March 31st, 2024

DMV Obtains Dismissal of MIOSHA Serious Violations Against G2 Erectors, Inc.

Frank Deasey recently tried a case before a Michigan Administrative Law Judge seeking dismissal of three serious violations against the firm’s client, G2 Erectors.  The violations arose out of the death of one of G2 Erectors’ employees while their crane was being assembled at the…

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May 25th, 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 PA Super Lawyers & Rising Stars!

We are once again proud to announce that Deasey, Mahoney & Valentini is home to a number of attorneys who have been selected for inclusion on the lists for 2023 PA SUPER LAWYERS and RISING STARS.  The attorneys who have been selected for this special recognition as Super Lawyers are: Francis J. Deasey and Gerald J. Valentini and for Rising Stars: Leanna B. Ruotanen, and Daniel S. Gradwohl..

February 2nd, 2023

DMV Secures a Defense Verdict in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Partner, Frank Deasey and associate, Daniel Gradwohl successfully defended NET Treatment Services, Inc. following a seven-day jury trial in Philadelphia County. The case involved the tragic death of a four-month-old baby. NET Treatment Services, Inc. was contracted by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services “DHS”…

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March 26th, 2021

PA Appellate Courts Uphold JNOV After Trial

On November 18, 2019, DMV Partners, Francis J. Deasey and Matthew J. Junk obtained a rare JNOV (judgment notwithstanding the verdict) in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The JNOV was obtained after a nearly two-week jury trial centering on allegations that the firm’s client, a company operating a…

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November 2nd, 2020

DMV Obtains Dismissal on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in Luzerne County

On July 9, 2020, DMV Partners, Francis J. Deasey and Matthew J. Junk, obtained a complete dismissal for a client after filing and arguing a motion for judgment on the pleadings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The judgment was obtained on behalf of one of the…

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December 16th, 2019

Matthews v. Anthony’s Landscaping and Tree Company

On December 16, 2019, the Honorable Messiah Jackson of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas entered summary judgment in favor of Anthony’s Tree and Landscaping Company in a negligence action based upon Anthony’s Tree and Landscaping’s work performed on a tree located on a Prospect…

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September 13th, 2018

Francis J. Deasey

A founding shareholder of Deasey, Mahoney & Valentini, Ltd., Francis “Frank” Deasey has a long history in the legal industry. In the mid-70’s, Frank joined his father’s law firm, where he was quite involved with maritime law and insurance defense. Over the years, the firm…

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