were named 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics.
PENNSYLVANIA - PREMISES LIABILITY - By: Daniel J. Rucket. On January 5, 2007, plaintiff was walking home from making a purchase at a local convenience store. As she walked on the sidewalk, less than one block from her home, she saw a puddle covering a portion of the sidewalk.
PHILADELPHIA - JUDICIAL HELLHOLE - By: Nigel A. Greene. The ninth annual survey conducted by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) ranked Philadelphia first on its list of "judicial hellholes." The ATRA released the list online in December 2010. The full list can be found at www.judicialhellholes.org.
PENNSYLVANIA - PREMISES LIABILITY - Contractor Not Responsible - By: John H. McCarthy and Suzanne Curran Murphy. On January 30, 2009 at approximately 12:00 pm, plaintiff, Nancy McNeely, was picking up her children in the parking lot of St. Albert the Great School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. There had been a snowfall two days earlier.
2011 NEW PARTNERS - Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce Scott F. Griffith and Valerie Kellner have been elected partners in 2011.
2010 Rising Stars - Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce that two of its attorneys were named 2010 Pennsylvania Rising Stars by Law & Politics and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine.
2010 SUPER LAWYERS - Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce the attorneys from our firm who have been named 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics and the publishers of Philadelphia Magazine.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS - DISCIPLINARY BOARD - Carl D. Buchholz, III, Chair of the Firm's Appellate and Maritime sections, has been appointed Chair of the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Maritime - Defense Vertict - By: Carl D. Buchholz, III, After a four day jury trial in New Jersey federal court involving a lawsuit filed by longshoreman Raymond Evans and his wife against the owners of the LOMBOK STRAIT for injuries Evans allegedly sustained while loading containers aboard the LOMBOK STRAIT, Carl D. Buchholz, III obtained a defense verdict in favor of the shipowner.
2010 NEW PARTNERS - Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Claudio J. DiPaolo and Michael G. Sabo have been elected partners in 2010.
PRODUCT LIABILITY: DEFENSE VERDICT. By: John J. Snyder and Tara Gill Nalencz. John J. Snyder and Tara Gill Nalencz, recently obtained a defense verdict in an eleven day product liability trial before the Honorable Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

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