News & Investigations
Supply Chain Failures: Toxic Chemical Exposure Leading to Burns, Organ Damage, and Wrongful Death
Workers, drivers, warehouse employees, emergency responders, and nearby families can suffer life-changing injuries when hazardous chemicals leak, spill, or ignite. A single transportation failure or packaging defect can expose people to toxic fumes, chemical burns, respiratory damage, explosions, or long-term…
FELA vs. Worker’s Comp: What Qualifies as an FELA Claim?
One of the most important questions in a railroad injury case is whether the claim belongs under a state’s workers’ compensation law or the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). he answer to this question can have a dramatic impact on…
Five Killed in Virginia I-95 Bus Crash as Investigators Examine Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Work Zone
Five people were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus struck multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia. For the families involved, the central question is not only what happened in the seconds before impact, but whether the…
Corporate Negligence in Trucking: When Company Decisions Cause Safety Issues
Families traveling on the highway may not realize that the commercial trucks driving beside them are not always operated by safe or even easily identifiable companies. Often, that only becomes clear after a serious crash, when victims and their families…
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).