GENERAL LIABILITY AND CASUALTY

 

O’Brien & Ryan, LLP has extensive experience in representing clients in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including:

Products Liability

  • We have extensive experience in handling products liability matters. We represent clients in state and federal cases involving defective products, strict liability and breach of warranty. Our attorneys also have vast experience in cases involving medical devices and surgical products. We have successfully defended clients in the pedicle bone screw litigation and breast implant litigation. Our attorneys have also handled cases involving vending machines, automobiles, seatbelts, lighters and floor tiles. We represent manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of various products in commercial and business litigation. We have successfully defended clients in complex drug litigation, including cases involving Rezulin, fen-phen, and Baycol.

Premises Liability

  • We represent health care providers, businesses and homeowners in cases of general premises liability. We are also very experienced in representing clients involved in construction accidents.

Motor Vehicle Liability

  • Our attorneys possess extensive experience in litigating automobile cases. This practice group handles a wide range of motor vehicle accident cases. Our extensive experience in medical claims allow us to efficiently identify and evaluate all types of injuries suffered in motor vehicle accidents. Our familiarity with medicine and causation defenses pertaining to injuries gives us a unique advantage over our opponents. Moreover, our access to, and experience with, top medical specialists provides our clients with the best possible representation.

Casualty

  • We also represent major claims services companies in significant damages casualty cases. The firm is experienced in litigating issues involving insurance bad faith, workers’ compensation, unfair trade practices and insurance negligence.

Contact:
Anthony P. DeMichele
(610) 834-6235   
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O'Brien & Ryan News

Directed Verdict Obtained on Behalf of Orthopedic Surgeon

Heather Hansen recently obtained a directed verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon in the Superior Court of New Jersey-Atlantic County.  The plaintiff had sustained a work-related knee injury and had an arthroscopy prior to seeing the defendant orthopedic...

Superior Court Affirms Judgment of Non Pros on Behalf of Attorney

Marshall L. Schwartz recently prevailed in the Superior Court after the plaintiff failed to file a certificate of merit and a judgment of non pros was entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. The attorney represented by Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Brien...

Issues in Nursing Home Litigation: Negligence Per Se

Below is a brief discussion of one of the primary legal issues being addressed in nursing home litigation in Pennsylvania: negligence per se. Negligence Per Se In an effort to improve the quality of care provided to residents of nursing homes, Congress enacted the...

Child Services Law Doesn’t Bar Med-Mal Suit in Child Abuse Case

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded a Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas decision, holding that Plaintiffs-Appellants presented a prima facie case that their infant child’s risk of harm was increased by six...

New Jersey Nursing Home Litigation

Nursing home litigation in New Jersey is a relatively novel area of the law. The New Jersey Nursing Home Resident's Rights Statute (N.J.S.A. 30:13-1, et seq.) was enacted in 1976, however there are only a handful of cases interpreting this Statute. This Statue allows...

Execution of Release Bars Subsequent Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas’ decision granting summary judgment in favor of appellees regarding whether or not the appellants’ execution of a release barred them from subsequently suing for medical...

Spotlight On: Nursing Home Litigation

At first glance, lawsuits against nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are virtually indistinguishable from traditional medical malpractice cases. Expert testimony is used to support an allegation that the care and treatment of healthcare professionals...

Dan Ryan Speaks at PASHRM

On February 23, 2017 Dan Ryan spoke to the Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management in Plymouth Meeting, PA on the subject of current trends and recent case law in medical malpractice litigation.

Heather Hansen speaks at CA Law Schools

In February, 2017, Heather Hansen presented Advanced Torts: Law and Practice at both Stanford University Law School and Berkeley Law at UC Berkeley in California.

Heather Hansen Presents at Tufts Grand Rounds

On January 12, 2017, Heather Hansen presented Spine Surgery Trial: Anatomy and Prevention to Orthopaedic residents at Tufts University Grand Rounds in Medford, Massachusetts.

OBR Associates Support Cancer Patients

On Monday, November 28th, 2016, O’Brien & Ryan associates Melissa Mazur, Caitlin McCauley, Jaime Johnson, Lisa Hrunka and Paul Peel prepared a meal for the patients at Hope Lodge in Cheltenham, PA with donations from OBR employees. The Hope Lodge gives cancer patients who live further than 40 miles from their treatment center a place to stay while undergoing care.

39th Annual Radnor Run

O’Brien & Ryan, LLP was proud to sponsor and participate in the 39th Annual Radnor Run, benefiting the American Lung Association!

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