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Plaintiff was visiting her friend at the hospital when she slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the patient’s bathroom. Plaintiff claimed that a nurse had been cleaning a commode in the bathroom and spilled water on the floor, thus creating a dangerous condition. The plaintiff further alleged that the nurse failed to […]

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granted Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment to Deem Plaintiff Bound by the Limited Tort Threshold. At the time of the accident, Plaintiff was operating a vehicle insured under a limited tort insurance policy. Simultaneously, she was also a resident relative under a full tort policy. Under 75 Pa.C.S. § […]

Jason Rubin successfully defended an automotive retailer in a Philadelphia benzene trial. The plaintiffs, a husband with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and his wife, alleged that exposure to benzene had caused his cancer and resulting damages including extensive medical expenses and disability. Plaintiffs alleged that exposure to GMR’s client’s brake and carburetor cleaners caused plaintiff’s disease. Plaintiffs […]

Mr. Petka represented a UIM carrier sued by its insured for UIM benefits. The plaintiff, a 48-year-old SAS Programmer and mother of one, alleged a pinched nerve in her neck after an out-of-control vehicle repeatedly struck her vehicle while she was stopped at a gas station. The plaintiff presented to her family doctor within days […]

This action arose from an accident on Route 3. The defendant admittedly became distracted, and did not realize that that plaintiff had stopped for traffic, causing a rear-end accident. The plaintiff and the defendant were removed from the scene via ambulance. The plaintiff was treated at the emergency room for right knee pain. The plaintiff, […]