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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.

Zachary J. Duffy

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Zachary J. Duffy joined German Gallagher & Murtagh as an Associate in 2013. Prior to that, he began with GG&M as a full-time Law Clerk in May 2012 and continued part-time throughout the 2012-13 law school year. Mr. Duffy contributes to several practice groups including Medical Malpractice, Casualty Litigation, Transportation & Trucking, Products Liability, among others.

Products Liability

Featured Practice Area

German, Gallagher & Murtagh is very active and has significant experience in product liability litigation, both through its major carrier clients and through its direct representation of large manufacturers who are entirely or substantially self-insured. The firm has handled litigation involving numerous products, from the collapse of a huge ore bridge to claims involving micro-electronic technology. The firm has handled both plaintiff and defense cases arising out of aircraft disasters and has also represented major manufacturers of automobiles in defense of product liability suits.

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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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