News & Investigations
Defective Breast Mesh: Chronic Pain and Disfigurement After Internal Bra Procedures
Women across the country are dealing with surgical removal, chronic pain, and disfigurement after surgeons implanted resorbable mesh products marketed as an “internal bra” during breast lift, reduction, and reconstruction procedures. A growing number of these women are now suing…
Ian Norris Featured in Article on Genesis HealthCare Bankruptcy and Nursing Home Abuse Claims
McEldrew Purtell attorney Ian Norris was recently featured in an article published by Searchlight New Mexico and republished by The Santa Fe New Mexican regarding Genesis HealthCare’s bankruptcy and its potential impact on plaintiffs pursuing nursing home negligence and wrongful…
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images at Lancaster Country Day School: What Parents Should Know
McEldrew Purtell is actively investigating the AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse case at Lancaster County Day School. Minors were sexually exploited when classmates used artificial intelligence to turn real photos into fabricated nude images. The Lancaster Country Day School case is…
Machine Guarding Injuries: Hazards, Liability, & What Workers and Their Families Should Know
Machine guarding is one of the most basic safety controls in industry, and one of the most important. According to OSHA, if not properly guarded, moving machine parts can cause amputations, crushes, degloving injuries, burns, and blindness. Federal rules require…
Resource Guides
Brochure: Community Legal Network
From medical malpractice and trucking crashes to nursing home neglect, gun violence, industrial disasters, and PCRA matters, we pursue accountability with urgency, compassion, and a trial-ready mindset.
Practice Area Overview: Transportation Accidents
This practice area overview explains the transportation accident cases we handle, trucking accidents, commercial vehicle collisions, rideshare crashes, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death, and lets you meet the team you’ll be working with, so you know who’s building your case…
Practice Area Overview: Maritime & Jones Act
This practice area overview explains the Maritime & Jones Act cases we handle and lets you meet the team you’ll be working with, so you know who’s building your case from day one.
Practice Area Overview: Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
This practice area overview explains the nursing home abuse and neglect cases we handle, from pressure injuries to unexplained injury or death, and lets you meet the team you’ll be working with, so you know who’s building your case from…
Videos & Podcasts
Why Some Firms Choose Depth Over Volume
Dan Purtell joins Alex Woods on her show, Between the Lines, for a conversation about why McEldrew Purtell focuses on catastrophic plaintiff work.
The Deep Dive: Wrongful Convictions and Cheesesteaks
Dan Purtell joins In Depth With Deon Osborne alongside Antoinette Jones of the Julius Jones Institute for a conversation about wrongful convictions.
Court Radio with Dean Weitzman featuring Ian Norris
On this episode of Court Radio, Dean spoke with attorney Ian Norris of McEldrew Purtell about protecting vulnerable loved ones from nursing home neglect and funeral home negligence.
Investing in the Future with Dan Purtell
What happens when a trial lawyer decides to stop doing everything himself? In this episode, Dan Purtell reveals how letting go transformed his firm from five people to sixty—and why saying no to the wrong cases made room for the…
Client Stories
McEldrew Purtell Files PCRA Petition Seeking Release of Michael Gaynor in 1988 Marcus Yates Case
McEldrew Purtell has filed a petition under Pennsylvania’s Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) seeking the release of Michael Gaynor, who has been incarcerated since his 1988 conviction in the tragic shooting death of 5-year-old Marcus Yates.
Family of Amanda Cahill Files Federal Lawsuit After Jail Overdose
McEldrew Purtell has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the family of Amanda Cahill, a 31-year-old mother who died in September 2024 of a suspected fentanyl overdose while incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC).
