Blog: Firm News

Lawrence County jury awards $1.6 Million in medical malpractice case

May 21, 2022

On May 12, 2022, New Castle personal injury attorneys Dallas Hartman and Patrick Sullivan secured a $1.6 million verdict against William Gilleland, Jr., M.D., in a medical malpractice trial. After a week long trial in Lawrence County presided over by The Honorable J. Craig Cox of The Common Pleas Court, the jury ruled that Dr. Gilleland violated his duty of care. The jury awarded $1,000,000.00 for past pain, suffering, and disfigurement and $600,000.00 for future...

Dallas M. Hartman selected at Top 40 Under 40 in Pennsylvania

Mar 25, 2021

Congratulations to Dallas M. Hartman for being selected for inclusion into the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the field. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation only and is limited to the top 40 attorneys in each state or region who have demonstrated excellence and have achieved outstanding results...

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of West Pittsburg woman killed by tractor trailer that left scene

Aug 27, 2019

Dallas M. Hartman and Patrick L. Sullivan filed a lawsuit last Friday on behalf of the family of 19-year-old Alissa Jones, who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer on June 30, 2019, in West Pittsburg. The accident was witnessed by Alissa’s father and sister and occurred in a parking lane in front of their house in West Pittsburg. Alissa was rushed to the hospital and succumbed to her injuries two days later. The driver...

Dallas M. Hartman & Patrick L. Sullivan Secure $10.6 Million Settlement for Injured Mercer County Truck Driver

Jul 11, 2019

A Mercer County man has been awarded nearly $10.6 million as a part of a settlement against Dura-Bond Coating Inc. after portions of both of his legs had to be amputated following an industrial accident at a Duquesne pipe yard on Christmas Eve 2013. Robert (Rick) R. Ryder, an experienced truck driver employed by Yourga Trucking Inc., suffered severe and permanent injuries to both legs after becoming trapped under a 5,000-pound pipe as it was...

UPMC Jameson is notifying patients of a potential exposure from improperly cleaned ultrasound probes

Nov 1, 2018

We are currently speaking to many clients who have been contacted by UPMC about a potential exposure from improperly cleaned ultrasound probes at UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. While officials say “related health risks are extremely low”, all patients should follow the advice of health officials and get the proper testing for diseases including Hepatitis C. UPMC says it has contacted all patients who may be affected and will offer free testing to them...

Attorney Patrick Sullivan discusses the most dangerous intersections in Allegheny County on KDKA Radio

Nov 29, 2017

Attorney Patrick Sullivan spoke with KDKA Radio’s John McIntire about our study on the most dangerous intersections in Allegheny County. While not the most populous county in the state, Allegheny County has more collisions than any other county. We specifically looked at the dangerous intersections and created a composite score that factored in the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities. Our firm was shocked that Allegheny County had more collisions than the more populous Philadelphia County, but...

Governor Wolf Signs Daniel’s Law at Scott Township Fire Station

Nov 4, 2016

After two and a half years of blood, sweat and many tears, the Gallatin family finally saw Daniel’s Law signed by Governor Tom Wolf. Daniel’s Law will provide a sentencing enhancement of up to five years for an accident involving texting while driving that results in a death, or up to two years if there is a serious injury. Several hundred people gathered to watch Governor Tom Wolf sign Daniel’s Law at the Scott Township...

Governor Tom Wolf to sign Daniel’s Law at the Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department tomorrow

Nov 3, 2016

We are very excited to announce that Governor Tom Wolf will sign Daniel’s Law (HB 853) at the Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department in New Castle tomorrow at 1:30 pm. Daniel’s Law was created in honor of Daniel Gallatin who was killed when a distracted driver hit him from behind and dragged both Daniel and his motorcycle under her vehicle for quite a distance. The driver of the vehicle that hit Gallatin admitted to texting...

Dallas Hartman recognized as one of the top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania

May 19, 2016

We are proud to announce that Attorney Dallas W. Hartman has been bestowed the distinguished honor of the exclusive Top 100 Super Lawyers Pennsylvania, Top 50 Super Lawyers Pittsburgh and the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. Attorney Kathleen Robertson, lead workers' compensation attorney, was also recognized as one of the top 2.5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania who are either under the age of 40 or have been practicing less than 10 years. Each year,...

Young expectant mother discusses her life after contracting Hepatitis C at McKay-Dee Hospital

May 4, 2016

Late last year, McKay-Dee and Davis Hospitals in Utah sent out letters to over 7,200 people warning patients of a possible exposure to Hepatitis C after a nurse was discovered diverting drugs. Our firm was contacted by many people who had received the letters and we partnered with the Layton, Utah firm of Feller & Wendt and nationally recognized Attorney Harry Bell to pursue cases against the hospitals. One of the people who contacted us...