Mr. Petka won a Chester County trial resulting from a 2013 car accident in West Chester. Mr. Petka’s client, a 24-year-old woman, was sued after rear-ending a 68-year-old disabled veteran’s SUV. The plaintiff underwent spinal fusion surgery two years before the accident, and alleged that the accident had caused the fusion to become loose. The […]
At a hard-fought premises liability trial, Plaintiff claimed to have slipped and fallen on Defendant’s sidewalk. Plaintiff asserted that virtually all water from Defendant’s property pooled on an area of Defendant’s sidewalk due to poor grading and the home’s drainage system discharging directly onto the sidewalk. Plaintiff further alleged that insufficient lighting turned the area […]
Plaintiff was crossing Grays Ferry Avenue in Philadelphia when she was struck by the Defendant who was traveling on 34th Street. Plaintiff was taken to the ER with injuries to her neck, back, and left leg and was diagnosed with a cervical herniation, radiculopathy, lumbar bulging, and strains and sprains to her ankle and spine. […]
A Delaware County jury deliberated for less than seven minutes before deciding that Joe Petka’s client did not cause plaintiff’s injuries. The case involved a car accident in Marple Township, Pennsylvania. The defendant admittedly became distracted and entered the oncoming lane of traffic, striking the plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. The impact caused the plaintiff’s airbags to […]
