Richard Gable Jr.

For the fifth year in a row, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig has celebrated the achievements of high school seniors across the country through our CTRL Your Future Laptop Contest. This year’s laptop contest however, has been especially meaningful in the need and impact it has had on the recipients. In a year that is typically marked by milestones, like prom, graduation and college acceptance letter...

The Joseph Tambellini Restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania recently filed an Emergency Application for Extraordinary Relief to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court pursuant to the Extraordinary jurisdiction statute of 42 Pa.C.S. § 726 and “King’s Bench Power” jurisdiction reserved for issues of immediate public importance asking the Court to rule on the question of insurance “coverage for los...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. The virus has spread to every state in the United States prompting a variety of responses by federal, state and local governments. Those actions have included orders mandating or recommending social distancing, limiting the number of people who can be in a public venue, closure of restaurants and...

Butler is proud to work with the Message of Hope Foundation to help children who are enduring ongoing treatments across the U.S. Watch the video below to learn more: [embed]https://youtu.be/11a80ud-TvU[/embed] The members of the Community Service Committee wishes to thank all of the attorneys and staff members who volunteered their time in this year’s Butler wide service project, The Happy Ho...

Join us in congratulating Partner Rich Gable for being appointed Vice-Chair of the Property Insurance Section of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for the 2019—2020 term. The FDCCis dedicated to promoting knowledge, fellowship and professionalism of its members as they pursue the course of a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsui...

Partner Rich Gable presented "Defending the Property Bad Faith Case: The Best Defense is a Good Offense" at the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Summer Meeting. This presentation took place on August 1st, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. This presentation focused on the cooperation clause and anti-fraud/anti-misrepresentation clauses that exist in most policies, recent case law ...

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For the third year in a row, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig has spread some end of the school year cheer to seniors in eight different locations. Butler’s annual CTRL Your Future essay contest was created by the Firm’s Community Service Committee to recognize deserving high school seniors who have exhibited a commitment to their academics. The winners in each city received a brand-new laptop wit...

This article is originally a publication of CLM Magazine, November 2017. Legal opinions may vary when based on subtle factual differences. All rights reserved. Hurricane Harvey recently displaced more than 1 million people, and news reports indicate that it left behind wreckage over an approximately 300 mile area. Hurricane Irma caused an estimated 6.5 million people to evacuate the storm in ...

In a recent opinion, Judge Schmehl of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a forced placed insurer’s Motion to Dismiss a suit brought by the assignee of a homeowner for water damage to the home. In Williams v. American Surety Insurance Company, the subject home was damaged by water while the mortgage company was in the process of foreclosing on the home. The homeowner, who had been desig...

The 2017 Super Lawyers List is here! Super Lawyers, a rating service for outstanding lawyers that utilizes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations, has selected multiple Butler attorneys as "Super Lawyers" in their area of practice. View our attorneys who are on the 2017 Super Lawyers List: A complete list of our "Super Lawyers" is available here  ...

For the second year in a row, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig has spread some end of the school year cheer to seniors in eight different locations. Butler’s annual CTRL Your Future essay contest was created by the Firm’s Community Service Committee to recognize deserving high school seniors who have exhibited a commitment to their academics. The winners in each city received a brand-new laptop wi...

In the Ridgewood Group LLC v Millers Capital Insurance Company, No. 1138 EDA 2016, February 27, 2017, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania analyzed two often troublesome policy provisions, the surface water exclusion, and the ensuing loss cause. The underlying claim involved water leakage into the basement of a residential rental property. Both parties agreed that the building's rotting roof, gutt...

Richard D. Gable presented during day two of the 4th Annual Bad Faith Claims & Litigation Strategies ExecuSummit in Connecticut this November. His topic, "Bad Faith Update on Key Jurisdictions", contributes to the latest bad faith litigation strategy intelligence you need to know. His co-presenter is Thomas G. Drennan of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP....

Richard Gable and Michael McLaughlin spoke on the topic of Common Legal Issues with Roofing Claims on June 21st, 2016 in Philadelphia....

A house fire can be one of the most disruptive events a family will face. But life must go on. A new place to reside is required pending repairs, children need to go to school, and pets need to be cared for....

A federal court judge recently denied a liability insurer’s request to intervene in a suit involving its insured for the purpose of proposing specific jury interrogatories relevant to an underlying insurance coverage dispute. The suit captioned Gadley v. Jerry Ellis Construction, No. 3:14-cv-00155-KRG in the Western District of Pennsylvania, involved negligence claims against Jerry Ellis Constr...

Richard Gable will be participating in a panel discussion at the FDCC Annual Meeting on July 26—31, 2015 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Rich's topic is, "The Disruptive Consequences of Public Health Events."...

Richard Gable spoke at the ABA TIPS Property Insurance Law Committee, Spring CLE on May 7—9, 2015 in San Antonio, TX.   Rich's presentation was entitled, "Ethical Considerations in Settlement and Mediation of a Complex Commercial Fire Claim."...

Rejecting the holdings of two recent decisions by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held in a 5-to-1 ruling that claims under Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute (42 Pa.C.S. § 8371) are assignable to injured third parties. The decision, Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Wolfe, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 3309 (Pa. Dec. 15, 2014), considered the case of Jared Wolfe, wh...

Falling in line with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered that Rule of Civil Procedure 4003.5 be amended to reflect the incorporation of an express prohibition against the discovery of communications between attorneys and experts. The newly added language provides that a party “may not discover the communications between another party’s attorney and a...

A federal judge recently ruled that an insurer was not obligated to pay $50,000 for a feng shui consultant following a fire loss in a dentist’s office. Patel v. American Economy Insurance Co. et al., No. 12-cv-04719, 2014 WL 1862211 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2014). While the cost to repair the physical damage from the fire was insured under the policy, the court found that the cost to repair damage to...

Rich Gable co-presented with Michael Barrett of Engle Martin at the PLRB Claims Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rich's topic was, "Dealing with Aggressive Contractors."...