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Warren Holland obtained a defense verdict in one of New York’s first in-person jury trials since courts were shut down due to the pandemic.  The case concerned a trip and fall with significant damages, and the facts were essentially undisputed:  While visiting the defendants, the plaintiff tripped and fell on a missing door saddle in […]

A Philadelphia jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes before entering a defense verdict in favor of Eamon Merrigan’s client, concluding that the Plaintiff failed to prove negligence. Plaintiff claimed to have slipped and fallen due to an accumulation of mud on the sidewalk of a property managed by Eamon’s client.  As a result of […]

Lori Miller and Jessica Smeriglio successfully triumphed on a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, securing dismissal of an action brought against a Philadelphia hospital. In her complaint, Plaintiff alleged injury at the hospital on August 10, 2018. However, the hospital’s incident report and medical records indicated the incident occurred on July 11, 2018. Because […]

In one of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s first COVID-19 era trials, Eamon Merrigan successfully defended his client in front of a socially-distanced, masked jury.  Eamon’s 21-year-old client attended an 8th grade class pool party when he was just 14-years-old.  While at the party, he shot the then 13-year-old Plaintiff directly in her ear canal from a close […]

Joe Petka continues his defense verdict streak winning another Philadelphia jury trial for a major hospital system. The case involved a 56-year-old widow, who slipped and fell on an unknown clear liquid that was on the floor of the hospital hallway. The plaintiff presented to the emergency room immediately after the fall and then presented again […]