Successes

Michael O. Pitt and Jeffrey P. Brien obtained a defense verdict in favor of an otolaryngologist following a five day jury trial in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At issue was surgery to remove a polyp from the plaintiff's sphenoid sinus. Plaintiff had alleged that the...

Marshall L. Schwartz and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict in favor of a surgical oncologist in Philadelphia County. Plaintiff, who had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer, claimed that after undergoing a mastectomy and concurrent...

Daniel F. Ryan, III and Amanda A. O'Dea recently obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of a cardiologist in Philadelphia County, PA. Plaintiff's decedent was on anticoagulants for several years because of atrial fibrillation and was hospitalized for treatment...

Anthony P. DeMichele obtained summary judgment for an insurance company in a coverage dispute involving one of its insureds. The insured, an attorney, was sued in two separate state court actions based upon his involvement in several real estate investments. In...

Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict in favor of an orthopaedic surgeon following a six day trial in Montgomery County. The plaintiffs alleged that the orthopaedic surgeon breached the standard of care by failing to diagnose the plaintiff-husband as...

Michael O. Pitt and Stephanie M. Hohing obtained a defense verdict in favor of a cardiologist in Philadelphia County. Plaintiff's decedent presented to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath. A cardiology consultation was requested...

Anthony P. DeMichele obtained a declaratory judgment for an insurance company in a coverage dispute involving its insureds. The insureds, an attorney and his law firm, were sued in two separate state court actions based upon their involvement in gold futures...

Dan Ryan, Carolyn Bohmueller and Melissa Mazur secured a defense verdict in favor of a hospital following a six day jury trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, a prominent local celebrity, alleged that a hematologist/oncologist failed to properly...

Anthony P. DeMichele, along with co-counsel, Domenick Carmagnola of Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC in Morristown, New Jersey, obtained a defense verdict for a closely held office products company and its chief executive officer in a breach of contract and conversion...

Bart C. Tuttle and Brook Hastings obtained a defense verdict in favor of a pulmonology/critical care specialist in Montgomery County. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant-physician, who was on-call at the time of decedent's presentation to the hospital,...

Heather Hansen secured a defense verdict in favor of an emergency medicine physician following an eight day jury trial in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The patient was 18 years of age and the lawsuit was brought by his father. The patient had a history of...

Marshall L. Schwartz and Melissa L. Mazur obtained a defense verdict in favor of a hospital following a four day jury trial in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that the decedent suffered a retroperitoneal bleed as a result of a cardiac...

Dorothy Duffy and Jeffrey P. Brien obtained a defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a surgeon in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff's decedent came to the surgeon complaining of hemorrhoids. The surgeon...

Michael O. Pitt and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a family practice physician in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff presented to the defendant-physician on several occasions...

Paul E. Peel and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict in a bench trial at the Chester County Court of Common Pleas in a corporate liability action, which included allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Mr. Peel and Mr. Littman...