Publications

Joseph Guzzardo of Swartz Culleton Ferris obtained a settlement of $400,000 on behalf of a former inmate who reported being raped 25 months ago in a county prison. Guzzardo’s client, referred to in court documents by his initials,...

Tune into the latest podcast of the American Justice Radio Network Show on WWDB AM 860 from September 17th, featuring Swartz Culleton Ferris own Brandon Swartz. The podcast is available for streaming on WWDB AM's website...

The police officer knocked on Pam’s front door at 4:00 am. She received the news her husband Joe had been killed while on his way to work in a car crash on the Newtown Bypass. The police were blaming Joe: the officer explained...

Anatomy, Diagnostic Testing and Medical Experts: Winning Strategies for Plaintiff’s Direct and Cross-Examination. Brandon Swartz is a founding partner of Swartz Culleton Ferris. His practice focuses on all types of personal...

Products $6.5 Million Settlement Date of Settlement: January 14. Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 100403422. Judge: Marlene F. Lachman. Type of Action: Products liability. Injuries: Internal...

A 55 year old gentleman, who was about to retire, injured his shoulder while working at a well known retail home improvement store. The damaged shoulder required three reconstructive surgeries, and left the man unable to return to...

A Philadelphia nursing home has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a 73 year old man who developed multiple bedsores during a three week stay at the NE Philadelphia nursing facility.  The...

Bucks County, PA. A Pennsylvania construction company has agreed to pay $800,000.00 to a union employee to settle a lawsuit filed by the Swartz Culleton law firm.  The employee had sustained lower back injuries after he...

Swartz Culleton obtained a $150,000 settlement for a Bucks County woman whose husband developed a Stage IV sacral bedsore during medical treatment for a fracture caused by a fall at home. The bedsore required surgery to remove dead...

Christopher Culleton of Swartz Culleton obtained a $300,000 settlement for a man who sustained a broken leg in an auto accident involving a single vehicle. The plaintiff, who was a passenger in the vehicle, made a full recovery but...

A 62-year-old Catholic school teacher who broke both her legs in a head-on motor vehicle collision in Montgomery County has settled her personal injury lawsuit prior to trial for $1.65 million. The plaintiff was on her way home from...

On a cold winter day, a 49 year old construction site foreman arrived early for work. As he had done on many prior occasions, the man unlocked the company storage container and set about lighting the propanefueled heater used to...

A 62 year old production line worker who was injured when he fell from a catwalk has settled his career-ending shoulder injury claims for $525,000. The employee was represented by Swartz Culleton attorney Brandon Swartz, who...

Bucks County, PA. A Pennsylvania pedestrian who was catastrophically injured when struck by a drunk driver has settled his claim against the Tavern where the drunk driver had been previously drinking. The claim was brought...

When Thomas Timko made an obscene hand gesture to a driver who irked him, he may not have predicted the disastrous chain of events he set in motion — but his daughter believes he could and should have, and she's suing him...

A Philadelphia jury awarded $1.5 million earlier this month to a former Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia employee who said he suffered spinal injuries after hitting a cement pillar in his employer’s parking...

A nursing home has paid $375,000 to settle claims by a former resident that poor wound care led to his below the knee amputation. The man, a diabetic and smoker, was in the nursing home for post-op care following a left leg artery...

A young single woman living in Monroe County was involved in a vehicle collision when another driver veered into her lane and collided into her vehicle head on.  The injuries resulting from the accident required surgical...

A Philadelphia demolition contractor is paying $310,000 to a truck driver who injured his ankle after he stepped on a piece of concrete while exiting his truck. Swartz Culleton sued the demolition contractor and the site general...

A week prior to her retirement, a government employee attempted to open a window in her office when a malfunction occurred within the window, causing it to slam down on her hand. The window crushed the top of her middle finger,...

A national fast food chain has paid $175,000 to settle claims that its food caused a young woman E. coli poisoning. The law suit was brought by law firm of Swartz Culleton, which contended that the E coli, a food borne...

A Reading woman has settled her law suit against a German baking equipment manufacturer relating to a concussion she sustained while cleaning a commercial dough mixer at a Berks County bake goods plant. The woman claimed that the...

A 97 year old resident of New York sustained serious injuries when another vehicle blew a red light and struck her car. This independently living woman, who was also a volunteer at her local old age home, suffered an open leg wound and...