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Heather Hansen Coauthors Article for Journal of Arthroplasty
Dan Ryan presents at 2018 Health Law Institute
Heather Hansen inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers
Heather Hansen to Speak at Healthcare Technology Conference
Dan Ryan is Panelist for PBI
Dan Ryan Named to International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Dan Ryan Speaks at PASHRM
Heather Hansen speaks at CA Law Schools
Heather Hansen Presents at Tufts Grand Rounds
OBR Associates Support Cancer Patients
39th Annual Radnor Run
St. Genevieve School’s Annual Golf Outing
Dan Ryan Speaks at State Judges’ Conference
9 Attorneys Selected to 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
OBR Sponsors Einstein Cancer Program
Anthony DeMichele is Panelist for IADC
OBR Supports Toys for Tots
OBR Presents at Global Pressure Ulcer Prevention Conference
Heather Hansen Speaks at Hospital Conference in Ireland
Heather Hansen at Coverys Law Day
O'Brien & Ryan News
Defense Verdict on behalf of Anesthesiologist & Pain Management Physician in Epidural Steroid Case
Attorneys Michael Pitt and Mary Kay Plyter-Eigner recently received a defense verdict on behalf of an anesthesiologist and pain management physician after a one week trial in Montgomery County. Plaintiff...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Gastroenterologist in Matter involving Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Attorneys Michael Pitt and Mary Kay Plyter-Eigner recently received a defense verdict on behalf of a gastroenterologist and his practice after a three week trial in Philadelphia County. Plaintiff, on behalf of her deceased husband, alleged that the Defendant...
Defense Verdict in Pressure Wound Matter on Behalf of Hospital
Marshall L. Schwartz recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in a four-day jury trial in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. The case involved allegations that the defendant hospital failed to rotate, turn and reposition the patient during...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Hospital in Pressure Wound Matter
Marshall L. Schwartz and Caitlin E. McCauley recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The matter involved a patient who developed a pressure wound during an admission to the intensive...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Hospital in Case involving Fall at Physical Therapy after Hip Replacement
Anthony P. DeMichele recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The matter involved a patient who fell while undergoing physical therapy two days after a right total hip replacement. As a result of the...
PA Supreme Court Holds Peer Review Privilege Does Not Extend to Physician Practice Groups
In an opinion authored by Justice Christine Donohue, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently restricted the application of the Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA). On March 27, 2018, the Court declined to extend the privilege to reviews conducted by an employee of a...
Medical Expert Witnesses May Testify Outside the Scope of Their Specialty
In an opinion authored by Senior Judge William H. Platt, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently addressed whether expert witnesses, specifically medical experts, can testify to matters that are not directly within their specialty. In James v. Albert Einstein...
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Addresses Juror Bias
In an opinion authored by Justice David N. Wecht, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently addressed whether certain jurors should have been presumed prejudiced and dismissed based on their indirect relationship with the defendant’s employer, who was not a party to...
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Holds Informed Consent Is Obtained Only through Information Directly from Physicians
In an opinion authored by Justice David N. Wecht, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that physicians cannot rely on their staff or subordinates to disclose the information required to obtain informed consent from a patient; the information must come...
UPDATE – Disputes Over Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Flourish in Pennsylvania
The state Supreme Court recently held that arbitration agreements that include a clause specifically designating the National Arbitration Forum as sole arbitrator are invalid. In Wert v. Manorcare of Carlisle PA, LLC,[1] Evonne Wert, on behalf of the...
9 OBR Attorneys Selected to 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Each year, on a state-by-state basis, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations along with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and those selected represent the top five percent of the total lawyers in each state.
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP Welcomes Three New Partners
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP is proud to announce that Jaime N. Johnson, Caitlin E. McCauley and Lisa J. Peters have become Partners in the firm!
9 Attorneys Selected to 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Each year, on a state-by-state basis, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations along with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and those selected represent the top five percent of the total lawyers in each state.
In Memoriam – John F. O’Brien, III
In Memoriam – John F. O’Brien, III
We remember and honor our cherished partner and friend, John F. O’Brien, III, who recently passed away after a long illness.
John will remain forever in our hearts.
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP Announce New Partners
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP is pleased to announce our new partners: Brett M. Littman, Mary Kay Plyter-Eigner and Steven F. Reilly!
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