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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
Florida Supreme Court Amends Florida Summary Judgment Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510
On October 15, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction of Lopez, 275 So. 3d 831 (Fla 5th DCA 2019). In addition to accepting jurisdiction of this case, the Court also presented the question of whether Florida should adopt the summary judgment standard articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, […] More
WSS’s Philadelphia Office Obtains Dismissals of RICO Action and Appeal As Well as Litigation Bar Against Plaintiff
On December 23, 2020, Joel Wertman and Doug Fogle of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office secured a pre-appellate briefing dismissal of an appeal pending before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Joel and Doug were previously successful in securing dismissal of the matter, Bujdos v. Whalen et al., before the Westmoreland County Court of […] More
