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GMR had four partners secure four jury trial defense verdicts since the start of 2024. This is Claire, Robert and Joseph’s 1st defense verdict of this year and Jeffrey’s 3rd defense verdict this year!  Having skilled trial attorneys and a strong, reliable team to fall back on is a huge asset to the firm. They […]

GMR Attorney Claire Neiger obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice wrongful death case on behalf of a physician, a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a hospital following an 8-day medical malpractice trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The case was brought by the family of a 27-year-old man who committed suicide […]

GMR Partner Joe Petka won a trial where the plaintiff was a 64-year-old widow who tripped on a rug at the entrance of a Philadelphia Hospital. The plaintiff suffered a commutive inter-articular distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, which required ORIF surgery and physical therapy. The plaintiff’s expert opined that she would have significant future […]

GMR Senior Associate Jessica Smeriglio successfully defended a Philadelphia hospital sued for negligence in a jury trial. Plaintiff was a 52-year-old woman who claimed she slipped and fell on liquid in the lobby of one of the hospital buildings. Plaintiff’s counsel argued that the hospital was on notice of the liquid because it was raining […]

GMR Partner Joe Petka successfully defended a Philadelphia Hospital’s volunteer program. The plaintiff, a 70-year-old widow, was a patient at a local hospital. At the time of the fall, a hospital volunteer was escorting her to her doctor’s appointment. The volunteer was recovering from a brain injury and needed a cane to walk. While walking […]