August 15, 2013
Nine lawyers from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). The attorneys who received this distinguished honor are listed below: William Pietragallo, II (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants) Mark Gordon (Workers’ Compensation… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Sarah Murnaghan is a very special ten year old girl. She has battled Cystic Fibrosis since she was 18 months old and has spent her life in and out of hospitals. In December 2011, her condition took a turn for the worse and she was placed on the pediatric lung transplant list, which is the… Read more »
May 8, 2013
Gaetan J. Alfano will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 17th Annual Insurance Institute on May 8, 2013. He will present on the topic of “New Commonwealth Court Rules for Insurance Insolvency.” Don’t miss the valuable insights shared by the Commonwealth Court Judge, Deputy Judicial Clerk and Chief Clerk and by counsel for the Pennsylvania… Read more »
April 30, 2013
Louis C. Long will be presenting at “Litigating Insurance Coverage Claims: From Start to Finish,” a seminar hosted by the National Busniess Institute along with co-presenters James C. Heneghan, Alexander J. Jamiolkowski, Joseph N. Kravec Jr. and Kathleen A. Segmiller. Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Southpointe 1000 Corporate Dr Canonsburg, PA 15317 For more… Read more »
February 1, 2013
Articles In This Issue: 1. The Fundamentals of Intellectual Property 2. Circuit Split Narrowed in Favor of Employees With Disabilities Regarding Whether ADA Reassignment Requires Preferential Treatment 3. The Superior Court’s Decision in Patton v. Worthington Sounds Death Knell for Statutory Employer Defense and Elevates Construction Costs Throughout the Commonwealth 4. Pennsylvania Product Liability Law Remains Unsettled… Read more »
February 1, 2012
Gaetan J. Alfano, a partner in the law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, has been appointed as Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention. The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention evaluates judicial candidates to help voters make decisions about candidates for judicial… Read more »
January 1, 2012
Jeanette Ho, a partner with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, has been appointed to a three year term as the Western District of Pennsylvania’s representative to the Third Circuit’s Lawyers Advisory Committee. The Lawyers Advisory Committee is responsible for commenting on proposed rules and the Third Circuit’s internal operating procedures and serves as… Read more »
July 19, 2010
Recently the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a premises owner is not liable for asbestos tort claims when the exposure takes place off the premises. This ruling effectively bars liability for premises defendants in ‘take home exposure’ cases where the plaintiffs claim the plaintiff was exposed to asbestos by laundering a worker’s clothes. In a… Read more »
March 26, 2010
Articles In This Issue: 1. Increased Spending on Fraud Enforcement Will Result in the Execution of More Search Warrants – Is Your Company Ready? 2. Employee’s Uphill Battle In Establishing A Class Action Under The ADA 3. A Sea Change In Government Contracts 4. The Use Of Arbitration Techniques To Resolve Modern Commercial Disputes 5…. Read more »
November 12, 2009
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued its long-anticipated opinion in Abrams v. Pneumo Abex Corporation, wherein it addressed the question of whether an individual who previously recovers damages for increased risk and fear of developing cancer due to asbestos exposure under the “one disease rule,” may later recover damages – from a party he did not previously… Read more »
