Recent Victories

  • Attorney Richard Landry prevailed at trial against claims of damages totalling $193,000 in a professional malpractice and negligent misrepresentation action by Plaintiff’s against their insurance agent.
  • Attorney Christian LaBletta successfully defeated claims for bad faith in Federal Court on failure to defend and indemnify based on the statute of limitations and was able to save the insurance carrier approximately $2,400,000 in bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Andrew Cassidy prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment and saved the commercial liability carrier $1,000,000 by successfully defending claims that worker’s compensation immunity was waived.
  • Attorney Carla Connor recovered defense costs in a personal injury case from a co-defendant based on extra-contractual duties to defend and indemnify saving the carrier approximately $125,000 in defense costs.
  • Attorney Scott MacDougall prevailed on preliminary objections forcing plaintiff to withdraw bad faith and breach of contract claims saving the insurance carrier approximately $500,000 in potential bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Richard Landry successfully defended carrier in contribution claims for a quadriplegic case, saving insurance carrier approximately $2,000,000 in potential exposure.
  • Attorney Edmund Perry successfully defended carrier for breach of contract and bad faith claims saving insurance carrier approximately $200,000 in potential bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Andrew Cassidy successfully defended liability carrier from a claim that the “Requests of Lower Limits” form was invalid, saving carrier over $3,000,000.
  • Attorney Mark Walters obtained a full defense verdict in a breach of contract and bad faith case after a two day trial saving the insurance carrier approximately $1,000,000 in potential bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Andrew Rehmeyer successfully defended carrier in a breach of implied contract action, saving carrier $80,000.
  • Attorney Christian LaBletta prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in the Superior Court of New Jersey , saving the insurance carrier approximately $1,200,000 in potential defense and indemnity costs.
  • Attorney Mark Walters prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in Federal Court by asserting that Kvaerner Metals case and its progeny establish that defective workmanship is not an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability policy.
  • Attorney Carla Connor prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in a slip and fall case based on the trivial defect doctrine saving the insurance carrier approximately $375,000 in potential damages.
  • Attorney Andrew Cassidy prevailed in Superior Court in a subrogation matter resulting in a savings to the carrier of over $150,000 arguing that the trial court erred in not allowing defense to assert a claim for contribution and indemnification.
  • Attorney Edmund Perry successfully defended carrier for breach of contract and bad faith claims saving insurance carrier approximately $500,000 in potential bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Mark Walters prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in Federal Court resulting in a savings to the carrier of over $1,000,000 of possible defense and indemnity costs.
  • Attorney Richard Landry prevailed on a declaratory judgment action in the Superior Court of New Jersey proving no permissive use by client’s employee, saving insurance carrier approximately $75,000.
  • Attorney Scott MacDougall prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment forcing plaintiff to withdraw bad faith and breach of contract claims saving the insurance carrier approximately $1,000,000 in potential bad faith exposure.
  • Attorney Andrew Rehmeyer prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in a negligent supervision action, saving carrier $75,000.
  • Attorney Mark Walters was successful in having the Pennsylvania Superior Court enforce policy language requiring an insured to repair, rebuild or replace the damaged property within 180 days of the insurer’s actual cash value payment. If this defense was unsuccessful, the insurer’s exposure on the contract and bad faith claim exceeded $500,000.
  • The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Plaintiff’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal, in a case handled by Attorney Carla E. Connor, in which Plaintiff sought millions of dollars in damages as a result of alleged abuse of process and civil conspiracy.
  • Attorney Christina Pitchford prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in Federal Court, saving the carrier from a possible exposure in excess of $300,000. The court dismissed Plaintiff’s argument that the policy violated the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law.
  • The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Plaintiff’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal, in a case handled by Attorney Christian LaBletta, in which Plaintiff argued that a bad faith claim is independent from a breach of contract claim, and therefore a dismissal of the breach of contract claim did not necessarily dismiss a claim for bad faith. If Plaintiff’s claim was successful, the insurer’s ex
  • Mark Walters successfully defended our client against allegations of breach of contract and insurance bad faith. Mr. Walters won a two day jury trial in Federal Court. The Plaintiff’s demand during the litigation was $1.2 million.