GROUP BLOG: Eastern District Court says out-of-state employees working remotely fall under PA jurisdiction in breach of contract claim

In her latest post for the Employment Law Blotter, Associate Katherine J. McLay looks at a recent decision made by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Numeric Analytics, LLC vs. McCabe, where it held that Pennsylvania courts possessed personal jurisdiction over its non-resident employees working remotely due to their regular and necessary interaction with the company’s Pennsylvania operations in the course of their work. Click here to read it.

GROUP BLOG: Avoiding unjust enrichment claims using two simple words

In a recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Ford Motor Company has proven that well-worded employment contracts can prevent unfavorable results in court and protect valuable intellectual property rights. Its use of two simple words in an employment contract helped the company to avoid being held liable to a former employee and inventor for his role in developing Ford’s famous SYNC technology. Click here to read Associate Kenneth N. Schott’s analysis of the case.

Burns White welcomes six Associates to four offices in Pa. and N.J.

PITTSBURGH, March 16, 2016 — Burns White LLC welcomes six Associates with practices spanning Medicare compliance, employment, insurance coverage litigation and healthcare and long-term care to its offices in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and Cherry Hill, N.J.

Pittsburgh

Medicare Compliance

Rachel M. Maldonado concentrates her practice in Medicare compliance issues that arise in workers’ compensation and general liability settlements. A registered attorney with the U.S. Social Security Administration, she has vast knowledge of and experience with Medicare, Medicare Set-Asides and workers’ compensation law in Pennsylvania. Ms. Maldonado received a J.D. from Duquesne University.

Employment

Katherine J. McLay represents employers and businesses of all sizes in employment and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Burns White, Ms. McLay served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Mary Jane Bowes of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, where she assisted in the disposition of both criminal and complex civil matters. She received both J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.

Philadelphia

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Kathleen P. Dapper represents insurers in a variety of insurance bad faith and insurance coverage disputes throughout Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Burns White, she practiced bad faith and insurance coverage litigation at a civil litigation firm in Philadelphia. Ms. Dapper graduated cum laude from Villanova University School of Law.

Healthcare and Long-Term Care

Roger P. Cameron defends long-term care providers and professionals in medical malpractice litigation. Both a trial attorney and a litigator, Mr. Cameron has over 10 years of experience managing complex litigation in both state and federal courts, including professional malpractice, major personal injury, medical device and pharmaceutical mass tort litigation, products liability and business actions. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

Wilkes-Barre

Healthcare and Long-Term Care

Amy Redington Riley maintains a diverse civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on defending hospitals, physicians and long-term care facilities in professional and general liability claims. Prior to returning to her hometown in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Ms. Riley was a litigation attorney in Boston, Mass. for nearly ten years with the majority of her time dedicated to the defense of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, construction site injury and premises liability cases. She graduated from Boston University School of Law.

Cherry Hill

Healthcare and Long-Term Care

Lauren S. Angeles focuses her practice on medical and nursing home malpractice defense. Prior to joining Burns White, Ms. Angeles defended physicians and physician practice groups in medical malpractice litigation throughout Pennsylvania. She earned a J.D. from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del., where she obtained a Health Law Certificate with honors.

T.H. Lyda weighs in on likelihood of copycat cases in light of $4.2 million fracking verdict for Law360

In an article yesterday for Law360, Member and Chair of the Environmental Group T.H. Lyda was one of several lawyers to weigh in on the likelihood of copycat cases emerging due to a recent federal jury’s award of $4.24 million to two families alleging that natural gas drilling contaminated their water supply in Dimock Township, Pa. Dimock was one of the communities featured in Oscar-nominated “Gasland,” a 2010 documentary that aimed to expose possible hazards of domestic natural gas drilling.

“There is always a concern from a defense standpoint that an adverse verdict could lead to ‘blood in the water’ and attract new claims. Alternatively, settling cases and not vigorously defending them when the scientific evidence is in the company’s favor can have the same result,” he said. “Some juries have a hard time processing scientific testimony when a sympathetic plaintiff is pursuing a claim against a large company that has suffered many setbacks in the media and the problems in the area have been widely reported on.”

Two Burns White attorneys named to 2016 New Jersey Rising Stars list

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 11, 2016 — Burns White Associates Ahsan A. Jafry and Brian D. Pagano of the Cherry Hill office were named to the Rising Stars list in the 2016 edition of New Jersey Super Lawyers.

Mr. Jafry has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the New Jersey Rising Stars for the past five years. He defends physicians, nurses, dentists, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other medical providers in medical malpractice matters. In addition, he teaches trial advocacy at Rutgers School of Law – Camden. Mr. Jafry also served on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges from 2010-2014. He graduated from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.

Named to the New Jersey Rising Stars list since 2014, Mr. Pagano focuses his litigation practice on long-term care and medical and nursing home malpractice defense. Prior to joining Burns White, he practiced in the areas of professional liability and healthcare litigation, municipal and public entity litigation and employment litigation. Mr. Pagano also served in the United States Army and the New Jersey National Guard. He received his J.D. from Rutgers University.

Rising Stars is an annual rating service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division. To be eligible for list inclusion, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. The selection process for Rising Stars consists of a statewide survey of lawyers in more than 70 practice areas, independent research to identify outstanding lawyers, evaluation of candidates based on 12 indicators of peer recognition, a panel review by practice area and a discipline.

Burns White attorneys receiving Best Lawyers in America ranking appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette supplement

The following Burns White attorneys appeared in the March 4, 2016 Best Lawyers in America supplement in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is based on a peer-review survey where more than 52,000 attorneys cast nearly 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas and geographic locations.

Commercial Litigation, Pittsburgh

Insurance Law, Pittsburgh

  • Robert E. Dapper, Jr.

Litigation — Construction, Pittsburgh

Litigation — Insurance Pittsburgh

  • Brian S. Kane*

Litigation — Labor and Employment, Pittsburgh

  • Michael W. Burns

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions— Defendants, Pittsburgh

  • Michael W. Burns

Media Law, Pittsburgh

  • Michael W. Burns

Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants, Pittsburgh

Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants, Pittsburgh

  • Michael W. Burns
  • Robert E. Dapper, Jr.

Railroad Law, Pittsburgh

Workers’ Compensation Law — Employers, Pittsburgh

* Indicates lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.

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