by Morgan, Akins & Jackson | Aug 24, 2018 | Firm News
Mark T. Gallagher (first chair) and Wendy S. Smith (second chair) prevailed in a 3-day trial commencing in a defense verdict on August 16, 2018. The case involved a slip and fall at an apartment complex, involving a sympathetic plaintiff with multiple pre-existing...
by Morgan, Akins & Jackson | Jun 19, 2018 | Firm News
The Whitfield Case was decided June 13th, 2018 by the Commonwealth Court, who confirmed the application of Protz retroactively. The Court vacated the WCAB’s order affirming the WCJ’s decision denying claimant’s reinstatement petition. The issue before the Court was...
by Morgan, Akins & Jackson | Mar 19, 2018 | Firm News
Morgan & Akins is pleased to welcome Mark T. Gallagher, as a new member to the firm’s partnership. Gallagher, the former founding partner of Weber Gallagher and Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney has extensive experience counseling employers and...
by Patricia Baxter | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Insights
For those who practice in the field of strict product liability, the name “Tincher” has become more synonymous with a seemingly endless string of decisions and appeals than anything else. The only saga with more sequels in the past few years is the “Star...
by Patricia Baxter | Nov 14, 2017 | Insights
Is the motion for summary judgment arrow back in the defense bar’s quiver for defect and failure to warn claims? The Pennsylvania products liability law landscape has been in constant flux since the seminal Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 628 Pa. 296 (Pa. 2014)...
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