Volume 24, No. 4, December 2018
Offices: Mount Laurel, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation •
Authors: Kevin T. Bright
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Kevin T. Bright, Esq.*
Key Points:
Proof of a “discharge” under the Spill Act can be based upon indirect or circumstantial evidence.
A plaintiff in a Spill Act contribution action need not point..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Privacy and Data Security •
Authors: David J. Shannon
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
Marshall Dennehey is proud to be one of the four founding law firm members of the Insurance Law Global (ILG) network, a multi-jurisdiction legal network that provides global services to insurance..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: General Liability •
Authors: Patricia A. Monahan
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Patricia A. Monahan, Esq.*
Key Points:
Meaning and effect of having been served in Pennsylvania with a Writ of Summons.
Strategy considerations for the defendant served with a Writ of Summons..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Rye Brook, New York •
Practice Areas: Health Care Liability •
Authors: Charles T. Gura
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Charles T. Gura, Esq.*
Key Points:
Through “Lavern’s Law,” New York has extended its medical malpractice statute of limitations in failure to diagnose cancer cases by applying a date of discovery..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Authors: Howard P. Dwoskin
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Howard P. Dwoskin, Esq.*
Thanksgiving is, by far, my favorite holiday of the year. Crisp air, the smell of pies baking, delicious roast turkey, and football on TV—what’s not to love? It also makes for..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Tampa, Florida •
Authors: Michael G. Archibald
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Michael G. Archibald, Esq.*
Marshall Dennehey opened its Tampa, Florida, office in 2000. We are located just minutes away from MacDill Air Force Base, home to United States Central Command. Panoramic..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Long-Term Care Liability •
Authors: T. Kevin FitzPatrick, Robin B. Snyder
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By T. Kevin FitzPatrick, Esq. & Robin B. Snyder, Esq.*
Our Health Care Department has many experienced lawyers who are accomplished in handling law suits in the ever-changing landscape of long-term..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
Casualty Department
Andrew Rhoads (Harrisburg, PA) prevailed on preliminary objections, resulting in the dismissal of a punitive damages claim that was based upon allegations of texting while driving...., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
Audrey Copeland (King of Prussia, PA) obtained the Commonwealth Court’s affirmance of the trial court’s entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the City of Philadelphia in a fall down..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
Recognition
John Hare (Philadelphia, PA) was selected a "Best of the Bar" honoree by the Philadelphia Business Journal in the category of Business Litigation for his appellate work. The award recognizes..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation •
Authors: Ryan M. Krescanko
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Ryan M. Krescanko, Esq.*
Key Points:
The Fair Share Act applies to Pennsylvania asbestos cases.
Liability is apportioned on a non-per capita basis to negligent and strict liability tortfeasors..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: General Liability •
Authors: John F. Deasy
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By John F. Deasy, Esq.*
Key Points:
How to use blood alcohol content evidence in civil cases.
When to hire a toxicologist expert.
Questions the toxicologist expert needs to answer so blood alcohol..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Mount Laurel, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance •
Authors: Arthur F. Wheeler
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Arthur F. Wheeler, Esq.*
Key Points:
The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act applies to realtors. The Act provides a safe harbor provision if shown that the realtor had no actual knowledge of the false..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Volume 24, No. 3, September 2018
Offices: Orlando, Florida •
Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith Litigation •
Authors: Joey M. Chindamo
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By Joey M. Chindamo, Esq.*
Key Points:
The term “surviving spouse” in the Wrongful Death Act is determined on the date of the other spouse’s death, not on the date of injury.
The Fifth DCA...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Mount Laurel, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation •
Authors: Robert J. Fitzgerald
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
by Robert J. Fitzgerald, Esq.*
Key Points:
New Jersey workers’ compensation allows bifurcated trial procedures to tackle preliminary issues without the need to address a final conclusion on..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: New York, New York •
Practice Areas: General Liability •
Authors: Dean G. Aronin
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By Dean G. Aronin, Esq.*
Key Points:
New York plaintiffs are no longer required to prove the absence of comparative negligence as a prerequisite to obtaining partial summary judgment.
The court..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Authors: G. Mark Thompson
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By G. Mark Thompson, Esq., President & CEO
This fall my youngest son begins law school at the University of Florida. His Mom and I are proud of him but surprised how many folks respond to our...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Roseland, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Health Care Liability
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By Nicholas A. Rimassa, Esq.*
Key Points:
New Jersey Appellate Devision explores distinctions between medical malpractice cases based upon deviation from applicalbe standard of care and lack of...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Moosic, Pennsylvania •
Authors: John T. McGrath Jr.
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By John T. McGrath, Jr., Esq.*
The Scranton office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin has been open for over 25 years. Presently, there are 21 attorneys who call this office home. Of those...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Authors: Christopher E. Dougherty, Norman L. Haase
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
By Christopher E. Dougherty, Esq.*
This is the third piece in a series discussing the positive culture of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. As I have previously noted, I try to share..., Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
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