PITTSBURGH – A new sexual abuse lawsuit in Pittsburgh says Reverend Richard Lelonis, a suspended priest, is one of the 19 accused predators whose names were redacted in a grand jury report that alleges decades of protection for pedophiles working for the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – Business and legal reform groups are calling on the state Supreme Court to uphold a specific application of a law that governs how defendants split the check when a plaintiff verdict comes in - opposing a so-called "carve-out" that would keep the law from applying to asbestos cases..
HARRISBURG – A combined pair of multimillion-dollar lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania federal court revolving around a fatal plane crash in October 2016, charging a Canadian flight school, a North Carolina airplane component manufacturer and the Federal Aviation Administration with negligence in failing to prevent the accident.
Pepper Hamilton received nine national first-tier placements and 43 first-tier metropolitan placements in U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for 2019.
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC was ranked nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in more than 30 practice areas in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ninth edition of “Best Law Firms” rankings.
PITTSBURGH — A Nevada corporation is suing Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., a retailer, citing alleged breach of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a Philadelphia pedestrian struck by a passing car while walking in a crosswalk near Washington Square, has been deemed barred by counsel representing the driver said to have injured her.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a former electrician and technician for Amtrak argues his death from colon and lung cancers was the result of his fulfilling his work duties for Amtrak in an unsafe environment, while the rail entity believes the complaint fails to state a claim and is ripe for dismissal.
Berger Montague is thrilled to announce that Chairman Emeritus H. Laddie Montague Jr. has been inducted to the American Antitrust Institute’s inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame.
PHILADELPHIA – A couple are pursuing legal damages against the City of Philadelphia for its alleged negligence in not timely repairing a pothole on 2nd Street, one that is said to have caused serious injuries to the wife.
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Firm Chair Sherrie R. Savett and Managing Shareholder Shanon J. Carson have been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers.
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a Philadelphia couple whose son was allegedly injured on playground equipment at the Philadelphia Zoo will proceed to trial next summer, according to an order from a state court judge.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge in Philadelphia recently ruled that a $125 million antitrust settlement concerning sleep disorder drug Provigil is valid, dismissing some lawyers' claims to the contrary.
HARRISBURG — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Fastenal Co., citing alleged gender discrimination, violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and violation of the Equal Pay Act.
Several K&L Gates LLP lawyers from diverse backgrounds and offices across the K&L Gates platform recently have been honored for individual accomplishments within the legal industry.
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a man shot and killed outside a Philadelphia bar by one of its employees who was allegedly intoxicated is accusing the establishment of negligence.
