Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Robyn McGrath obtained a defense verdict in a malicious prosecution case tried to a jury in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The case was based upon allegations by Plaintiff, president of an HVAC contracting company ,that the Defendant owner of an equipment supplier wrongfully filed a criminal complaint against Plaintiff personally when […]

In November 2015, Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Frank Gattuso prevailed with a defense verdict at a trial before Judge Millenky in Camden County Superior Court. A jury of 8 persons unanimously rendered a verdict of “no cause” in an automobile liability case where liability was stipulated. After a 5 day trial where there was a […]

An article written by Sweeney & Sheehan associate Denise Montgomery, The Statute of Repose and the Construction Defect Claim: Is the Bright Line Marked by a Bright Line? was published in the Fall/Winter 2015 Edition of the USLAW Magazine. The article is available via this link: USLAW-Spring-Summer-2015-Statute-of-Repose

Sweeney & Sheehan partner Michael Kunsch gave two presentations at the Spring 2015 USLAW Client Conference in San Antonio, Texas. On Friday, April 10, Mr. Kunsch spoke on the topic of risk management and indemnity agreements. On Saturday, April 11, he participated in a panel presentation on managing construction defect litigation. For more information about USLAW, […]

An article written by Sweeney & Sheehan partner Michael Kunsch and Linda Thoede, Senior Corporate Counsel – Litigation of iHeartMedia, “Love Me Tender – Don’t Be Cruel,” was published in the Spring/Summer 2015 edition of the USLAW Magazine.  The article is available via this link: USLAW Spring Summer 2015 Love Me Tender

Sweeney & Sheehan partner Robyn McGrath wrote an article, “Not Just Fun and Games: Assumption of the Risk, Liability Waivers and Exculpatory Clauses in Recreational Settings,” published in the Spring/Summer 2015 edition of the USLAW Magazine.  The article is available via this link: USLAW Spring Summer 2015 Not Just Fun and Games

In a case where a legal malpractice plaintiff alleged that her divorce counsel was negligent, Barbara O’Connell obtained a directed verdict after three days of trial in Delaware County, Pennsylvania before the Honorable Spiros Angelos.

In a case where a sexual harassment plaintiff who was allegedly raped by her immediate supervisor accepted an offer of judgment approximately one-tenth of her settlement demand, plaintiff’s counsel filed a fee petition seeking more than $1.2 in attorneys’ fees. Firm partner, Robyn McGrath, successfully argued to the court that the plaintiff’s attorneys’ engaged in […]

The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a summary judgment order obtained by Partner, Robyn McGrath, and Senior Associate, Denise Montgomery, in a case where a fifteen year old special education student was shot on the grounds of his school. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendant school on the grounds of charitable immunity. […]

In October, 2014, Patrick Sweeney was appointed Chair of the Defense Research Institute Product Liability Committee for 2014 – 2015.