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Feldman Shepherd Attorney Evan Liu Assists in Securing Asylum and Permanent Resident Status for Boko Haram Kidnapping Victim

What began in Chibok, Nigeria, in April 2014 with the shocking kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Islamic militant group Boko Haram has ended happily in the U.S. for a Feldman Shepherd client who managed to escape her captors. Attorney Evan Y. Liu, M.D., recently assisted in securing asylum and permanent resident status for Patience Bulus, who at age 16 was one …

Feldman Shepherd and Francis Mailman Soumilas File Class Action Lawsuit Against Lloyd’s for Failure to Cover Business Income Losses in Pennsylvania Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic

PHILADELPHIA – May 27, 2020 — The law firms of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP and Francis Mailman Soumilas filed a class action lawsuit against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Lloyd’s”) for the insurer’s refusal to pay for loss of business income arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and Pennsylvania’s civil shutdown orders. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. …

Feldman Shepherd and Francis Mailman Soumilas File Class Action Lawsuit for Consumer Damages in Connection with IKEA’s Recall of Nearly 30 Million Dressers

The law firms of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP and Francis Mailman Soumilas, filed a class action lawsuit against IKEA US Retail LLC and IKEA North America Services LLC (collectively “IKEA”) on behalf of IKEA customers. This class action follows a recall of 8 million MALM chests and dressers and 21 million additional children’s and adult chests and …

IKEA Dresser Tip-Over Case Settles for $46 Million; IKEA Agrees to Expand Efforts to Recall Unstable Dressers.

The settlement is believed to be the largest child wrongful death recovery in American history PHILADELPHIA – January 6, 2020 — Plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has secured a $46 million settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 2-year-old California boy who was fatally injured by a tip-over of an IKEA MALM three-drawer …

Feldman Shepherd Attorney Evan Liu Helping Victim of Boko Haram Kidnapping Apply for Asylum in the U.S.

When Feldman Shepherd attorney Evan Y. Liu, M.D., signed on for a training program to provide pro bono legal representation to migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., never did he expect to encounter a client with the indomitable spirit of Patience Bulus. Bulus, at age 16, was among the 276 schoolgirls who were kidnapped on April 14, 2014, in Chibok, Nigeria, by Islamic militant group …

Feldman Shepherd Files Lawsuit Against Greentree Logistics, Inc., J.D. Eckman, Inc., and Jack Edward Satterfield III for I-83 Truck Accident That Killed Young Father and Infant Daughter

PHILADELPHIA, October 31, 2018 — Feldman Shepherd attorneys Mark W. Tanner and filed a lawsuit today against Greentree Logistics, Inc., J.D. Eckman, Inc., and Jack Edward Satterfield III on behalf of a Jessica Lybrand, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, whose husband Zachary Lybrand and 16-month-old daughter Elliana Lybrand died in a 12-vehicle accident on I-83 in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, on Oct. …

As Students Return to UPenn Campus, Suit Against UPenn for Failure to Adequately Respond to Suicidal Student’s Pleas for Help Moves Forward

A lawsuit filed by Feldman Shepherd on behalf of a University of Pennsylvania student who committed suicide after crying out for help nine times to university officials and not receiving any meaningful response is moving forward with a projected trial date of May 4, 2020. Feldman Shepherd attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd, Patricia M. Giordano and Andrew K. Mitnick filed a lawsuit …

January 26th, 2018

Feldman Shepherd attorneys Mark W. Tanner and Peter N. Newman represented the family of a student at a prominent University in Philadelphia for claims arising from the young man’s death-by-drug overdose in a dorm owned by the University. The University’s policies and procedures, as well as …

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Feldman Shepherd secures a $2.375M settlement for the family of State Trooper killed while on duty in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

January 25th, 2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 – Philadelphia, PA – Feldman Shepherd attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria, secured a $2.375 million recovery in favor of the family of State Trooper Sean Cullen, who was struck and killed in the line of duty while responding to a …

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Feldman Shepherd Wins $15.57 million Verdict Against Driver and Broker in Trucking Accident Case

October 18th, 2017

On October 17, 2017, following a three-week trial, Feldman Shepherd attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis secured a $15.57 million verdict for Isaac Espinoza, a pedestrian who was struck by a commercial truck-tractor driven by Ricky Hatfield, an independent contractor …

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Feldman Shepherd Attorney Mark W. Tanner Successfully Obtains a Reversal in The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Reinstating Civil Rights Case Against Former Attorney General Kathleen Kane

August 10th, 2017

On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion reversing the earlier ruling of the trial court that had dismissed the claims of FeldmanShepherd clients, former State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan, former Deputy Attorney General Frank Fina, investigator Randy …

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Trucking accident case settles during Federal Court Trial for $9.75M

June 14th, 2017

Philadelphia, PA (June 2017) – At 12:00 PM, June 14, following a two-week trial, Feldman Shepherd attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis secured a $9.75M recovery in favor of their client Gary Williams, who was struck by a tractor trailer …

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Ikea Dresser Tip-Over Cases Settled For $50 Million

December 22nd, 2016

Feldman Shepherd represents the families of three toddlers who were killed by IKEA furniture tip-overs. Curren Collas, age 2, was crushed to death by the tip-over of a six-drawer MALM dresser in the bedroom of his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Camden Ellis was the …

November 14th, 2016

A $30.5 million verdict awarded by a Gwinnett County, Georgia, jury to a mother and her brain-damaged child came as a shock to one defense attorney, who said it was likely one of the highest awards Gwinnett has seen. Re’Ayah Louis, now age 4, was left …

August 30th, 2016

Two months after a massive dresser recall prompted by the deaths of six toddlers, Ikea is balking at a Philadelphia judge’s order to turn over internal documents it gave to federal safety regulators. The company missed an Aug. 19 deadline to give the records to lawyers …

July 27th, 2016

Founding Partner Ezra Wohlgelernter was honored by the Senior Law Center for his 10 years of service as a board member and Vice Chair of the organization. Senior Law Center, a non-profit legal services agency, provides legal representation and advocacy to indigent senior citizens throughout …

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Co-Founder Ezra Wohlgelernter Installed as President of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association

July 1st, 2016

Co-founding partner Ezra Wohlgelernter of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has been installed as President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (PTLA). Founded in 1959, The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association is an active professional organization comprised of civil litigation attorneys dedicated to preserving …

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John M. Dodig Inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers

June 15th, 2016

Feldman Shepherd proudly announces that Partner John M. Dodig has been invited to become a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). The Academy is a group of elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal …

May 15th, 2016

The Legal Intelligencer profiled a recent opinion in response to a motion for redeposition filed by Carol Nelson Shepherd and Patricia M. Giordano in the case of Karim v. Reedy. The recent opinion requires the defendant obstetrician and nurse be redeposed to answer questions their …