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At the time of the accident, the 16-year-old defendant made a left turn in the path of the plaintiff’s vehicle causing multiple impacts and forcing the plaintiff’s vehicle off the road and into a fence. Both vehicles were totaled in the collision. The plaintiff was ultimately diagnosed with herniations in his lumbar spine and a left […]

Joe Petka obtained another defense verdict for a local hospital. This Philadelphia Major Jury action, tried before Judge Massiah-Jackson, arose out of a slip and fall where Plaintiff, who is a 65-year-old female, claim she was walking through defendant hospital’s hallway when she slipped and fell on clear liquid. The plaintiff was removed from the […]

Joe Petka obtained a defense verdict for a local hospital in a Philadelphia premises liability trial. This case arose out of an injury which occurred while the plaintiff was walking through a lobby in the hospital. A ceramic floor tile broke when the plaintiff stepped on it, causing her to stumble and injure her ankle. […]

Despite a high-resolution surveillance video depicting the Plaintiff slipping and falling violently on the entrance ramp to Defendant’s store, Eamon Merrigan successfully obtained a defense verdict in favor of his client. Plaintiff argued that Defendant’s ramp became dangerously slippery after having been rained on within the hour before her fall. Plaintiff further argued that Defendant […]

Joe Petka represented a defendant driver in which the Philadelphia jury awarded the plaintiff just $853, which was the cost of her emergency room visit. This was a significant major jury claim with a multiple six figure demand heading into trial. This action was the result of a car accident where the plaintiff was stopped […]