Robert J. Hannen represents mid-size and large companies, including Fortune 500 companies, in commercial and employment-related litigation involving disputes.
Education
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1990
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1987
Recognitions
Attained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Named among Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation-Labor and Employment (2023-2026) by Best Lawyers
Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
West Virginia Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association
State Bar Licenses
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio
Court Admissions
U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., M.D. of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of West Virginia
U.S. District Ct., S.D. of West Virginia
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Ohio
U.S. District Ct., S.D. of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
Representative Matters
Commercial Litigation
- Represented Fortune 500 company in federal court litigation involving claims in excess of $400 million arising from allegations of breach of contract and conversion in sale of goods.
- Represented Fortune 500 company in commercial arbitration involving pricing disputes exceeding $130 million.
- Represented Fortune 500 company in federal court litigation involving claims of breach of contract, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and pricing disputes in excess of $90 million.
- Represented Fortune 500 company in commercial arbitration involving allegations of supply of nonconforming goods and damages in excess of $80 million.
- Represented Fortune 500 company in federal court litigation involving commercial lease disputes for multiple properties and alleged damages in excess of $25 million.
- Represented health system in federal court litigation alleging breach of contract damages in excess of $40 million in supply of services to health system and its benefit plan.
- Represented health system in state court litigation alleging breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, seeking damages in excess of $25 million.
- Represented national retailer in state court litigation alleging breach of lease agreement seeking $8.5 million in damages.
- Represented manufacturer in commercial arbitration involving allegations of breach of requirements contract and damages in excess of $8 million.
- Represented company in breach of contract claim involving sale of goods seeking in excess of $6 million in damages.
- Represented company in federal court litigation alleging fraud and misrepresentation, seeking damages in excess of $3 million.
- Represented national bank in class action alleging violations of consumer protection laws and damages in excess of $60 million.
- Represented national bank in litigation involving work out, restructuring and lender liability claim involving $20 million loan.
- Represented national bank in litigation involving swap agreements, LIBOR and claims of lender liability, breach of contract and fraud seeking damages in excess of $16 million.
- Represented national bank in national class action involving claims of alleged violations of RESPA and consumer protection statutes.
- Represented national banks in multiple Article 3 and Article 4 UCC claims.
- Represented managed care organizations and health care companies in multiple consumer class actions involving ERISA, Medicare, RICO and state insurance practices claims.
- Represented oil and gas company in breach of contract claim seeking damages in excess of $50 million.
- Represented multiple companies in defense of lawsuits regarding sale and consignment of goods.
Industrial Accidents
- Represented manufacturing facility in defense of wrongful death claim when worker was killed while attempting to perform maintenance on equipment.
- Represented railroad in defense of wrongful death claim when worker was crushed after falling from moving train.
- Represented manufacturing company in defense of lawsuit arising out of injuries sustained when worker became buried by particulate material in a confined space.
- Represented manufacturing facilities in defense of multiple lawsuits filed by workers who suffered third-degree burns as a result of furnace eruptions and furnace breakouts.
- Represented railroads in defense of FELA claims filed by workers or their estates as a result of injuries sustained on the job.
- Represented manufacturing facilities in defense of multiple claims involving injuries and death resulting from collisions between work vehicles and trains.
- Represented manufacturing facilities in defense of multiple lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries, amputations and fatalities suffered by workers caught in pinch points while operating cranes and other industrial equipment.
- Represented industrial facilities in defense of multiple lawsuits seeking damages for catastrophic injuries and death suffered by workers falling from heights.
- Represented idled manufacturing facilities in defense of multiple lawsuits involving trespassers who suffered catastrophic injuries, amputations, and death as a result of falls from height, third-degree burns and other injuries.
- Represented owner of industrial facility in defense of wrongful death lawsuit involving worker becoming caught in rock crushing machine.
- Represented railroad in defense of wrongful death lawsuit involving worker being crushed by stacked material falling from railcar.
- Represented manufacturing company in lawsuits alleging injuries and death involving exposures to chemicals used in industrial processes.