Overnight Camp
Client’s Issue: Lawsuit arising out of e-mail sent by camp owner. Retailer claimed e-mail was defamatory and interfered with contractual relations.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Aggressively negotiated matter, strongly asserting defenses and lack of case.
Result: Had matter postured for an extremely favorable settlement.
Overnight Camp
Representative client’s issue: Lawsuit arising out of e-mail sent by camp owner. Retailer claimed e-mail was defamatory and interfered with contractual relations.
Approach: Aggressively negotiated matter, strongly asserting defenses and lack of case.
Result: Had matter postured for an extremely favorable settlement.
Day Camp
Client’s Issue: Camp property was under agreement for sale when Township indicated that it would be taking property by eminent domain at a fraction of the price negotiated with developer.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Negotiated termination of existing agreement of sale, and convinced Township that purchase of property would be cost prohibitive and that Township should embrace new project as best alternative.
School District
Client’s Issue: Client sued because of an alleged hazardous condition on the playground. A child fell off a playground apparatus and the claim was that the surface was unsafe and constituted a hazard.
Sherr Law Group Approach: We conducted discovery and a defense was asserted that the surface was not the cause of the accident and it was not negligent to have the surface. We employed a national expert on playground safety to testify.
Result: Defense verdict at trial.
Municipality
Client’s Issue: Municipality was sued by a person who fell off a bleacher at a ballfield while trying to step off the bleachers. The allegations of defects were substantiated in that the bleachers were not adequately secured.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Concentrated on damage claim as liability was not much of an issue.
Result: Entered into a favorable settlement.
Borough
Client’s Issue: Lawsuit in Federal Court in Harrisburg, alleging on behalf of nine known or unknown minor girls, that Borough police officer was having sex and using drugs with these under-aged girls. Officer had been criminally indicted. Client concerned with costs involved, poor publicity and the erosion of public trust. Allegations against the Borough were for negligent hiring, supervision, and training of the officer.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Quickly deposed the alleged victims to give them their say, and to establish the scope of the problem. Widely praised for sensitivity in dealing with the victims.
Result: Negotiated a favorable settlement after matter was pending only a few months. Minimal publicity arose out of the matter. Borough, through our advice, acted definitively in taking steps forward regarding hiring and training practices.
Township
Client’s Issue: Lawsuit against the Township and individual supervisors claiming that an existing supervisor was defamed during an election by accusations that he was guilty of theft of services by using Township resources for his campaign.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Aggressively defended matter on basis of truth of the assertions made against the plaintiff, lack of publication of alleged defamatory statements and privilege.
Result: Summary judgment granted for defendants affirmed on appeal by Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Manufacturer
Client’s Issue: Sued for patent infringement and defamation.
Sherr Law Group Approach: Defended on basis that similar sounding name was not an infringement and claims that defamatory statements were true.
Result: Summary judgment awarded to the defendant.
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