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Allison Beatty of the firm’s Philadelphia office has been elected to the Eastern Regional Board of Step Up!
WSSLLP is pleased to announce that Allison Beatty of the firm’s Philadelphia office has been elected to the Eastern Regional Board of Step Up! Step Up is an important non-profit with a mission of propelling girls in under-resourced communities to fulfill their potential by empowering them to become confident, college-bound, career-focused, and ready to join […] More
Pennsylvania Clarifies Unconscionable Arbitration Agreement
In a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, the intermediate appellate court provided additional guidance in regards to whether an arbitration agreement may be considered unconscionable and therefore unenforceable. In Lomax v Care One, LLC et. al. No. 344 WDA 2020 (March 5, 2021), Plaintiff filed a wrongful death and survival action against […] More
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Resumes Civil Jury Trials
On March 17, 2020, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas suspended all civil jury trials for the health and safety of the judges, staff, counsel, litigants, and the public. Almost a full year later, on March 2, 2021, the Court published a fourteen (14) page protocol (the “Protocol”) for the conduct of jury trials […] More
GPB Capital Holdings, LLC Update: The SEC and Several State Regulators File Regulatory, Civil and Criminal Actions Against GPB Capital Holdings and Various of its Principals and Related Entities
The Securities and Exchange Commission, regulators from seven (7) states and the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Eastern District of New York today simultaneously filed regulatory, civil and criminal actions against GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB”), two related entities, Ascendant Capital, LLC (“Ascendant Capital”) and Ascendant Alternative Strategies, LLC (“AAS”) and various principals associated […] More
Summary Judgment Granted Prior to Depositions in Queens County Construction Case
New York partner Ken McLellan and associate Gina Kim, won a motion for summary judgment on behalf of our client, a construction contractor, prior to depositions being held in a multi-party action involving a trip-and-fall accident. By extricating our client from the action early-on in the litigation, we were able to save our client and […] More
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP Promotes New Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Allison J. Beatty to partner. Allison J. Beatty is resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office, where she handles cases throughout Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Allison focuses her practice on employment and professional liability defense and has extensive experience handling securities litigation and […] More
