News & Events

On Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Ronald P. Bartash, a partner at our Delaware County office, will be among the three presenters at this year’s Workers’ Compensation Update in New Jersey, a presentation of Lorman Education Services. The seminar will provide information on the latest changes in workers’ compensation law, including permanent total disability vs. permanent partial disability, negligence claims, occupational claims and return to work issues – among other topics.

The seminar will be taking place at the Wyndham Hotel in Mount Laurel, New Jersey (1111 Route 73, off Exit 4 on the New Jersey Turnpike). Given the wide range of workers' compensation topics covered, the presentation will count for many types of continuing education credits, including 7.2 New Jersey continuing legal education credits (CLEs) and 6.0 Pennsylvania CLEs. For a 20% discount off the standard registration fee, please use this link and enter Discount Code: F2716129 and Priority Code: 15000 in the Shopping Cart to take advantage of Lorman’s Faculty-Client Benefit opportunity and to obtain additional in-depth information concerning the topics and issues covered at the seminar.

On Thursday, May 5, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m., Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt partner Ronald P. Bartash will be a speaker at the Tough Problems in Workers’ Compensation 2011 seminar – a biennial springtime presentation of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute focusing on worker’s compensation issues. The presentation will be taking place at the historic Wanamaker Building (13th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107), and interested parties should arrive thirty minutes early for check-in.

Ronald, an accomplished worker’s compensation defense attorney with over twenty years litigation experience, will be speaking within the portion of the presentation focusing on the new vocational expert regulations and also the impacts of recent case law with special emphasis on the effects of the Riddle and Phoenixville Hospital matters. This portion of the presentation will be taking place between 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and the presentation as a whole will count for four continuing legal education (CLE) credits. Please see the information page on the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s website for further information.

On Tuesday, December 21, 2010, in a case tried before Judge Di Vito in Philadelphia County, the jury returned a defense verdict on behalf of Imperial Security, represented by Angelo L. Scaricamazza, a partner at our Philadelphia office. The case involved allegations that a security guard in the employ of Imperial had caused long-term neurological and psychological damage to the plaintiff by striking him in the head with a security radio during an altercation outside of the former Benny the Bum's restaurant and lounge which was located near South Philadelphia's sports complex.

During the course of the trial, Angelo argued that the plaintiff had instigated the altercation and that the Imperial security guard was acting in self-defense. Furthermore, he argued that evidence did not support the alleged long-term damages claimed by the plaintiff. The jury found in favor of Imperial Security, represented by Angelo Scaricamazza, Esq. Throughout the preparation and litigation stages of the case, Angelo was assisted by Christine R. Guiliano, an associate attorney at the Philadelphia office. The case was tried before Judge Di Vito in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Monday, December 13, 2010 until Tuesday, December 21, 2010.

Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt partner Gary V. Gittleman, who is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Dental Care Systems in the Associated Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will be speaking to dentists and oral surgeons for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons on the topics of dental malpractice, risk management and the standard of care on two occasions in late January. Each of Gary’s lectures will count for two continuing education (CE) credits.

The first lecture will take place on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Washington House (136 N. Main Street; Sellersville, PA 18960). The second will take place on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Villa Barolo (Route 611 and Bristol Road; Warrington, PA 18976). Dinner will be served before each of the lectures. Interested parties should respond to Jaqueline Renk either by email at Jrenk@oralandfacialsurgery.com or by phone at 215-345-7373 before January 10, 2011 for admission to either lecture.

In the fall of 2010, Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt partner Kenneth S. Fair successfully defended a regional shopping mall in two subrogation cases in Philadelphia County. Both cases involved allegations of negligent security and breach of contract against the shopping mall and a private security company for allowing two after-hours burglaries at two jewelry stores located within the mall on January 19, 2006 and July 9, 2007.

Both cases were tried before the Honorable Judge Mark Bernstein in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first case was tried from Monday, September 13, 2010 until Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The second case was held between November 12, 2010 and November 18, 2010. In each case, the jury returned a defense verdict for the shopping mall, represented by Kenneth S. Fair, Esq., but found against the co-defendant security company and awarded the plaintiff with the stipulated damages of $408,000 and $523,000, respectively.

In the latter half of September 2010, Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt partner Robert E. Dillon obtained two defense verdicts while representing his clients in two medical malpractice jury trials on consecutive Fridays - adding to his already impressive total of over one hundred defense verdicts.

On Friday, September 17, 2010, a defense verdict was returned before Judge Lachman in a jury trial involving prostate cancer surgery in a case defended by Robert Dillon. The case involved allegations that the defendant, a urologic surgeon, was negligent in the performance of a prostatectomy where complications of rectal injury and impotence allegedly occurred. The jury found in favor of the defendant physician. The case was tried from Friday, September 10, 2010 until Friday, September 17, 2010.

On Friday, September 24, 2010, in a case tried before Judge Zito in Northampton County, the jury returned a defense verdict on behalf of two podiatric physicians, represented by Robert Dillon. The case involved allegations that the physicians were negligent in the performance of surgical treatment and subsequent follow-up care. It was alleged that this treatment resulted in the deformity of the patient's foot due to improper surgical care, improper diagnosis of infection and improper postoperative care. The case was tried before Judge Zito from Monday, September 20, 2010 until Friday, September 24, 2010 in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.