GMR Partner Robert Stein successfully defended his client in the firm’s first in-person jury trial in New Jersey since the start of the pandemic. The Honorable Samuel J. Ragonese presided over the four-day trial. Liability for the happening of the accident was not in dispute, but Rob disputed Plaintiff’s surgical claims and permanent injury. Plaintiff […]
Samantha Pullman, Jessica Smeriglio, Brandon Evangelist, and Christopher Scott were selected by the Thomas Reuters Super Lawyers search committee as New Jersey Rising Stars for 2022. Only 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys in the state receive a Rising Star designation. Super Lawyers is a patented rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high […]
GMR Partner Warren Holland won a Philadelphia jury trial involving a plaintiff who suffered a displaced trimalleolar ankle fracture after slipping on a wet tree root near the defendant’s sidewalk. The fracture required open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), and the plaintiff’s recovery took almost a year. He developed post-traumatic arthritis and now has chronic […]
GMR Partner Robert Stein and Associate Christopher Scott won dismissal of all claims against their clients in an Essex County, New Jersey slip and fall action. Plaintiff claimed injuries following a fall on the clients’ premises, alleging “slippery conditions” on the sidewalk. Robert and Christopher argued that the plaintiff had failed to prove a prima […]
GMR Partner Joe Petka won a Philadelphia jury trial arising out of a workplace accident when a large door closed on the wrist of a 51-year-old housekeeper and mother of three. The plaintiff was working in the environmental services department, as a subcontractor, at a local hospital. While trying to retrieve cleaning supplies from the […]
