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GERMAN, GALLAGHER & MURTAGH, P.C.

For more than 30 years, the litigation team at German, Gallagher & Murtagh has made it a goal to exceed client expectations by combining high quality representation with innovative, cost-effective solutions to complex legal problems.

The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, New Jersey and offers attorneys with experience in a wide range of litigated matters including product liability, medical malpractice, workers compensation, premises liability, motor vehicle, construction, commercial, asbestos, and insurance coverage throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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2/17/2015

Kim Plouffe and Jacob Lehman author article on landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court products Liability Decision

Kim Plouffe and Jacob Lehman were asked to contribute an article on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s landmark products liability decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex to the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association magazine Verdict.

12/9/2014

Tincher v. Omega Flex: Pennsylvania Product Liability Law Undergoes a Sea-Change

With the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s November 19, 2014 opinion in Tincher v. Omega Flex Inc., the long established and long criticized law of strict products liability in Pennsylvania has undergone a profound shift. In a 139 page 7 judge majority opinion authored by Chief Justice Ronald Castille, the Court overruled its 1978 opinion in Azzarello v. Black Brothers, did away with decades of later precedent, and adopted an entirely new test for evaluating design defect claims under the Restatement (Second) Torts § 402A.

Jacqueline E. Campbell

Featured Attorney

Ms. Campbell joined German, Gallagher & Murtagh in October 2011 as an associate in the Transportation and Trucking Practice Group. She serves as a certified arbitrator in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ compulsory arbitration program, where she has adjudicated a wide variety of matters. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Campbell practiced at a civil ligation firm in Philadelphia where she successfully represented clients in automobile, trucking, and crane accidents; premises liability; dog bite; and employment discrimination cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Environmental Law & Toxic Tort

Featured Practice Area

German, Gallagher & Murtagh is actively involved in all aspects of environmental toxic and mass torts, from representation of corporate clients seeking permits before regulatory authority to representation of defendants in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. (CERCLA), Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), and Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act Compliance as well as litigation involving toxic and mass torts. This practice group has demonstrated a breadth of experience and expertise in such areas as latex glove, lead paint, benzene, asbestos, hormone therapy, L-Tryptophan, Ephedrin, and many other environmental, chemical and pharmaceutical exposures.

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German Gallagher & Murtagh is a forming member of ALFA International, the global legal network. With 145 member firms throughout the world (80 U.S. firms with offices in 95 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas).

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

200 S. Broad Street
The Bellevue, Suite 500

Philadelphia, PA 19102

215-545-7700

215-732-4182 (fax)

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New Jersey

Cherry Hill

20 Brace Road
Suite 200

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

856-235-8022

856-235-6392 (fax)

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