Blog: Firm News

Dallas Hartman named on of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania

May 24, 2013

Attorney Dallas W. Hartman, founder of the firm, has been selected by his peers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania as published by Super Lawyers. He was one of only ten lawyers from Western Pennsylvania selected in the Top 100 for Pennsylvania and the only attorney from New Castle to ever receive the honor. In addition he was listed as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Pittsburgh for the second year...

Allegheny County Jury awards Irwin Family 109 Million in Wrongful Death Case

Dec 6, 2012

A jury in Allegheny County sent a clear message to West Penn Power Company today by awarding an Irwin man and his family 109 million dollars, including 61 million in punitive damages. On a clear June afternoon Carrie Goretzka was inside her home with her mother-in-law and two young daughters when she looked outside and noticed that her trees were on fire. She immediatley went outside with her cell phone to call 911 and waited in...

Dallas Hartman’s New Office Complex Receives National Award

Jun 26, 2012

New Castle, PA, June 26, 2012 – Varco Pruden Buildings, one of the nation's largest providers of metal building systems, has announced Dallas Hartman's new office complex will be inducted into their 2011 Hall of Fame. The 18,000 – square foot office structure was completed in November of 2011 and is the current home of Dallas W. Hartman, PC, Attorneys at Law. Varco Pruden is one of the world's premier building groups. They provide innovative...

Dallas Hartman recognized as one of the top 50 attorneys in Pittsburgh region

May 25, 2012

Attorney Dallas Hartman, of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., has been listed as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2012. This is the second year in a row that Dallas has been honored by Super Lawyers, a designation reserved for the top 5% of lawyers in PA as voted by their peers. In addition to his Super Lawyers distinction, Attorney Hartman has also been voted as one of the top 50 lawyers in the Pittsburgh region and the...

Dallas Hartman recognized by Newsweek as national leader in product liability

Apr 9, 2012

Attorney Dallas Hartman, of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., has been recognized by Newsweek Magazine as one of the country's leading product liability attorneys. Product liability is the idea that a manufacturer or seller of a product is responsible if the product they make or sell is defective and causes harm to the person who buys it. Some parties who may be liable is a product liability case are the original manufacturer, the manufacturer of components...

Two Trucks Collide on I-90 in Harborcreek

Jan 27, 2012

Breaking News: Emergency services were quick to the scene of yet another accident involving commercial trucks on the Interstate 90 section of Harborcreek Township in Erie this afternoon. The wreckage occurred nearly a quarter of a mile west of exit 35 between Depot Road and Clark Road. Initial reports from fire fighters are claiming that a white commercial box truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer at speeds that have not yet been determined. The two vehicles were...

Two Heartbreaking Deaths in Trumbull Mere Minutes Apart

Jan 27, 2012

Two people were tragically killed in motor vehicle crashes that took place in Trumbull County on Thursday evening and early into Friday morning. Ohio State Troopers are reporting that a 30-year-old man from Warren, OH was killed when the car, in which he was a passenger, drove off the road on Route 82 just west of Route 11 and the Old Avalon Golf Course in Howland, OH, and hit a pole from an overhead sign...

Dallas Hartman and Kathleen Hayne Robertson recognized in 2011 Super Lawyers Magazine

May 25, 2011

Attorneys Dallas Hartman and Kathleen Hayne Robertson, of Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., have been recognized in 2011's edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Attorneys Hartman and Hayne Robertson have been voted by their peers as a "Super Lawyer" and a "Rising Star," respectively. The "Super Lawyers" designation is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The "Rising Star" honor is awarded to the top 2.5% of lawyers in Pennsylvania who are either under the...

$15.6 million awarded in brother vs. brother car accident lawsuit

Mar 19, 2010

A jury has awarded a Shenango County man $15.6 million over an automobile accident he was in with his brother at the wheel. Judge Tom Piccione of the Common Pleas Court presided over what is one of Lawrence County's largest ever verdicts. Stephen Piper was injured in an automobile accident on February 22nd, 2003 in a car driven by his brother, Kyle Piper. At the time of the accident, Stephen was fifteen and Kyle was...