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Philadelphia Firefighters Win Age Discrimination Claim

Philadelphia Firefighter Candidates Win Age Discrimination Claim Against the City of Philadelphia Galfand Berger recently won an age discrimination case brought on behalf of seven firefighter candidates removed by the City of Philadelphia because they were 40 years old or older.  The City considered them too old to hire as firefighters!  The candidates knew they …

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Peter Patton Argues Case Before En Banc Panel

Peter Patton Argues Case Before En Banc Panel of Pennsylvania Superior Court On September 24, 2009, Galfand Berger Senior Partner, Peter Patton, argued a case before an en banc panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court.  An en banc panel consists of at least 9 judges of the Superior Court and is only seated after a majority …

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Galfand Berger Wins Important Case for Injured Workers in Pennsylvania

Galfand Berger Wins Important Case for Injured Workers in Pennsylvania Superior Court unanimously agrees with argument from Galfand Berger’s Peter Patton regarding application of OSHA regulations Philadelphia, Penn., March 1, 2010 — In an important victory for injured workers in Pennsylvania, attorney Peter Patton Philadelphia personal injury attorneys from Galfand Berger prevailed in a recent Superior …

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Marc Jacobs: Moderator at Workers Compensation Conference

Marc Jacobs: Moderator at Workers’ Compensation Conference On June 1, 2011, Marc Jacobs participated as moderator for a panel discussion of The Heart and Lung Act at the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Conference held in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The panel discussed a basic overview of the Act, including general concepts and how the Act overlaps/interplays …

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Galfand Berger Secures $3,000,000 Recovery in Train Fatality

Galfand Berger Secures $3,000,000 Recovery in Train Fatality Case Summary: Galfand Berger products liability attorney Rick Jurewicz obtained a $3 million recovery in a case involving a worker who was killed in a railcar accident at a Coatesville, Pennsylvania steel mill. Our client, a brakeman at the facility, slipped and fell from a railcar. He …

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Summer Roadtrips When the Unexpected Happens

Summer Roadtrips: When the Unexpected Happens With the summer driving season in full swing, the attorneys at Galfand Berger want to provide you with some useful tips if the unexpected happens and you are involved in a car accident. Remember to: Call the police immediately and ask them to come to the scene Exchange names, …

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