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Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., Named a 2017 Best Law Firm

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Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., is happy to report that our law firm has been included as part of the 2017 Best Law Firms in America list. This announcement comes on the heels of all five of our firm’s partners being named to the 2017 The Best Lawyers in America list earlier this year. What Is Best Law Firms? U.S....

Fredric Eisenberg & Todd Schoenhaus Discuss Historic $265 Million Amtrak Settlement at CLE

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A recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation involved an in-depth review of the historic $265 million Amtrak settlement. The CLE was held at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Philadelphia on Tuesday, November 22 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., partner Fredric...

What to Do in a Train Crash

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In the wake of the Hoboken train crash that left one woman dead and more than 100 others injured, there are still a lot of questions left to be answered. What led to the train wreck? How can we keep train wrecks like this from happening? Until we can figure out how to prevent train crashes, what can passengers do to raise their chances of surviving...

Amtrak to Pay Out Historic $265 Million Settlement for 2015 Derailment

Multiple news outlets, including AP, CBS News, NPR, KYW, Legal Intelligencer, and the Philadelphia Business Journal, are reporting that a historic settlement has been reached in the May 2015 Amtrak derailment that happened in Philadelphia. The settlement, which is reportedly $265 million, was approved by a federal judge in Philadelphia yesterday mo...

Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C. Partners Named to 2016 Best Lawyers

Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., is pleased to announce that the firm’s five partners have been named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The following attorneys were named to the 2016 Best Lawyers in America List: Stewart J. Eise...

Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C. Files Lawsuit for Couple Injured in the Amtrak Train Derailment

Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., have filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amtrak and the train engineer on behalf of their clients, who were severely injured in the Amtrak 188 regional train derailment. Newlyweds Declan MacFarland and his wife Kathryn Varnum were looking to start their life together when the board...

$1.2 Million for Failure to Diagnose & Treat Pneumonia

Dino Privitera achieved a $1.2 million verdict for the family of a young man who died from complications of pneumonia which were not properly treated by his physician. Our client, a 22 year old college student, developed a persistent cough in October 2005 and was prescribed an oral antibiotic by his pediatrician. At birth he was diagnosed with c...

Brian C. Hall, Esq. Elected President of Media Borough Council

The Media Borough Council has elected Brian C. Hall, Esq., of Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C., to serve as its President. The Council is a seven-member governing body for the town of Media, Pa., a town of 5,500 residents. “As President of the Media Borough Council, I will work with the residents and businesses in Med...