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For over thirty years, O’Brien & Ryan, LLP has tailored its practice to ensure expertise in a wide range of areas. We have made a solid commitment to these areas so that we can assure the best possible legal representation to our clients. To read more about the specialties of O’Brien & Ryan, LLP, simply click the links located on this page.
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Successes
Defense Verdict for Otolaryngologist in Bucks County
Paul Peel obtained a defense verdict for an otolaryngologist in Bucks County. Plaintiff, a physician, alleged that he underwent unnecessary sinus surgery causing him to require a revision surgery. Plaintiff also alleged that he was not given proper informed consent....
Defense Verdict for Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia
Dorothy Duffy obtained a defense verdict for a plastic surgeon. The Honorable Victor J. DiNubile, Jr. released all 300+ pending silicone breast implant cases in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. All but two of those cases have been discontinued. In one...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of General Surgeon in Philadelphia
Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a general surgeon in Philadelphia. Plaintiff was 42 when she underwent a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair procedure. Plaintiff alleged that use of the Veress needle, the method used to insufflate the...
Defense Verdict for Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia County
Daniel F. Ryan, III obtained a defense verdict for a cardiothoracic surgeon in Philadelphia County. In this case, the decedent underwent a ventral septal defect repair procedure on November 15, 2000. The decedent subsequently underwent a second emergency heart...
Favorable Ruling for Nursing Home from Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Paul Peel received a favorable ruling for a nursing home from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. In Wister v. Liberty Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., 200 EDA 2005 (Pa. Super. October 17, 2005), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a trial court's decision...
Legal news
Supreme Court Grants Appeal for Case Involving Informed Consent as Evidence
Following the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s November 2013 decision in Brady v. Urbas, the Supreme Court recently granted allocator to decide whether the Superior Court properly ruled that evidence of informed consent was impermissible to defend a...
Procedural Rules Amended to Protect Attorney-Expert Communications
The recent split Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that created a definitive barrier to the discovery of attorney-expert communications is now officially part of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court approved an amendment to Rule 4003.5 of the...
One Decade After Certificate of Merit & Venue Rules Implemented, Medical Malpractice Filings Normalize
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ("AOPC") recently released statistics that illustrate the effects of the procedural changes implemented by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2003 that required cases to be brought in the venue where the action arose and...
Hospital Waives Attorney-Client Privilege by Forwarding Counsel Letter to Public Relations Firm
The PA Superior Court has held that a hospital waived the attorney-client and work-product privilege by forwarding correspondence written by their counsel regarding the naming of the doctor accused of performing medically-unnecessary stents, to a public relations firm...
Divided PA Supreme Court Affirms Shielding of Attorney/Expert Communications
An evenly split Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently upheld the Superior Court’s 2011 finding that the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure prohibited an orthopedic group from supplying correspondence between a plaintiff’s attorney and the physician who...
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Heather Hansen Speaks at PBI Program
On August 13, 2015, Heather Hansen spoke at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s CLE Down the Shore: Tort Law Update in Atlantic City.
Dorothy Duffy Presents at PBI Litigation Update
On July 27, 2015, Dorothy Duffy presented an encore presentation of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 28th Annual Civil Litigation Update in Philadelphia, PA.
Six Partners selected to 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Two Associates selected to Rising Stars
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.
Dan Ryan Speaks to Physicians of Tomorrow
On April 23, 2015, Dan Ryan spoke at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Physicians’ Young Physician Dinner in Philadelphia.
Dan Ryan Serves on Personal Injury Panel
On April 14th, 2015, Dan Ryan participated on the panel for the Dispute Resolution Institute’s 17th Annual Personal Injury Potpourri in Philadelphia, PA.
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