Vincent A. Coppola
Vincent has extensive experience in the federal and state appellate court systems, including arguments before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Vincent concentrates his non-appellate practice in commercial litigation, where he is currently involved in several class action lawsuits brought on behalf of mutual fund investors and salaried employees.
Representative Matters
- $1 million settlement – Medical Malpractice – stemming from patient’s emergency room death from an undiagnosed pulmonary embolism.
- Appellate Reversal -- Obtained reversal on appeal in the Third Circuit reinstating a $750,000 verdict against Allstate Insurance Company in an insurance bad faith claim brought on behalf of an Allstate policyholder, in which Allstate refused to pay third party benefits to its insured following a motor vehicle accident in which the insured seriously injured a pedestrian.
- Appellate Reversal -- Obtained reversal on appeal in the Third Circuit of a lower court dismissal of a 4th Amendment excessive force case that ultimately resulted in the highest settlement paid to date by the Pennsylvania State Police (amount undisclosed pursuant to settlement).
- Bennett v. Murphy, 274 F.3d 133 (3d Cir. 2001), 127 F.Supp. 2d 689 (W.D. Pa. 2000);
- Kost v. Kozakiewicz, 1 F.3d 176 (3d Cir. 1993);
- Derzack v. County of Allegheny, 173 F.R.D. 400 (W.D. Pa. 1996);
- Ford v. Johnson, 899 F.Supp. 227 (W.D. Pa. 1995);
- Lockwood v. City of Pittsburgh, 751 A.2d 1136 (Pa. 2000);
- In re Easly, 771 A.2d 849 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001);
- McKeesport Mun. Water Auth. v. McClosky, 690 A.2d 766 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1997).
Practice Areas
- Appellate Law
- Buesiness Litigation
- Civil Trials and Arbitrations
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability and Defective Products
- Medical Malpractice
Honors, Awards and Recognition
- Order of Barristers
- Appellate Court Competition: Champion (1986)
- Councilman, Borough of Thornburg (2002+)
- Member, Pleasant Valley High School Brd. of Ed. (1989-90)
Publications
- UCC 2-708(2): A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing? 96 Dickinson Law Review 429 (1992)
Experience
- Pribanic & Pribanic (1996+)
- Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon (1991-1996)
- Captain, U.S. Army JAG Corp (1988-1991)
Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh, J.D. (1987)
Undergraduate Education
- King’s College, B.S. (1984)
Professional Admissions/Qualifications
- Pennsylvania (1987)
- Federal District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (1992)
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1992)
- Admitted pro hac vice in various jurisdictions
Professional Affiliations
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
