John R. Nealon

Significant Representative Matters: Obtained Summary Judgment in a Products Liability matter centering around a catotrophic roof failure at a large mall. It was alleged that the collapse caused over a million dollars in damages.; Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial stemming from a two vehicle collision. The plaintiff's vehicle was towing a large boat; the jury determined that the cause of the accident was the plaintiff's failure to follow the appropriote regulations for side lighting on his trailer.; Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial based on the application of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code's immunity afforded to vehicles participating in a funeral procession.; Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial stemming from a dog bite that resulted in permanent significant scarring.; Obtained Summary Judgment in a Wrongful Death case that stemmed from a fall from a loft during the remodeling of the defendant's home.; Obtained Summary Judgment in favor of a water hauling contractor following an injury sustained by a subcontractor at a natural gas drilling site in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.; Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial wherein a pedestrian required four surgeries to his lower extremity after being struck by a truck being operated by the defendant.; Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial stemming from injuries sustained by a child who was struck by the defendant's car.; Successfully litigated a motor vehicle accident where the pretrial demand was $75,000. The two car collision occurred in Scranton, where the plaintiff's vehicle was stopped at a traffic signal at a three-way intersection. The defendant's vehicle was attempting to come to a stop behind plaintiff but the driver depressed the accelerator rather than the brake causing the defendant to rear-end the plaintiff's vehicle pushing it 75 feet into the intersection and causing significant property damage. Liability was conceded. The matter was tried before a Lackawanna County jury on damages only. Despite evidence of permanent cognitive issues the jury returned a verdict well below both the pretrial offer and demand.