Chicago Partner Charles Cole recently secured a complete defense verdict for a doctor client in a medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff sought more than $28 million.

Virginia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Partner Kathryn Bonorchis was featured in the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ (VADA) January Member Spotlight. VADA’s monthly Member Spotlight consists of an interview with one of its members concerning their professional life, personal life, and perspectives on a variety of topics.

Philadelphia Partner Gregory Hurchalla recently prevailed at trial in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in a dispute between a nursing home and a patient who received services at the facility. The trial occurred in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In this matter, the plaintiff sought damages against the client nursing home with regard to fees he paid to which he felt the nursing home was not entitled. After multiple witnesses were called by each side, the court found in favor of the nursing home and rendered a verdict in its favor, refusing to award the plaintiff damages.

New York Partner Minyao Wang recently co-authored an article for the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal regarding a decision by the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel that addressed a recurring issue in Chapter 11 cases.

In a recent decision by the Oldham County Circuit Court, Lewis Brisbois Partner Andrew Weber and Associate Jason Paskan obtained summary judgment for a paving company client after successfully arguing that their client did not owe the plaintiff a duty at the time leading up to her trip and fall. Although the court concluded that there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether a parking space wheel stop actually caused her fall, the court noted that whether the wheel stop “constituted an unreasonably dangerous condition necessitating a duty to eliminate them or warn of them is an entirely different matter.” Rebecca Reynolds v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc., et al., Oldham Circuit Court Case No. 21-CI-00236, *6 (Dec. 21, 2023).

New York Partner Peter T. Shapiro and Sacramento Partner Shane Singh will present a webinar on the complexities of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility litigation on February 13 at 9:00 a.m. PT. 

Phoenix Associate Rosa Maria Leon will moderate a sports law panel on “Women Leading the Leagues,” co-hosted by the Hispanic Bar Association of DC (HBA-DC) and The Sports Lawyers Association Latinx Affinity Group, at the Wizards Corporate Offices on February 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

New York Partner and National Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven C. Beer was recently quoted in a Variety article exploring the implications of the upcoming expirations of DC Comics' copyrights for its iconic Superman and Batman characters. 

New Orleans Associate Shiena Marie N. Burke was recently appointed to the Louisiana State Bar Association’s House of Delegates for the state’s Twenty-Second Judicial District.

Spotify's list of 2024 Artists-To-Watch includes three country artists represented by Nashville Administrative Partner Matt Cottingham: Anne Wilson, Matt Schuster and Wyatt Flores.