News & Investigations
Underride and Override Truck Crashes: Design Failures That Can Cause Catastrophic Injuries
When a passenger vehicle slides beneath a trailer or a large truck rides over the vehicle’s primary crash structure, the collision can bypass the very systems designed to protect the people inside. The result can be catastrophic brain injuries, spinal…
Raw Milk Cheese E. Coli Outbreak: 8 Hospitalized, Most Cases in Young Children
Children aged 5 and younger account for more than half of the reported illnesses in a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheese. As of September 25, 2026, federal health officials had identified 13 illnesses…
Crane, Hoist, and Rigging Failures: Third-Party Liability Beyond Workers’ Compensation
A dropped load, crane collapse, hoist failure, or rigging failure can cause catastrophic crush injuries, amputations, brain and spinal cord injuries, or death. For an injured worker, workers’ compensation may be only one part of the legal picture. When another…
BD Alaris Infusion Set Recall: Over- and Under-Infusion Can Cause Catastrophic Injury
Patients receiving critical medications through BD Alaris pumps can face serious harm if an infusion set causes the system to deliver more or less than programmed. On October 5, 2026, the FDA updated a Class I recall involving approximately 94.2…
Resource Guides
Brochure: Referral Partner Network
Partner with McEldrew Purtell for catastrophic injury and wrongful death referrals, co-counsel support, rapid response investigations, and trial-ready litigation resources.
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.
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).