Matthew A. Casey Law Blog

Ross Feller Casey, LLP has hired a
new associate, Iddo Harel, bringing to 12 the number of lawyers at the
Philadelphia personal injury law firm.

"Iddo brings with him a
strong academic and professional background, and he will be an important part
of our catastrophic injury practice," said Matthew Casey, a founding
partner at Ross Feller Casey.

 As an associate, Harel will Read More

Matthew Casey, a founding partner of Ross Feller Casey, LLP in Philadelphia, has become one of the leading legal expert on the Penn State University Child Sex Scandal, providing analysis and commentary for media outlets including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Harrisburg... Read More

Chris Mondics, The Philadelphia Inquirer's Legal Correspondent, wrote an article today examining how Penn State University likely will face huge financial exposure from lawsuits by sexual-abuse victims who can allege the school had ample warning that its former assistant football coach preyed on children but did little or nothing to stop it.

Mondics turned to Matt Casey,... Read More

A Lehigh County, Pa. jury late on Friday night awarded a 55-year-old woman more than $23 million after finding that a home care nurse failed to properly evaluate and timely report an infected catheter. The delay resulted in a bloodstream infection that ultimately caused the woman to have both legs amputated below the knees.

The verdict is believed to be the largest reported Pennsylvania medical malpractice verdict for an individual plaintiff in the... Read More

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel this week reversed a lower court ruling and
ordered a trial in the wrongful death case of John Lacey, a 21-year-old student
who was shot and killed outside a bar on the campus of Widener University in
Chester, Delaware County eight years ago.

Attorneys representing Ann Lacey — John Lacey’s mother and administratrix of
his estate — claim Widener was negligent for failing to improve safety in... Read More