News and Insights

FIRM NEWS  |  PRESS RELEASE  |  07.06.2022

Attorney Mark Cedrone joins Saxton & Stump to form new practice group in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2022 — Saxton & Stump is excited to announce Mark E. Cedrone and Aubrey C. Emrich have joined the firm and launched the Investigations and Criminal Defense...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.30.2022

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court voids PennDOT’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative

Today, the Commonwealth Court issued a memorandum Opinion finding PennDOT’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative void ab initio, declaring the initiative had no legal effect from the very beginning because the...

FIRM NEWS  |  PRESS RELEASE  |  06.27.2022

Spitz & Neville completes merger and will begin doing business as Saxton & Stump

CHARLESTON, S.C., June 27, 2022 — Saxton & Stump has announced that its planned merger with Charleston, S.C.-based law firm Spitz & Neville is complete, and the former firm will...

FIRM NEWS  |  PRESS RELEASE  |  06.17.2022

Jenna Schill joins Saxton & Stump as a senior risk and insurance consultant

LANCASTER, Pa., June 17, 2022 — Saxton & Stump is proud to announce the firm has hired Jenna M. Schill, CPHRM as a senior risk and insurance consultant. Schill brings...

OUR RESULTS  |  DEFENSE VERDICT  |  06.14.2022

Saxton & Stump Secures Defense Verdict After Less Than 30 Minutes of Deliberations In a Case Involving a Fall of a Patient

Saxton & Stump secured a defense verdict in a case against a hospital involving a fall of a patient while admitted to the hospital. Plaintiff claimed that the hospital failed...

FIRM NEWS  |  PRESS RELEASE  |  06.10.2022

Saxton, Morris named to prominent CPBJ industry list

LANCASTER, Pa., June 10, 2022 — Saxton & Stump is proud to announce that two of its attorneys – James W. Saxton and Carson B. Morris – have been named...

INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  06.07.2022

Partnering to bid on government contracts for diverse and non-diverse business entities

In February, I wrote about the process and benefits of becoming certified as a diverse business entity (DBE). This month, I want to talk about how DBEs can partner with...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.07.2022

New DOL guidance sheds light on mental health absences

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), recently issued guidance clarifying employer obligations with respect to...

FIRM NEWS  |  PRESS RELEASE  |  06.03.2022

Independent Oversight Committee of the Independent Reconciliation and Reparation Program Operated on Behalf of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Publishes its Final Report

LANCASTER, Pa., June 2, 2022 — The Independent Oversight Committee overseeing the Independent Reconciliation and Reparation Program (IRRP) operated on behalf of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the release of...

OUR RESULTS  |  DEFENSE VERDICT  |  05.20.2022

Saxton & Stump Attorneys Receive Defense Verdict in Case Involving a Wrongful Death Matter

This wrongful death matter arose out of the Plaintiffs’ allegations that nursing staff negligently “forced” medication through an NG tube causing the patient to aspirate.  The Plaintiffs also brought individual...