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Uncategorized August 22, 2022

ZK News – Congratulations to our Best Lawyers®

Zimmer Kunz is pleased to announce that 4 of our attorneys have been named 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has been regarded—by both the profession and the public—as the most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction in the United States. As such, recognition by Best Lawyers […]

Zimmer Kunz News August 19, 2022

ZK News – Zimmer Kunz Sponsors Barrel & Flow and Pours its Collaboration Beer at Festival

This year Zimmer Kunz continued its sponsorship of Barrel & Flow, a craft beer festival to promote craft beer among diverse communities, specifically the African American community. As part of the event, ZK collaborated with Anthony “Sizzle” Perry and his team at Crafted Culture in Columbus, Ohio to brew a Helles Lager called “Who the Helles Zimmer Kunz?” […]

Zimmer Kunz News August 15, 2022

ZK News – Zimmer Kunz Joins Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition

Zimmer Kunz is proud to be a new member of the Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition.  The mission of the Coalition is to promote regional economic growth by assisting employers in the Pittsburgh area to increase the hiring, retention and inclusion of legal professionals.  The Coalition is committed to working collaboratively with its members […]

Zimmer Kunz News August 15, 2022

ZK News – Shareholder Dan Krauth Named Faculty Member for 48th Annual IADC Trial Academy

Shareholder Dan Krauth was honored to be named as a faculty member, and team captain, for the 48th Annual IADC Trial Academy, which concluded August 5th, 2022, at Stanford University.  The seven day immersive workshop is one of the most prestigious trial academies in the world, and lawyer-students come from the U.S. and all over […]

Pennsylvania Updates July 7, 2022

PA Update – PA Commonwealth Court holds that Act 111 provisions granting employers credit for previously paid benefit weeks do not violate PA Constitution

The Commonwealth Court in a Memorandum Opinion Issued on May 25, 2022 by President Judge Jubelirer found Act 111 provisions granting employers credit for previously paid benefit weeks does not violate either due process or due course of law principles.  In addition, the Court held that by reenacting the IRE process, Act 111 did not […]

Zimmer Kunz News June 28, 2022

ZK News – Attorney Aaron Weiss Presents on Brewery Law at National Homebrew Convention in Pittsburgh, PA

On Friday, June 24, 2022 attorney Aaron Weiss spoke about brewery law at the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrew Convention, which was held here in Pittsburgh, PA. Aaron’s topic was titled “Brewery Law for Beginners” and provided an overview of the law to teach attendees about the legal issues they should consider and be prepared […]

Uncategorized June 24, 2022

ZK News – Attorney Aaron Weiss Speaking on Brewery Law at Upcoming National Homebrew Convention in Pittsburgh, PA

Attorney Aaron Weiss will be speaking about brewery law at the upcoming National Homebrew Convention on Friday, June 24, 2022. Aaron’s topic is titled “Brewery Law for Beginners” and will provide an overview of the law to teach attendees about the legal issues they should consider and be prepared for when making the leap to […]

Zimmer Kunz Results May 17, 2022

ZK Results – Attorneys Joni Mangino, Aaron Weiss, and Zach Evans Obtain Dismissal of Untimely Lawsuit filed Against Dentist

(Butler County, PA) (April 2022). Zimmer Kunz attorneys Joni Mangino, Aaron Weiss, and Zach Evans recently obtained the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against a dentist by two former patients. The lawsuit was initially commenced by a Writ of Summons and claimed injuries for medical malpractice. However, once the Complaint was filed it alleged only […]

Zimmer Kunz Results May 13, 2022

ZK Results – Attorney Danielle Zietak Obtains Dismissal for Out-of-State Defendant

In a lawsuit filed in Brooke County, WV, it was alleged that Plaintiff suffered injuries to his person and property when Defendant John Doe, an employee of Defendant PennDOT, allegedly backed a vehicle into Plaintiff’s driveway and yard, which were located in West Virginia. Defendant, an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, filed a Motion […]

West Virginia Updates May 6, 2022

WV Update – West Virginia Trial Court Grants Motion to Dismiss in Workers’ Compensation Lawsuit Based on Collateral Estoppel

On April 18, 2022, the West Virginia Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia in Michael D. Ruble v. Rust-Oleum Corporation, Cabell County, West Virginia, Case No. 19-C-127, granted Defendant Matrix Chemical LLC’s (“Matrix”) Motion to Dismiss under West Virginia Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) based on collateral estoppel. The complaint alleged that Plaintiff, Michael […]

Zimmer Kunz Results May 6, 2022

ZK Results – Attorney John W. Zotter Obtains Dental Malpractice Defense Verdict

Zimmer Kunz Shareholder, John W. Zotter, secured a defense verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania for a dentist who was alleged to have committed professional malpractice and failed to obtain the informed consent of his patient.  The lawsuit arose out of an extended course of dental treatment that was planned […]

Zimmer Kunz Results May 6, 2022

ZK Results – Attorney John W. Zotter Obtains Dismissal for Product Manufacturer

In a lawsuit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania, it was alleged that the 11-year-old Plaintiff was injured as she exited a five story, one hundred twenty-foot-long outdoor tube slide at a YMCA Camp and crashed into a hard-plastic mesh net at the end of the landing platform.  The Minor-Plaintiff […]

Pennsylvania Updates April 29, 2022

PA Update – Insurance Policy’s Household Exclusion Provision Enforceable Says Superior Court in Erie v. Colebank Opinion

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently held in a non-precedential opinion that Household Exclusion provisions of motor vehicle insurance policies are enforceable in Pennsylvania, and that a Plaintiff who chose not to procure Under Insured Motorist (“UIM”) coverage for his own vehicle was not entitled to UIM coverage under his parent’s policy merely because he lived […]

Zimmer Kunz News April 28, 2022

ZK News – Congratulations to Tracy Pape

Congratulations to Tracy Pape on being elected president of the Pittsburgh Legal Administrators Association (PLAA).  The PLAA is an organization of individuals holding various legal management positions in the legal industry.  The purpose of the PLAA is to promote the exchange of information regarding the administration and management of legal organizations.

West Virginia Updates April 22, 2022

WV Update – The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Finds Jury Permitted to Consider Statutorily Immune Non-Party in Fault Apportionment

On March 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued an opinion in State ex rel. March-Westin Co. v. Gaujot, 2022 W. Va. LEXIS 201 (W. Va. 2022), holding, in part, that a statutorily immune party must still be considered for purposes of fault apportionment under West Virginia Code § 55-7-13d. In […]

Zimmer Kunz News April 6, 2022

ZK News – Shareholder Chris Yoskosky Named $5K Club Member for Leukemia Lymphoma Society

Congratulations to Shareholder Chris Yoskosky on being recognized by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for his fundraising efforts.  Chris was recognized as a $5K Club Member at the April 1, 2022 Students of the Year banquet at Heinz Field.  The 5k Club is a group of exemplary team members who raise $5,000 or more for […]

Zimmer Kunz Results April 4, 2022

ZK Results – Attorney Anthony J.G. Hassey, Secures Defense Verdict in Allegheny County Arbitration Case

On February 22, 2022, Zimmer Kunz attorney, Anthony J.G. Hassey won at arbitration in the matter of State Farm v. Olsakovsky, after Plaintiff’s counsel declined to settle the matter for the policy limits.  In the early morning hours of March 7, 2019, Defendant’s vehicle died, due to a faulty alternator, on a dark, remote part […]

Pennsylvania Updates March 28, 2022

PA Update – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania holds that the Workers’ Compensation Act does not preclude the award of attorney fees to a claimant even if an employer establishes a reasonable basis for seeking a termination of benefits in Lorino v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Commonwealth), 266 A.3d 487 (Pa. 2021).

A PennDOT equipment operator suffered an injury on August 22, 2016.  The employer’s workers compensation carrier, InServco, accepted liability for a low back sprain/tear and a left hip sprain/tear pursuant to two medical only notices of compensation payable.  The employee did not miss any work because of his injury and did not receive indemnity benefits […]

Pennsylvania Updates March 18, 2022

PA Update – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Inter-Policy Stacking Waivers Must Be Explicit to Be Enforceable Under Pennsylvania Law

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of an under-insured motorist plaintiff in a dispute involving inter-policy stacking. Donovan v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 4232, — A.3d — (3rd Cir. 2022). In that matter, the plaintiff was involved in a motorcycle accident and […]

Zimmer Kunz News March 3, 2022

ZK News – Zimmer Kunz Attorneys Volunteer in PBA Mock Trial Program

The Regional rounds of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Program are coming to a close, and Zimmer Kunz attorneys have been a key part of the event in Region 1, which encompasses Allegheny County. Associate Thomas Cocchi was asked by PBA mock trial leadership to assist in the coordination of the mock […]

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