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Mr. Petka obtained a defense verdict for a local hospital following a premises liability jury trial in Philadelphia. After discovering liquid on the ground stretching across two hallways, in a four hallway intersection, an employee of the hospital began warning visitors of the liquid. However, when the plaintiff approached the intersection in question, several other […]

Richard Castagna recently won a Philadelphia County trial where the plaintiff alleged a shoulder fracture and ligament tear resulting from a rear-end motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff suffered from cerebral palsy and required crutches to ambulate prior to the accident. She alleged that as a result of her alleged shoulder injury, she could no longer […]

A Philadelphia County jury entered a defense verdict in favor of a defendant who admittedly rear-ended the plaintiff’s motor vehicle causing moderate damage. The plaintiff alleged head, neck, and shoulder injuries as a result of the accident. She presented to the emergency room, underwent diagnostic testing, and treated for several months. Although the defendant admitted […]

A Philadelphia Jury awarded a plaintiff just $500 for pain and suffering and $2,600 for stipulated outstanding medical bills for a case involving a total knee replacement. This case involved a rear-end motor vehicle accident which resulted in $4,700 in property damage to the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The plaintiff, a 58-year-old female, was […]

A Montgomery County jury of twelve deliberated for an hour and a half before coming back with an award of $0. The case involved an accident in which Mr. Petka’s client made a left turn across the plaintiff’s path of travel, resulting in an accident which totaled the plaintiff’s vehicle. The plaintiff, a 53 year […]