News & Wins:

On February 4, 2022, the Hon. Joseph Dawson III of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina accepted the arguments made by Littleton Park to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ proffered firearms expert and granted summary judgment in Frankenberry v. Sig Sauer, Inc. Plaintiff sustained a gunshot wound to his right…

Littleton Park obtained a defense verdict in a firearms product liability trial held in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. The case arose out of a January 28, 2020 accidental discharge incident. Plaintiff was removing his pistol and holster from his belt when the pistol accidentally discharged a round into…

LPJUK is proud to congratulate Scott Toomey on his election as Treasurer of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel for 2022-23. For 74 years, PADC has served as the voice for the civil defense bar in the Philadelphia area. Affiliated with the Defense Research Institute (DRI), PADC has long taken a leading role in promoting…

More than 50 participants heard Scott Toomey provide an update and strategy tips on Pennsylvania product liability law. Entitled “Tincher Hangs in the Balance: Pennsylvania Products Liability Law 2022” and offered on behalf of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute with William J. Ricci, Esq., the seminar addressed the many cases and issues that are pending in…

Littleton Park is pleased to announce the launch of its new practice group focusing on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Littleton Park’s attorneys provide a wide assortment of clients with ADA litigation defense and counseling services in venues throughout the nation.  If you have any questions about Littleton Park’s ADA services, please contact the…

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Kristen E. Dennison, a Partner in our Philadelphia office, as Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  Kristen will lead the firm’s efforts in diversity and belonging through recruitment, retention, advancement, and belonging of our highly skilled attorneys and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Kristen is…

We are pleased to welcome Jon Woy as a new attorney in our Pennsylvania office, located in suburban Philadelphia. Jon is an experienced litigator focusing on complex product liability matters and commercial litigation in state and federal courts across the country.  Products defended include medical devices, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, industrial products, aerial lifts, cranes, and…

Newly arrived attorney Jon Woy has hit the ground running, publishing an article in the Legal Intelligencer’s annual Product Liability Special Section. Entitled “Pennsylvania’s Erosion of the Fair Share Act in Products Liability Cases,” Jon analyzes the threat to the plain language of Pennsylvania’s Fair Share Act posed by two recent decisions from panels of…

After a full-day, in-person Daubert hearing, the Hon. Katherine Kimball Mizelle accepted the arguments made by Scott Toomey, Jim Ughetta and Keith Gibson of Littleton Park, excluded the testimony of purported helmet expert John Lloyd, Ph.D., and granted summary judgement in Knepfle v. HJC Corp. and LeMans Corp., a case pending in the United States…

The Pennsylvania Defense Institute (“PDI”) published an article written by Dan Kain on the consumer expectations lens of Pennsylvania’s design defect method of proof.  Dan’s article addresses Pennsylvania’s governing design defect standard set forth in the seminal case of Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014).  The article provides a review of…