Last week, U. S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania agreed with arguments made by our Nancy Winkler and Todd Schoenhaus and rejected Johnson & Johnson’s attempts to move our client’s Talc-related lawsuit to a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.
Category: In the News
Eisenberg Rothweiler Attorneys Successfully Fight Back Against Johnson & Johnson’s Efforts to Keep our Client’s Talc Case Out of Philadelphia Court
Stewart Eisenberg Interviewed by TIME Magazine Regarding Boy Scouts of America Sexual Abuse Scandal
Stewart Eisenberg was interviewed by TIME Magazine regarding allegations of sexual abuse against the Boy Scouts of America made by over 428 men and boys.
Philadelphia Assisted Living Center Sued by Family of Visually Impaired Resident Who Died After Leaving Facility Through an Allegedly Alarmed Door and Falling Approximately Two Stories onto Sidewalk
The suit alleges that Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley and its security contractor, U. S. Security Associates, were both negligent and grossly negligent for failing to put the appropriate systems, processes, and precautions in place to prevent such an event from happening, especially where similar instances involving unsupervised residents who wandered from the facility had occurred previous to this tragedy. According to the complaint, no one from Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley was aware that Ms. Jones-Davis had left the building or had been injured until a nurse received a call almost an hour after Ms. Jones-Davis wandered out of the building. “
Stronger Than Hate
Friends: We were shocked and saddened to learn of the senseless tragedy that occurred at the Tree of Life Synagogue near Pittsburgh this past weekend. Hopefully, we will all have the strength to move forward to find light through the cracks and to fight hate and bigotry by supporting those leaders who strive to maintain democracy and rule of law as we know it.
Our Law Firm Accepts the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
We are honored to announce that Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P. C. , was selected to receive the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award from Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP). Volunteers with the organization, like the lawyers in our law firm, help provide legal services to members of our community who could not otherwise afford an attorney.
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck Secures a Nearly Eight-Figure Settlement for the Family of a Man Killed in a Crash Allegedly Caused by a Defective Tire
Stewart Eisenberg, Nancy Winkler, and Dan Sherry recently secured a confidential nearly eight-figure settlement in a lawsuit on behalf of the mother of a 25-year-old man who died after succumbing to injuries he suffered in a single commercial vehicle crash in West Virginia. Our client alleged a defective tire on the steer axle of the vehicle her son […]
Historic Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Approval and Sexual Abuse Settlement
A Delaware bankruptcy judge recently signed off on the Boy Scouts of America’s (“BSA”) bankruptcy reorganization plan and $2.46 billion plan for compensating tens of thousands of survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of BSA representatives. Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein’s decision—which will lead to the largest sexual abuse settlement in the history of the […]
Lawsuit Filed Regarding Client’s Son’s Death by Suicide at Lancaster County Prison
Nancy Winkler and Todd Schoenhaus recently filed a lawsuit against Lancaster County, Pa., PrimeCare Medical (the medical care provider for Lancaster County Prison), and a number of Lancaster County Prison guards and medical staff regarding the tragic death of Justin Aichholz. Justin died on July 18, 2020, four days after his 30th birthday, after he hung himself from […]
Dan Jeck and Todd Schoenhaus Hit the Local Airwaves to Talk About the Law—and Philly Sports
Dan Jeck and Todd Schoenhaus recently tapped into their inner DJs, appearing live on separate local radio shows. Dan joined “Legal Talk with Jeff Nerenberg” on Philadelphia’s Talk 860 AM. Jeff is a personal injury attorney based in Philadelphia. Dan and Jeff talked about medical malpractice cases, litigating cases during the pandemic, and Dan’s efforts as president of […]
Temple University Beasley School of Law Names its 2021–2022 Stewart J. Eisenberg Scholar
Rachel Dansky, a third-year student at Temple University Beasley School of Law, was recently named the school’s 2021–2022 Stewart J. Eisenberg Scholar. The scholarship, endowed by our own Stewart Eisenberg, is given annually to the Temple Law students who are most outstanding in trial advocacy. “Temple Law provided me the foundation upon which I have […]
