GMR Partner Eamon Merrigan and Associate Jessica Keller were successful on summary judgment in a claim where Plaintiff alleged Defendant-Landlord was liable for actions of the tenants’ allegedly vicious dog. In the Bucks County, Pennsylvania action, Plaintiff alleged to have been attacked by a dog owned by tenants of a property owned by the GMR-represented […]
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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial for University Involving Technician Falling off a Stool
GMR Partner Joe Petka successfully defended a University sued for negligence in a Philadelphia jury trial. The plaintiff was a 59-year-old telecommunications technician tasked by his company to fix fiber optic lines at the University’s request. The fiber optic lines were in a storage closet in the library’s basement. The lines went up to 8 […]
GMR Wins MSJ in Westchester County, New York
Senior Associate Samantha Pullman prevailed on a Westchester County, NY, Motion for Summary Judgment dismissing all claims against her client, a gutter installation company. Plaintiff alleged that he was permanently injured after falling on a dangerous condition created by the client’s negligent installation of gutters and downspouts. Samantha argued that there was no credible evidence […]
GMR Wins Jury Trial for Local University in Philadelphia Elbow Fracture Premises Claim
Partner Joe Petka defended a local university in a premises jury trial. The plaintiff, a fifty-four-year-old homemaker, went to the university’s bursar’s office to pay a tuition bill. While walking on the campus, she crossed a plot of land that the university did not technically own and tripped and fell on a defect in the […]
GMR Wins Professional Negligence Jury Trial in Nassau County, NY
GMR Partner Warren Holland defended an appliance store and installation contractor against claims that the contractor caused property damage and personal injury. The plaintiffs purchased new kitchen appliances from an appliance store, and the appliance store hired a contractor to complete the installation. The installation required the contractor to cut the plaintiffs’ granite countertop. The […]