We tried a case recently that involved the failure to diagnose breast cancer. Talking to the judge, we realized that the trial judge’s wife recently died of cancer, and we could tell that it certainly hit home for the judge. We were very empathetic to the...
We recently represented two clients who were in a same-sex marriage. In all of our years and many trials, we had never represented a married, same-sex couple at trial before. We were hopeful that this would not be an issue with the jurors, and we made this a...
While this might sound like a joke, it did actually happen recently in Delaware County. We had a hearing where a Chester Hospital was bankrupt, and the court called in all of the lawyers for the plaintiffs suing the hospital. When the judge asked if any of the...
We recently had a trial where the defendants brought in a leading cardiologist in the country to testify for the defendant doctors. During cross-examination, we were able to limit the questioning in a very specific fashion. The witness kept asking if he could...
We had a case in Scranton, PA, with a terrific judge who was smart, fair, and extremely personable. During one of the pre-trial hearings, we asked for some “guidance” due to the court’s prior ruling, so we didn’t run afoul. The judge picked up on our request for...
