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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 …

March 26th, 2012

Philadelphia personal injury lawyer Carol Nelson Shepherd of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is serving as co-chair of the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) 2012 April Benefit. The nonprofit, providing free direct civil legal services to Philadelphia’s homeless and shelter population, will host its …

February 3rd, 2012

Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP is pleased to announce that Patricia M. Giordano has been named a partner of the firm. Giordano is a personal injury lawyer who handles complex litigation, including catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice …

January 20th, 2012

Philadelphia trial lawyer Ezra Wohlgelernter of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP recently presented “Evidentiary Considerations” as a faculty member of the December 2011 Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) Premises Liability Seminar. Wohlgelernter’s presentation focused on motions in limine, providing insight into the handling …

January 17th, 2012

Patricia M. Giordano, a personal injury attorney with Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, participated in Rutgers Law School Camden’s Small & Mid-Size Law Firm Panel. Giordano and the other panelists shared information and advice about the legal services that they provide, how each …

December 27th, 2011

Trial lawyer John M. Dodig of the personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, has been named to South Jersey Magazine’s 2011 Awesome Attorneys list for the second consecutive year. South Jersey Magazine develops its list of Awesome Attorneys through a reader …

December 21st, 2011

Trial attorney G. Scott Vezina has joined Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, focusing his practice on medical malpractice, product liabilityand aviation accidents. Vezina, formerly of the Ratzan Law Group in Miami, Fla., has handled more than 25 …

December 14th, 2011

December 14, 2011 Philadelphia trial lawyers Carol Nelson Shepherd and Mark W. Tanner ofFeldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, recently served as faculty of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) 6th Annual Full Day Medical Malpractice Seminar. Shepherd was the course moderator and addressed …

November 29th, 2011

Patricia M. Giordano, a Philadelphia personal injury attorney with Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, has been appointed to the Civil Trial Litigation Committee of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). The recently formed committee will explore issues of concern to NJAJ members …

October 17th, 2011

Arrive magazine has recognized Patricia M. Giordano, a Philadelphia trial attorney with Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, as one of the region’s top women attorneys in the field of personal injury law. Arrive based its “Top Women Lawyers in the Northeast” listings on …