Firm makes 2 new members

The firm’s new members are Tina Bhatt in New York and Andrew Kornblau in Philadelphia.  Andrew recently successfully defended an appeal of a summary judgment he had obtained dismissing two FELA claims in a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas spinal fusion case and has obtained several defense verdicts in state and federal arbitrations in transportation-related cases, a voluntary withdrawal of a minor’s claim in a premises liability case after deposing the minor child, and summary judgment in a federal premises liability case.  Since joining LCBF from a federal clerkship in 2010, Tina’s accomplishments have included working to obtain a voluntary withdrawal of a triple amputee’s claim after 8 years of litigation and on the eve of trial with no money paid, a defense verdict after a jury trial in a federal employment discrimination case, and summary judgment in a Bronx med mal/wrongful death case.