News Around the Network

On May 19, 2023, Bradford County Circuit Court Judge George M. Wright entered a 32-page Order granting transportation services provider, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.’s motion for final summary judgment in this hard-fought case, ruling that the J.B. Hunt had, in fact, acted as a broker and not a motor carrier, and that the “broker vs. motor carrier” analysis, usually applicable in cargo claims, did no…

Young Moore attorney, David M. Duke, was recently elected to serve a two year term as Chairman of American College of Transportation Attorneys (ACTA), a non-profit association consisting of a select group of experienced transportation defense lawyers who have joined together to serve as a confidential, reliable, and supplemental legal resource to the trucking industry. ACTA consists of 32 members,…

Seventeen Plunkett Cooney attorneys, who are earlier in their careers, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for outstanding professional excellence. Ones to Watch honorees typically have been in practice for five to nine years, focusing on one or more of the 77 areas of expertise that are reviewed. The methodology for d…

Thirty-one Plunkett Cooney attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which lawyers within their own geographic region nominate their peers. These lawyers are not allowed to select nominees from the same area(s) in which they practice. Inclu…

Partners James Ruggieri, Paul Callaghan, Stephen Cooney, and Peter Garvey, Associate Brian Haynes and of Counsel Gerald DeMaria, were named in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. In Rhode Island, James Ruggieri was recognized for Employment Law – Management and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Paul Callaghan was named for Insura…

The 2023 Top Managing Partners list is comprised of managing partners who have contributed to revenue growth, nurtured and retained their talent base, kept their firms active in their communities and driven their firms to achieve important milestones. Kreamer is an experienced trial attorney, trying a wide variety of commercial, construction, financial services, insurance and product liability ca…

Ten attorneys from Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, have been named to the 2023 list of “Super Lawyers” by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine. Receiving special recognition by the magazine this year with inclusion among the state’s top 50 female lawyers are D. Jennifer Andreou and Mary Massaron. Andreou joins the top 50 list of attorneys practicing in the…

Cornwalls has been working with Jadig Finance for over 10 years. Adam Gringlas, Managing Director of Jadig Finance, sat down with Nick Amore, Partner, who acts as their legal advisor on all banking and finance matters, to find out more about this important partnership and to give some context to their stakeholders. Describe your work with Jadig. Nick: We began working with Jadig Finance more than …

Sills Cummis’ Grace Byrd discusses New Jersey’s new so-called “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.” As seen in this article, “Grace Byrd … described this as a ‘groundbreaking’ overhaul in New Jersey — and nationwide, as few similar examples exist of these changes in compensation, benefits and protections for temporary workers. From conversations Byrd is having from the management-side labor and em…

On August 11, 2018, a sudden and significant burst of rain caused several accidents on I-81 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The accident at issue involved a chain reaction collision involving five vehicles. A Western Express tractor-trailer was the last vehicle in the collision series to rear-end Plaintiff’s work van. Plaintiff suffered serious injuries, including a spinal fracture and an uncontes…