On May 27, 2010, the PA Superior Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Common Pleas granting the defendant Mozart Management’s motion for summary judgment regarding Daniel Torisky’s personal injury claim.  Mr. Torisky’s claims for personal injuries and loss of consortium arose as a result of his fall allegedly caused by black ice in a parking lot operated by Mozart Mgmt.

In a Per Curiam Order dated April 16, 2010, the Pa. Supreme Court denied an appeal by Richard Bisher, a member of the Scottsdale Elks Lodge No. 777, who sought recovery for injuries arising from a bizarre state of facts. On December 20, 2002, Mr. Bisher was assaulted in his home by another Elks Lodge member, Frank Moore, who had been drinking at the Elks Lodge the night before. Following the assault, Mr. Moore took his own life.

On June 1, 2009, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed and remanded the defense verdict in the strict products liability case of Tara Guadio individually and as the administratrix of the estate of Andrew Guadio v. Ford Motor Company, et al.

On June 4, 2009, the Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the trial court decision in favor of the defendant in Werts v. Goodyear Tire Co., et al.  The appellant claimed that the lower court erred by allowing the defendant’s experts to testify about a study that measured levels of asbestos fibers released by the defendant’s products.  The appellant also claimed the court erred in allowing these experts to testify about studies that had not been admitted into evidence.