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Attorney James Swartz, III, recently won a defense verdict following a jury trial in Philadelphia County.  Plaintiff claimed that he had slipped and fallen on a patch of ice created by a melting-refreezing phenomenon located on a sidewalk controlled by Mr. Swartz’ client.  Plaintiff sustained a trimalleolar fracture of his right ankle as a result… read more

Attorney Rebecca Sember Izsak recently won a defense verdict following a jury trial in Mercer County.  Plaintiff claimed that she slipped and fell on a thick and dirty isolated patch of snow and ice as she stepped out of her car at a gasoline pump.  Plaintiff claimed a closed head injury in connection with the… read more

On September 30, 2019, Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Matthew Clayberger won summary judgment for four correctional officers and a nurse. The action was filed after a prisoner committed suicide during his incarceration. The wife of the prisoner filed suit claiming that the correctional officers were recklessly indifferent to the prisoner’s particular vulnerability to suicide. She… read more

In connection with a recent arbitration, TT&H Attorney Jolee Bovender won a defense verdict on behalf of a Gettysburg area hotel.  The Plaintiff claimed that he tripped and fell over a loose bumper block located in the hotel’s parking lot, resulting in a fractured elbow.  Jolee was able to secure a defense verdict for the… read more

On August 14, 2019, Monica O’Neill and Christopher Gallagher, attorneys in TT&H’s Philadelphia office, won the dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  The Plaintiff had brought the action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Defendants violated her rights… read more