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Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Trial Court’s Entry Of Judgment On Verdict In Favor Of Two Physicians And A Hospital
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed the trial court's entry of judgment on the verdict in favor of two physicians and a hospital in McNulty v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. In McNulty, the plaintiffs commenced a wrongful death/survival...
Arbitration Award for Employee against Former Employers
Anthony P. DeMichele obtained an arbitration award in favor of a former employee in a Bucks County employment litigation matter. The defendants, the former employers of the plaintiff, failed to pay the plaintiff his earned wages, bonuses and commissions. The matter...
Defense Verdict for Family Doctor and Practice in Montgomery County
Tracie A. Vizza obtained a defense verdict for a family doctor and his practice, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The case involved a 32 year old man who died from massive, bilateral pulmonary emboli during a visit to a local hospital. A week prior to his trip to...
Successful Defense of Real Estate Holding Company and One of its Members in Successor-In-Interest Liability, Fraudulent Conveyance, and Piercing the Corporate Veil Matter
Anthony P. DeMichele successfully defended a real estate holding company and one of its members in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County. The case was an offshoot of an underlying lawsuit wherein the plaintiff school district filed a lawsuit against several...
Favorable Ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Certificate of Merit Matter
Paul Peel received a favorable ruling from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. In Harris v. Neuberger, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a trial court's order that granted a plaintiff's Petition to Open Judgments of Non Pros and remanded the matter to the...
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Superior Court Remands Defense Verdict because Admission of Breach required Finding of Negligence
The Superior Court recently remanded a medical malpractice case back to the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas after ruling that the jury erroneously found a clerk’s admitted filing error was not negligent. In writing on behalf of the unanimous...
OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Regarding Payment of Per Diem Fees to Physicians in Emergency Department
On October 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (Opinion 12-15) regarding the payment of per diem fees by hospitals to physicians providing on-call coverage to unassigned...
Superior Court Orders New Trial after Evidence of Informed Consent was Improper in Medical Negligence Case
In an opinion issued on November 12, 2013, a three-judge panel for the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that repeated references to a patient’s consent to the surgeries at issue in a medical malpractice trial were both irrelevant and unduly prejudicial. Given...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Medicaid Liens are Not Prohibited by Anti-Lien and Anti-Recovery Provisions of The Social Security Act
In Tristani v. Richman, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Medicaid liens on judgments or settlements limited to medical costs are not prohibited by the anti-lien and anti-recovery provisions of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §...
“Benevolent Gesture” Bill is Signed into Law by Governor Corbett
On the morning of October 23, 2013, Senate Bill 379, also known as the “Benevolent Gesture” Bill, was signed into law by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, after unanimous approval in both the State Senate and House of Representatives. The Benevolent Gesture Law...
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Marshall Schwartz is Faculty for PBI Program
On June 25, 2014, Marshall Schwartz was part of the faculty for Fundamentals of Personal Injury, a CLE program for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia.
Tracie Vizza is Faculty for Seminar at DUCOM
On May 21, 2014, Tracie Vizza was part of the faculty for “Managing Your Risk: Practicing in a Difficult Judicial Climate”, a seminar presented by the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
OBR Supports Cancer Program at Einstein
On May 21, 2016, O’Brien & Ryan, LLP participated as a Sponsor for the 13th Annual Einstein Walk & 5K Run Through the Park, which benefits the Cancer Program at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton, PA.
Female Powerbrokers Q&A With Heather Hansen
Heather Hansen was featured in a Q & A session highlighting legal Female Powerbrokers.
Full article below, published by Law360.com.
Anthony DeMichele is Panelist for HIPAA CLE
On April 8, 2014 Anthony P. DeMichele was a panelist for the CLE program “Understanding and Eliminating Implicit Bias, and Ethical Considerations for Lawyers as Business Associates under HIPAA”, presented by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company at Pierce College.
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