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GMR Partner Joseph Petka represented a local hospital sued for negligence. The case involved a 66-year-old nurses aide who tripped and fell off the curb while leaving the emergency room at 3:00 AM. The plaintiff testified that it was so dark out that she could not tell she was walking off a curb. Plaintiff’s liability […]

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 Partner Joe Petka represented a Philadelphia Hospital in an action where the estate of a former patient sued because the decedent developed a severe pressure wound during his hospitalization. The decedent was initially brought to the hospital in grave condition and could not breathe without a BiPap mask. The nursing staff identified a 3.5cm […]

Joe Petka secured a defense verdict for a local health system. A 60-year-old female sued the health system after tripping and falling at the entrance of one of their Philadelphia hospitals. The plaintiff tripped on the hospital’s detectable warning strip. The plaintiff’s expert opined that the strip was dangerous because it was not flush with […]

Claire Neiger filed Preliminary Objections challenging several procedural deficiencies in the plaintiff’s Philadelphia County complaint. The pleading led to her hospital client’s dismissal with prejudice in a medical malpractice claim just months after its filing.