Recent Cases
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Dismissal of legal
malpractice claims filed
against their client
Matthew S. Marrone,
chair of DRI’s
Professional Liability
Committee, and DRI
member
Daniel S. Strick
of
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
in
Philadelphia secured a
dismissal of legal
malpractice claims filed
against their client in
the Superior Court of
New Jersey in Camden
County. The case
involved an automobile
accident in which the
plaintiff was seriously
injured. She claimed she
suffered from full body
reflex sympathetic
dystrophy (RSD) as a
result of the accident
and sought in excess of
$4 million in damages.
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FDCPA claims against
lawyer dismissed
Article from
DRI - The Voice - And The
Defense Wins
DRI member
Matthew S. Marrone,
partner with
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
in Philadelphia and
chair of DRI’s
Professional Liability
Committee, secured a
dismissal of all claims
filed against his
client, a lawyer, in the
United States District
Court for the District
of New Jersey. A
high-profile consumer
rights attorney filed a
putative class action
suit against the lawyer,
who represents creditors
in debt collection
matters. The plaintiffs
were debtors who
defaulted on payments to
their credit card
company and were sued by
the debt collecting
lawyer on behalf of the
company.
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Summary Judgment
successfully obtained in
RICO case
Article from
DRI - The Voice - And The
Defense Wins
Robert M. Cavalier and
Daniel S. Strick of
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
in Philadelphia, successfully
obtained summary judgment on behalf
of their insurance broker clients in
a civil RICO case in the U.S.
District Court for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania. Flood
v. Makowski, et. al., 2007 WL
4211445 (Nov. 27, 2007 M.D.Pa.) An
article about the case appeared on
the front page of the New York
Times business section shortly
after the complaint seeking recovery
of $75 million was filed and
received substantial press in the
local Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
newspapers throughout the
litigation. The allegations in the
complaint arose from an alleged “pay
to play” scheme involving the
Luzerne County Retirement Pension
Plan administered by the three
County Commissions, Treasurer and
Controller, who comprised the
Retirement Board.
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Jury
finds sailboat owner and
operator not negligent
in traumatic head injury
case.
Article from
DRI - Voice of the
Defense Bar - The Voice
Matthew S. Marrone,
a partner with
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
in Philadelphia, secured
a defense jury verdict
on March 23, 2007 on
behalf of both a
sailboat owner and
operator in a traumatic
head injury case,
Lepone v. Brown,
Docket
No.: 05-05374,
in the Court of Common
Pleas of Chester County,
Pennsylvania.
In doing so, the jury
found in the defendants'
favor with respect to
several navigational
rules which were
directly at issue in the
case.
Also view article
from
Boating Briefs
Note:
Article can be found on
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Lutzwood
Enterprises, Inc. et al.
v. Fanelli-Harley-Harper
and Associates, Ltd.
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
obtained a compulsory
non-suit in favor of an
insurance broker in the
Court of Common Pleas in
Chester County,
Pennsylvania. |
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Del-Sir Supply, Inc. v.
Hitchcock-Brenner
Insurance Agency
Matthew S. Marrone, a partner with Lucas and Cavalier, LLC in Philadelphia, secured a defense jury verdict on March 1, 2007 on behalf of an insurance agent in the Court of Common Pleas in Washington County, Pennsylvania. |
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Rummel v. Nelson and
Associates
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
wins summary judgment on
behalf of insurance
broker for alleged
violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair
Trade Practices and
Consumer Protection
Law. |
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Bull Star v. Northern
Ins. Co. of New York
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
wins summary judgment on
behalf of insurer. |
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Funtime Sportswear, Inc.
v. Richard B. Ryon
Insurance et al
Lucas
and Cavalier, LLC
secures dismissal of
claim for attorney's
fees and bad faith
claims against insurance
broker. |
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Brodsky v. Mile High Equipment Co.
Lucas and Cavalier, LLC
secure defense verdict
for manufacturers in
design defect case.
Affirmed by
Third Circuit on April
18, 2003. |
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Udowenko v. Lincoln
Foodservice Products, Inc.
Lucas and
Cavalier, LLC earns
defense verdict in
products liability
action in six-day trial. |
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