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PaLaw 2013 12 LARGEST AWARDS & SETTLEMENTS IN PA Rank Case Name Amount Type of Action Court Attorneys Date 31 Laskowski v. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs $3.7 million (verdict) Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Daniel Brier, Myers, Brier & Kelly. Defense: George Michael Thiel, U.S. Attorney's Offce, Middle District of Pennsylvania. 1/16/2013 32 (tie) United States Fire Insurance v. Omnova Solutions $3.4 million (verdict) Insurance Subrogation U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Peter Rossi, Cozen O'Connor. Defense: Anthony Rash and John Wall, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote. 11/9/2012 32 (tie) Crozier v. University of Pennsylvania $3.4 million (settlement) Wrongful Death C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Ara R. Avrigian, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky. Defense: William D. Pastorick and Michael R. Fox, Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton; Joseph D. Deal, Cooper Levenson April Niedelman & Wagenheim; Jeremy D. Mishkin, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads. 11/1/2012 34 Brittain v. Hope Enterprises Foundation $3 million (verdict) Wrongful Death C.P. Luzerne Plaintiffs: Michael J. Pisanchyn Jr. and Douglas Yazinski, Pisanchyn Law Firm. Defense: John T. McGrath Jr., Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin; Mark Sheridan, Margolis Edelstein. 10/24/2012 35 Ramos v. Procacci Bros. $2.9 million (settlement) Personal Injury C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Jonathan M. Cohen. Defense: David F. White, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. 1/7/2013 36 Liebensperger v. Allegheny Paper Shredders $2.5 million (settlement) Premises Liability C.P. Berks Plaintiffs: Richard M. Jurewicz, Galfand & Berger; Thomas Masterson Jr., Lundy Law. Defense: Walter H. Swayze III and Patricia J. Baxter, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney; Patrick C. Lamb, Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly; John R. Ninosky, Johnson, Duffe, Stewart & Weidner. 4/1/2013 37 Deener-Burks v. Singh $2.4 million (verdict) Wrongful Death U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Erica C. Wilson, Wilkes & McHugh. 12/19/2012 38 Ferraro v. Turner Construction $2.1 million (settlement) Personal Injury C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Andrew R. Duffy, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky. Defense: Francis J. Deasey and Jane North, Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North; Joseph Gibley, Gibley and McWilliams; Joseph M. DeMarco, March, Hurwitz & DeMarco. 12/3/2012 39 Hamell v. Buskirk $2 million (settlement) Wrongful Death C.P. Lehigh Plaintiffs: Alvin F. de Levie. Defense: Francis R. Gartner, William J. Ferren & Associates. 11/20/2012 40 Forlano v. Bergman $1.97 million (verdict) Medical Malpractice C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Marsha Santangelo, The Beasley Firm. Defense: Suzanne M. Bachovin, Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young; Gary Samms and Jacqueline S. Roe, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel; Thomas M. Savon and Kenneth Fair, Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt. 10/5/2012 41 (tie) Peters v. Roll-A-Bout $1.9 million (settlement) Design Defect U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Michael Trunk and Jason Pearlman, Kline & Specter. Defense: John C. Farrell and Elizabeth A. Pope, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. 7/16/2013 41 (tie) Casiano v. Dolan $1.9 million (verdict) Negligence C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Lawrence R. Cohan, Anapol Schwartz. Defense: J. Michael Doyle and Joseph V. Conroy IV, Post & Schell. 7/2/2013 43 Huang v. Realen Homes $1.8 million (settlement) Negligence C.P. Bucks Plaintiffs: Jay L. Solnick, Solnick & Levin. Defense: Ronald L. Daugherty and Stewart R. Singer, Salmon, Ricchezza, Singer & Turchi; Timothy J. Galanaugh, McGivney & Kluger; James M. Prahler, Margolis Edelstein; Mark T. Riley, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. 1/31/2013 44 Foster v. Kraft $1.75 million (settlement) Fair Labor Standards Act U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: John Linkosky. Defense: Maria Greco Danaher, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart. 1/15/2013 45 Takacs v. Reading Hospital and Medical Center $1.72 million (verdict) Medical Malpractice C.P. Berks Plaintiffs: David Inscho, Kline & Specter. Defense: Edwin L. Stock, Roland Stock. 6/14/2013 46 Pietrowski v. Kintock Group $1.7 million (verdict) Whistleblower C.P. Philadelphia Plaintiffs: Laura C. Mattiacci and Rahul Munshi, Console Law Offces. Defense: Caren Litvin, Daly, Lamastra & Cunningham. 3/22/2013 47 Castelli v. Knights of Columbus $1.4 million (verdict) Dram Shop C.P. Bucks Plaintiffs: Joseph J. Ashton III and Carin A. O'Donnell, Stark & Stark. Defense: R. Anthony Michetti, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin; John R. Evans, Bolan Jahnsen Reardon; John E. Salmon, Salmon, Ricchezza, Singer & Turchi; Alton G. Grube, Offce of the Attorney General; William H. Catto, Litchfeld Cavo. 3/18/2013 48 Breazeale v. Bowker $1.35 million (verdict) Motor Vehicle C.P. Delaware Plaintiffs: Warren I. Siegel and Melissa R. Paris, Bernhardt, Rothermel & Siegel. Defense: Daniel M. Brown, William J. Ferren & Associates. 4/11/2013 49 Jacobs v. CORE $1.2 million (settlement) Wrongful Death U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Dennis Boyle, Boyle Autry & Murphy. Defense: H. Woodruff Turner, K&L; Gates. 11/8/2012 50 Knisely v. Shred-it USA $1.1 million (settlement) Whistleblower U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. Plaintiffs: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti; Thomas Johnson and Gregory Pearson, U.S. Attorney's Offce, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Defense: David Ogden, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Thomas Coulter, LeClairRyan. 7/9/2013 Source: As reported in The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Aug. 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Verdicts and Settlements not reported on by The Legal or its affliates are not included.

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