Kane, Jane Ennis

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Updated 7/31/2008
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Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin

1845 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phone: (215) 575-4556

Fax: (215) 575-0856

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Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2004

Lawyer Overview

The focus of Jane's practice is concentrated in the areas of construction litigation, products liability, premises liability, insurance defense, and legal malpractice. She has handled dozens of personal injury cases, many of which have involved fatalities, brain damage, and other catastrophic injuries. As well, Jane has handled dozens of multi-party complex construction accident lawsuits with claims of death and catastrophic injuries.

Jane also represents and defends a variety of manufacturers and their products including motor vehicles, construction equipment, construction vehicles, and power tools. As well, she has handled numerous premises liability lawsuits  

In 1983, Jane graduated from West Chester University with a Bachelors of Science degree. She then achieved her J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1986. Following law school, Jane was an associate and later a partner at Kelly, McLaughlin, Foster, Bracaglia, Daly, Trabucco & White, before joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2004.

Representative Significant Matters

  • Successful defense of a commercial HVAC contractor arising out of a fire and subsequent death of two Philadelphia firefighters, significant injuries to a third firefighter, and severe property damage to a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Successful defense of the target product liability defendant in a lawsuit filed by a zoo stemming from a fire and subsequent death of 23 primates where the demand was $22 million.

  • Successful conclusion of a high-exposure product liability lawsuit arising out of a construction site accident where plaintiff suffered personal injuries when the front windshield of the cab of his construction vehicle fell onto his head.

  • Successful conclusion in the defense of a Fortune 500 manufacturer of compressors, arising from an incident during which plaintiff's clothes caught fire and plaintiff was severely burned.

  • Defense verdict in a case stemming from a residential fire allegedly caused by a defective water heater.

    • Areas of Practice

    • Construction Litigation
    • Premises Liability
    • Personal Injury - Defense
    • Product Liability
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Insurance Agents and Agencies

    West Practice Categories

    Construction Law, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Legal Malpractice

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    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions

    • Pennsylvania, 1986
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1990

    Professional Associations and Memberships

    • Philadelphia Bar Association

    Honors and Awards

    • AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

    Past Employment Positions

    • Kelly, McLaughlin, Foster, Bracaglia, Daly, Trabucco & White, LLP, Partner

    Education

    • Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1986
      J.D.
    • West Chester University, 1983
      B.S.
      Honors: cum laude

    Fraternities/Sororities

    • Pi Gamma Mu
    • Pi Sigma Alpha
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    Office Information

    Address

    1845 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

    Phones

    (215) 575-4556

    Faxes

    (215) 575-0856

    Emails

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    Websites

    http://www.marshalldennehey.com

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