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Zachary Duffy presents legal perspective of "Ethical Dilemmas in the Intensive Care Unit" during grand rounds before members of the Pulmonary & Critical Care Department of Temple University Hospital.

Dean F. Murtagh Named President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) for 2016.

German, Gallagher & Murtagh takes pleasure in announcing that Yana N. Shapiro has become a Partner.

Pope Francis and a global celebration come to Philadelphia. The firm will be closed on Friday, September 25, 2015.

Gary Hunter and Jeff Laudenbach attended the Labor & Employment seminar. Gary Hunter was an ALFA panelist for the panel discussion "Employee Selection Under Fire: Defending Employment Assessments and Medical Examinations". The seminar was held on July 22-24, 2015 at the Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.

Kathryn Dux attended the 2015 ALFA International - Insurance Law Roundtable. The seminar was held June 10-12, 2015 at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park in New York, NY.

Gary Hunter was a moderator at the 14th Annunal Workers' Compensation Conference - As the Claim Turns, Part 1. The conference was held June 1-2, 2015 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA.

GGM Announces 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Gary Gremminger attended the ALFA International Transportation Practice Group Seminar held April 29 – May 1, 2015 in San Diego, CA. The program focused on traumatic brain injury claims and fatigued driving and also addressed current topics including surveillance evidence, social media, and use of day in-the-life videos. Break out sessions covered forensic toxicology, liens affecting settlement and crash avoidance technology.

Mr. Lehman’s article, Trial and Appeals in Consolidated Cases: Civil Practice After Kincy v. Petro was published in the spring 2015 issue of the magazine. It discusses recent developments in Pennsylvania law regarding litigating cases that are ordered consolidated by the trial court.

Gary Hunter and Chad Goebel attended the ALFA International Client Seminar held March 5-8, 2015 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Kim Plouffe and Jacob Lehman were asked by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association to contribute an article on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s landmark products liability decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex to a special issue of their magazine, Verdict. The article discusses the Tincher decision from the defense perspective and outlines strategy considerations the defense may wish to employ.

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.

William Stubits and Jacob Lehman attended the FDCC Deposition Boot Camp sponsored by the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. November 12-13, 2014.

Gary Gremminger was a featured speaker at the Personal Injury Practicum held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. His topic was Techniques for Presenting the IME Physician for Trial Testimony and included tips for selection of the appropriate expert and preparation of the witness for direct examination.