Premises Liability

The Firm has nearly thirty (30) years of experience handling all aspects of premise liability claims for major retailers. The firm’s premises liability practice is national in scope, but it principally handles such matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We have handled every conceivable type of claim including:

• slips on transitory conditions
• trips on construction and maintenance defects
• falling merchandise and defective displays
• accidents involving environmental conditions, including snow and ice
• sidewalk and parking lot defects
• entrance way and threshold accidents, including automatic doors
• forklift and power equipment mishandling

Our attorneys have more than 180 civil cases to verdict, most of them resulting in outright defense verdicts. Our attorneys have also conducted multiple “mock trials” and focus groups to develop comprehensive trial themes and defense strategies.

Our attorneys have unique and extensive experience handling catastrophic injury cases including: wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and amputations.  Practice head Patrick J. McDonnell has served as coordinating and trial counsel for a large retailer for matters alleging Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”), traumatic brain and spinal cord injury cases throughout the country.  He has also co-authored multiple peer reviewed scientific articles on medico legal issues, including a textbook chapter utilized in medical schools throughout the country.