Mark Paladino

Mark believes that thoughtful and meticulous investigation is critical to properly assessing a claim and its underlying issues. Due to the breadth of his legal acumen, Mark is frequently called out to active accident scenes or post-loss investigations, during which he regularly interfaces with governmental investigatory agencies and works to identify and preserve crucial evidence. This type of proactive approach maximizes the ability to analyze a claim and any attendant issues, whether they relate to a potential coverage determination or a request for defense in a tort or contract action. 

Prior to starting at White and Williams, Mark served as a judicial intern in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for the Honorable Matthew D. Carrafiello. In law school, Mark was a Beasley Scholar and recipient of the Jack M. Golden and Frieda Golden Prize for superior legal writing in the area of healthcare and health administration. He was also a member of the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review and Secretary of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.

• Secured a dismissal, on appeal, on behalf of Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. against claims that its Omnia healthcare plan violated the New Jersey state Healthcare Quality Act and that the state’s opioid crises required the court to create a private right of action
• Awarded summary judgment on breach of contract and bad faith claims in context of a disability insurance dispute, and successfully secured that dismissal on appeal at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Represented a utility company in a catastrophic injury action involving contact with transmission lines and worked to secure a favorable resolution
• Secured a complete indemnity for an energy-from-waste company from a contractor for a premises liability claim arising from catastrophic injury at an industrial transfer station
• Represented a power plant in a case alleging asbestos exposure to a lifetime employee and worked to secure a favorable resolution
• Worked as part of a trial and appellate team in obtaining judgment notwithstanding the verdict for an electric utility in a published opinion by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania that represents the latest binding precedent in the area of Pennsylvania’s independent contractor defense
• Secured a complete indemnity for a utility company from a contractor for a wrongful death claim involving a tree that struck utility lines
• Conducted a critical incident investigation and defended a waste collection company in a wrongful death action involving a pedestrian strike, resulting in a favorable resolution
• Represented a funeral home in a case alleging severe emotional damages and worked to secure a favorable resolution after the commencement of trial
• Obtained a fully favorable award for a utility company at binding arbitration in a wrongful death case involving a tree fall
• Worked as part of a trial team that brokered settlement of a catastrophic injury action and successfully tried an indemnity action arising from same, resulting in complete recovery of a substantial settlement fund and all attorneys’ fees
• Conducted a critical incident investigation and defended a waste collection company in a wrongful death action involving a bicyclist strike, resulting in a favorable resolution.
• Obtained a voluntary dismissal for a utility company from a catastrophic injury claim involving a capsized bucket truck
• Awarded partial summary judgment in a catastrophic motor vehicle accident case, resulting in a favorable resolution of the sole remaining claim
• Obtained dismissal of a claim by a chiropractic association against Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. at the trial level by way of a 12(b)(6) Motion, and secured that dismissal on appeal at the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
• Argued and obtained summary judgment in a private disability insurance case involving an insured who contested a finding of a legal disability
• Litigated a unique claim pertaining to declined issuance of a life insurance policy and obtained a favorable resolution
• Defended a civil rights action brought by an individual who was detained by police following a series of events involving a wellness check on an elderly customer of a utility company and obtained dismissal by way of summary judgment
• Secured indemnity for a client in a wrongful death action involving a helicopter crash and defended the case to resolution
• Defended a civil rights action involving the alleged wrongful expulsion of a high school student and defended the case to resolution
• Secured indemnity for a utility company in an action involving an electrical contact from a downed line and defended the case to resolution
• White and Williams Secures Reversal of Critical Ruling Involving Confidential and Proprietary Business Information