October 13, 2023
After a 5-day trial in Chester County, PA, Mark Merlini and Mike Joyce of MOODK’s Philadelphia office secured a defense verdict in favor of a chiropractor in a case involving claims that negligent chiropractic manipulations damaged a 45-year-old patient’s cervical vertebral artery resulting in a dissection and stroke. Although the patient was left with permanent […]
August 30, 2023
Philip J. Degnan and Kandace R. Brackins of MOODK’s New Jersey office obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims with prejudice against their client, a snow removal company. Plaintiff alleged that the snow removal company negligently failed to treat ice during a snowstorm causing her to slip and fall. Despite a gallant effort to establish liability […]
August 1, 2023
Attorneys Fabio Sciarrino and Mark Merlini, Jr. of MOODK’s Philadelphia office obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of their client, a flea market organizer, in a products liability claim. Plaintiff was injured when the tires on his used snowblower exploded during inflation. Plaintiff claimed that the snowblower, which was purchased from a flea market, […]
July 27, 2023
Dawn C. Doherty and Brett T. Norton of MOODK’s Delaware office obtained dismissal of all charges against a medical provider and their staff. Plaintiff initiated an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging medical negligence on behalf of their deceased parent who passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Plaintiff […]
July 26, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Undue Hardship Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the standard for establishing when an undue hardship exists under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). In Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General (2023) the plaintiff, […]
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