July 14, 2006 : PA Supreme Court Lets Stand Multi-Million Dollar Verdict Obtained by Weber Gallagher Attorneys
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently denied review of one of the largest jury verdicts ever delivered in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a case litigated by Weber Gallagher partners Marc B. Zingarini and Thomas E. Butler, Jr. and former partner - now Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge - Susan Schulman.
The Firm's attorneys obtained a $20.5 million jury verdict on behalf of their client, Wachovia Bank, in an action against a sprinkler system manufacturer held liable for a 1997 warehouse fire in West Pittston, Pennsylvania that destroyed millions of stored documents. The trial judge awarded Wachovia - then First Union Corp. - more than $6.4 million in delay damages. Wachovia is also entitled to post-judgment interest that has been accruing since the verdict was issued in December 2002. The Supreme Court's one-page order denying allocatur lets stand an August 2005 decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court that rejected the manufacturer's appeal.
The Supreme Court's decision to let stand the verdict was the subject of a page-one story in the July 14, 2006 issue of The Legal Intelligencer, which can be viewed by clicking the link below.
File Under: Results, General Liability, Product Liability, Marc B. Zingarini