In two separate appellate cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Partner Eamon Merrigan successfully argued that the trial court victories obtained on behalf of GMR clients should stand. The first case involved a slip and fall. Plaintiff had parked her car in front of GMR client-Defendants’ house and slipped and fell on snow and ice […]
Results
Eamon Merrigan Wins Summary Judgment Where Plaintiff Alleged Defendant-Landlord Liable for Actions of Tenants
The Plaintiff was a tenant of the building owned by the GMR represented Defendant. The Plaintiff had been involved in numerous disputes with multiple other tenants of the property. However, Plaintiff alleged that at various times other tenants and their friends assaulted and harassed Plaintiff and his guests resulting in a breach of the covenant […]
Eamon Merrigan Wins Motion for Summary Judgment in Store Slip and Fall Case Where Store Employee Acknowledged Presence of Water on the Floor
The Plaintiff was in the bagging area of the GMR represented Defendant’s grocery store. The Plaintiff had just finished checking out at the register when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor, sustaining injuries. The Plaintiff sued the Defendant alleging that the Defendant was negligent in failing to keep the area safe […]
Eamon Merrigan Obtains “Hills and Ridges” Non-Suit
Goldberg, Miller & Rubin Partner, Eamon Merrigan, successfully defended a Montgomery County based company and the company’s landlord at a recent premises liability trial. Plaintiff, an independent cleaning contractor, claimed that she arrived to clean the Defendants’ offices during the early morning hours, as was her custom. Upon exiting her vehicle in the Defendants’ parking […]
Despite Undisputed Defect and Undisputed Permanent Injury, Eamon Merrigan Obtains Defense Verdict
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 […]