News
April 27, 2017
Scott McCarroll wins non-suit in Cumberland County indemnification action.
Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The underlying claim involved a worker who, while installing a sign for the tenant, suffered burns and other injuries to his hand after it came into contact with an electrical wire. The landlord settled the underlying claim for $115,000.00. Following a day of trial, Scott moved for a non-suit. Finding… read more
April 05, 2017
Francis DiSalle wins complete defense verdict in premises liability case.
On March 13, 2017, Francis DiSalle obtained a complete defense verdict for his client, a condominium association, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff had sued the defendant for injuries arising from a slip and fall on ice while leaving her parents’ condominium unit after dark. The ice was formed when… read more
March 30, 2017
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP Attorneys Ben Peoples and Michael Burgoyne win defense verdict for Towson, MD bar following a stabbing incident.
On March 28, 2017, Attorneys Charles “Ben” Peoples and Michael Burgoyne obtained a defense verdict in the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, Maryland. The verdict came after a six-day jury trial presided over by Judge Robert Cahill, Jr. The negligence action was brought against a local bar after the Plaintiff was stabbed twice by another… read more
March 21, 2017
Anthony Bowser scores complete defense victory in wage and hour arbitration.
Anthony Bowser recently obtained a defense award for an employer in a private arbitration in which a former employee sought more than $66,000 in sales commission payments. The dispute arose between a California-based company and an outside sales employee working from his home in suburban Philadelphia. The employee was terminated after the company discovered he… read more
March 03, 2017
Mike Burgoyne wins defense verdict in multi-vehicle negligence action.
In a dispute between the drivers of three vehicles who collided on Interstate-270 in Frederick County, Maryland, Michael Burgoyne successfully defended the driver of dump truck who allegedly left his lane of travel and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle. Prior to the start of same, the parties had agreed to bifurcate the trial, while also stipulating… read more