Reeves v Travelers
Apr 12, 2017OUTCOME: Bifurcation denied.
Bad faith bifurcation DENIED by a federal court judge who cited from my brief.
David B. Kline's Legal Cases (15)
Philadelphia, PA
Personal injury Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Livingston v Greyhound
Jan 30, 2015OUTCOME: Remand
Won remand from EDPA back to state court defeating claim of artificially created non-diversity
POs granted
Jan 21, 2013OUTCOME: Cause of action dismissed
in a case based on agency principles where substantial case law to the contrary existed
Gibson v New Covenant
Jan 11, 2013OUTCOME: Won- SJ graned by Mark Bernstein, J.
SJ WON in PHILA. Plaintiff slipped and fell in generally slippery and icy conditions. Through effective deposition taking, I was able to elicit that she did not know what caused her to fall. We won s ... ummary judgment despite that an independent witness saw her fall.
Ganski v Wolff Lighting--3d Circuit
Dec 21, 2012OUTCOME: Third Circuit affirmed D verdict
Plaintiff claimed serious injuries from a high speed motor vehicle collision. We stipulated to negligence (breach of a duty). Defense expert did not concede causation. Plaintiff claimed his damages ... claims were uncontested because we called no ortho expert and based on testimony of neuropsych, who did not admit injury under these facts. I wrote the 3d Circuit appeal brief in its entirety.
Coverage Dispute Won Again --SJ granted by Judge Bernard Moore
Dec 07, 2012OUTCOME: SJ granted.
Successfully argued against pro se plaintiff that my client had no duty to defend under convoluted facts. Also argued no basis for bad faith, client was dismissed from case with prejudice.
Venue Transfer out of Philly
Nov 26, 2012OUTCOME: Case transferred out of Philly.
This is a high profile fatality case in which Judge DeVito granted my Motion to Transfer Venue out of Philadelphia. This has the potential of making the outcome much more favorable to my client.
Coverage Dispute Won in MontCo AAA vs. Willie Tisdale, et al Case No. 2007-19966
Jul 16, 2012OUTCOME: Won, case dismissed by Judge Bernard Moore on summary judgment.
Represented Plaintiff Insurer in Dec Action where Defendant tried to claim HO coverage for fire loss. Defendant was excluded under policy, sought millions in damages due to death of child and loss of ... home. Case No. 2007-19966- MontCo
Yates v. Stroehmanns
Nov 10, 2010OUTCOME: $750,000 settlement
Plaintiff was rear ended while occupying work vehicle. He suffered severe back injuries requiring multiple surgeries. However, plaintiff was videotaped by defendant's surveillance team, revealing him ... working as a metal scrapper.
Modesto v. Bermudez
Jan 20, 2009OUTCOME: Mediation resulted in $415,000 settlement of case
This was a motor vehicle case where one party was 99% liable and the other was 1%, if that. The 99% party paid all of its $100,000 insurance limits-- that was easy. The other party offered us nothing, ... until a marathon mediation session before the one of a kind Honorable Tom Raup. At the end of that session, the 1% liable party paid $315,000, for a total settlement of $415,000. The total settlement offer going in was less than half that sum. We presented the case in such a fashion that Judge Raup accepted our valuation of the case, rather than the 1% liable defendant's assessment.
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