German Gallagher & Murtagh is pleased to announce that Andre J. Webb has been named a Partner of the Firm.

German Gallagher & Murtagh is pleased to announce that Andre J. Webb has been named a Partner of the Firm. Andre is a member of the casualty litigation department, where he defends insured and self-insured entities in a variety of litigation matters. Andre’s professional activities extend beyond the courtroom as he is very active in the legal community. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Board of Governors, serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Division, and is an Executive Committee member of the of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. Andre was recently selected by The National Black Lawyers for inclusion in its list of “Top 40 under 40”, and was appointed to serve in the ALFA International Future Leaders Forum as the liaison to the Insurance and Professional Liability Groups.

Jacob Lehman Obtains Summary Judgment for Equipment Rental Company in Product Liability Action

Mr. Lehman obtained a dismissal on behalf of his client, a national equipment rental company, in a product liability, negligence and breach of warranty action in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. This dismissal came after the Court’s grant of a contested motion for summary judgment. Mr. Lehman was able to convince the Court to hold oral argument on his client’s motion, and at argument demonstrate that his client had no relationship to the product sufficient to create a genuine issue of material fact.