Associate, Daniel Gradwohl obtained summary judgment in favor of the client, City of Reading, in a case involving a fatal motorcycle crash. Plaintiff alleged that a defect in the street caused a speeding motorcycle to crash into a utility pole, killing the 19-year-old female passenger….
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”…
Attorney Bill Rubert, of counsel with the firm, obtained a dismissal of a declaratory judgment action against Landmark American Insurance Company in Massachusetts federal court. A company insured by Landmark was sued for abuse of process and sought insurance coverage for that lawsuit. Based on…
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…
On January 7, 2020 the Honorable T.J. Bernstein of the Cambria County Court of Common Pleas entered summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority. The Authority argued that it is not liable to Plaintiffs because Decedent was intentionally trespassing on…
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…
On October 5, 2017, DMV Partners Henri Marcel and Rufus A. Jennings obtained a complete defense verdict from a Philadelphia Common Pleas jury in the matter of Boyer v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5. It took the jury less than three hours to…
Summary Judgment / Civil Rights / Medical Treatment of Prisoners On March 9, 2017, the Honorable Edward G. Smith of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania entered summary judgment for Berks County, the Warden , a Lieutenant and a Corrections…
Summary Judgment / Civil Rights / Land Use and Zoning On February 27, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA entered summary judgment in favor of Springfield Township (Montgomery County), its Board of Commissioners and numerous elected and appointed officials in…
