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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 14th, 2016

On January 14, 2016, Bobbie Pichini, along with attorney Roberta Liebenberg, presented a program before the Women’s Initiative of the Fox Rothschild firm. The presentation, entitled “Charting our Progress” was live in Philadelphia and broadcast to all Fox offices nationwide. They reviewed recent statistics regarding …

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Attorney Mark W. Tanner Files Civil Suit Against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Philadelphia Daily News

November 20th, 2015

Feldman Shepherd Co-Managing Partner Mark W. Tanner has filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of former State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan and former employees of the Attorney General’s Office Randy Feathers, Richard A. Sheetz, Jr., E. Marc Costanzo, and Frank Fina, against Pennsylvania Attorney General …

October 16th, 2015

Feldman Shepherd is pleased to announce that Co-Managing Partner Mark W. Tanner will be featured in Benchmark Litigation 2016 as a ‘Litigation Star’ for his outstanding work in the legal profession. Since 2006, Benchmark Litigation has conducted research on litigators, law firms, and cases using comprehensive …

June 23rd, 2015

It was Friday the 13th, this past April, when 28 decks of playing cards left a manufacturing plant in Kansas City allegedly carrying a simple, fateful flaw. That minute mistake in Missouri grew into a giant mess more than 1,000 miles away at the Golden Nugget, …

January 15th, 2015

Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is proud to announce that Edward Goldis has been named a partner of the firm. Goldis, who joined Feldman Shepherd in 2005, focuses his practice in the fields of auto defects and crashworthiness, product …

January 2nd, 2015

Founding partner Carol Nelson Shepherd, Esq. of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has been elected President of the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) Board of Directors for a one year term beginning January 1, 2015. HAP, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, was established by a …

October 15th, 2014

Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is proud to announce that Roberta “Bobbie” Pichini has been honored as a recipient of the 2014 Women of Distinction Award, which recognizes thirty-one of the area’s most dynamic women. Pichini will be presented with the award at the Philadelphia …

September 23rd, 2014

Growing up during turbulent times in Philadelphia is what initially sparked a lifelong interest in civil rights for Robert Levant. Levant, a Philadelphia-based civil rights attorney, shared his personal experiences and discussed the need of the NAACP with community leaders, citizens and dignitaries during the Norwalk …

September 17th, 2014

Feldman Shepherd is pleased to announce that Co-Managing Partner Mark W. Tanner will be featured in Benchmark Litigation 2015 as a ‘Litigation Star’ for his outstanding work. Since 2006, Benchmark Litigation has conducted research on litigators, law firms, and cases using comprehensive questionnaires and interviews with …