In our most recent episode, we have the pleasure of hearing from three accomplished women litigators who get candid about the micro- and macro-moves that let you own the room. This podcast episode brings together Susan Keesler (Partner at McCormick & Priore and...
Cutting Corners: A Hospital’s Responsibility for Its Doctors
On July 10, 2025, in a reported and precedential decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a $182 million verdict against a corporate medical provider based purely on vicarious liability in Hagans v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania et al. In Hagans,...
Clearly Visible, Legally Vulnerable: Why ‘Obvious Risks’ Didn’t Shield Target’s Supplier from Suit
In a recent decision, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion for summary judgment filed by Ideal Shield LLC (“Ideal Shield”), a manufacturer of sign components used in a Target parking lot. The Court held that Ideal...
An Undisputably Authentic Dismissal
On June 16, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) in Williams v. W.M. Barr & Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. Lexis 114387, 2025 WL 1689388 (E.D. Pa. June 16, 2025). In a...
Stationary Escalator
Stopped Escalator Enumerated Device. Stairs Next? “Stationary escalator” or, more commonly known as, “stairs.” In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed a Supreme Court, Bronx County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion for summary...
Reframing the Accident
Decision Highlights Differing Artistic Visions of Accident between Supreme Court and First Department In a recent decision the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously reversed a Supreme Court, New York County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion for...
“Safety” Device
Pulley System Collapses, Hoisting Plaintiff to Summary Judgment Sometimes it’s the safety device itself that workers need protection from. In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, Bronx County decision that granted...
New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Expanded Sidewalk Liability for Residential Properties Undergoing Renovations
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently affirmed the established distinction between residential and commercial sidewalk liability in the matter of Gottsleben v. Annese (Docket No. A-3851-23), decided July 3, 2025. In this notable slip-and-fall...
You Shall Not Pass
Site of Plaintiff’s Fall Not Passageway According to Industrial Code In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department modified a Supreme Court, County order that denied the branches of defendants’ motion for summary judgment to dismiss plaintiff’s Labor...