A 12-person Philadelphia jury found in favor of GMR’s client in a rear end accident with a $2,000,000 initial demand. Prior to trial, Plaintiff refused to lower his demand below $350,000. Judge Colins recommended that the defense settle the case for $150,000. Significant offers were made prior to trial and the defense would have increased […]
Lori Miller recently won an appeal in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from a lower court order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment due to lack of causation in a premises liability death case. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed with Ms. Miller and the lower court that based on the evidence submitted by Plaintiff, […]
Plaintiff claimed that while exiting a store owned by Eamon Merrigan’s clients, her left foot encountered a crack on the top concrete step of the exit causing her to lose her balance making her stumble down the next step and fall to the sidewalk. The fall was captured on video, and Mr. Merrigan’s clients conceded […]
Joe Petka obtained back to back defense verdicts for two local hospitals in two separate jury trials in Philadelphia and Delaware county. The Philadelphia trial involved a 53 year old woman who fell off the curb outside of the front entrance of a city hospital resulting in fractured ankle which required hospitalization and a left […]
Partners Eamon Merrigan and Jason Rubin regularly serve as Judges Pro Tempore in the Civil Trial Division of the First Judicial District. As Judges Pro Tempore, Eamon and Jason serve as mediators between parties at Court mandated settlement conferences for major jury cases in Philadelphia County in hope to reach a resolution without the need […]
