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Joe Petka successfully defended a 23 year old woman who crashed into the back of car that was stopped at a red light. The car contained three woman, whose ages ranged from 43 to 85; all three women filed suit for personal injuries. The three women all went to the emergency room from the accident […]

Joe Petka successfully represented a national UM carrier in a Philadelphia jury trial that ended in a defense verdict after just 30 minutes of deliberation. The case involved a full tort off-duty Philadelphia police officer that was rear-ended by an uninsured driver. The 37-year-old mother of three was taken from the accident scene to the […]

Joe Petka obtained a defense verdict on liability in a Philadelphia jury trial involving an intersectional collision. The plaintiff, who was a 33-year-old motorcyclist, was represented by a team of three attorneys during course of jury selection and the trial. The defendant, who was operating a sedan, was attempting a left hand turn, when he […]

Plaintiff, a 78 year old woman, was leaving the hospital when she tripped over a railroad tie that surrounded a landscaping bed. Plaintiff claimed that the walkway where the accident happened was defectively designed because it directed pedestrians to walk over the landscaping bed. Furthermore, the corner of the landscaping bed was hidden by a […]