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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 […]

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 […]

GMR Senior Counsel Keith Bursack prevailed on a motion for summary judgment related to coverage, dismissing all claims against his automobile insurance carrier in Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Plaintiff claimed injuries following a motor vehicle accident and sought to recover damages from the underinsured motorist carrier for the vehicle they were occupying.  After reviewing the […]