Anthony W. Hinkle

Anthony W. Hinkle is a co-managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office and a member of the Board of Directors. He is also Chair of the General Liability Practice Group for C&W's Pennsylvania region, which includes the Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Scranton and Pittsburgh regional offices. He concentrates his practice in general insurance liability litigation including product liability, motor vehicle and premises liability matters. He has devoted a significant part of his practice to the defense of ski areas and ski resort activities. He also has significant experience in employer/employee relations, representing clients in civil rights, ERISA and wrongful termination matters. He has tried over 60 cases to verdict in Pennsylvania's state and federal courts.

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Mr. Hinkle is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys.

Mr. Hinkle is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts and U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

He has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer annually since 2017 in the area of General Litigation.

Mr. Hinkle graduated from Wabash College in 1983 with a B.A. in Economics and Psychology. He then completed a dual degree program in 1987, receiving his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and his M.S. from the Carnegie-Mellon University Heinz School.

Mr. Hinkle and his family reside in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Hughes v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc., 762 A.2d 339 (Pa. 2000)

Downhill skiing incident
Summary Judgment entered in favor of Seven Springs ski resort
Resort owed no duty to protect skier from errant skier
Affirmed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Kibler v. Blue Knob Rec., Inc., 184 A.3d 974 (Pa. Super. 2017)

Downhill skiing incident
Summary Judgment entered in favor of Blue Knob ski resort
Resort owed no duty to protect skier from ruts left on the trail by the snowmaking crew
Affirmed on appeal by the Pennsylvania Superior Court

Vu v. Ski Liberty Operating Corp., 763 Fed. Appx. 178 (3rd. Cir. 2019)

Downhill skiing incident
Summary Judgment entered in favor of Ski Liberty resort
A trail-side drop-off on a ski trail is an inherent risk of downhill skiing
Affirmed by U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Hamber v. Camelback Mountain Resort, CCP Monroe County, PA No. 8778-2017 (2017)

Summary Judgment entered in favor of Camelback Mountain Resort
Snowtubing incident
Contact with a deceleration mat is an inherent risk of the recreational activity of snowtubing

O’Neill v. Camelback Mountain Resort, CCP Monroe County, PA No. 2616-2019 (2019)

Motion Granted to pursue Indemnity on Camelback Release
Mountain Coaster cart-to-cart collision
Court held the Camelback Release Indemnity provision may be valid and enforceable
See https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2021/01/21/how-do-you-spell-indemnify-pa-judge-says-amusement-parks-typo-doesnt-void-waiver/

Monroe v. Camelback Mountain Resort, CCP Monroe County, PA No. 8184-2016 (2016)

Summary Judgment entered in favor of Camelback Mountain Resort
Zipline incident
Court held that Plaintiff’s negligence claim was barred by the Camelback Release and Plaintiff failed to plead or establish a claim for reckless conduct

RECENT TRIALS:

Manley v. Bear Creek Mountain Resort

Montgomery County, PA Court of Common Pleas (February 2022)
Skiing accident allegedly due to an inadvertent ski binding release
Non-Suit Granted based on Skier’s Responsibility Act and Assumption of Risk

O’Neill v. Camelback Mountain Resort, et al.

Monroe County, PA Court of Common Pleas (November 2021)
Jury Trial
Mountain Coaster Cart-to-Cart collision
Fractured Thoracic Spine
Defense Verdict

Stephanie Amadeo v. Spring Mountain Adventures, Inc.

USDC Eastern District, PA (2020)
Jury Trial
Snowtubing incident-Plaintiff struck the barrier wall
Trimalleolar fracture of the right ankle with ORIF (open reduction with internal fixation)
Defense Verdict

K.L. v. Montage Mountain Resorts, LP

Lackawanna County, PA Court of Common Pleas (2018)
Jury Trial
Minor slipped on surface of swimming pool floor
Fractured teeth with facial scarring
Defense Verdict

Gordon v. JFBB Ski Areas, Inc.

Carbon County, PA Court of Common Pleas (2018)
Jury Trial
Snowtubing incident-Plaintiff struck barrier wall
Multiple ankle fractures, three surgeries, permanent limitations
Defense Verdict

Dunn v. JFBB Ski Areas, Inc.

USDC Middle District, PA (2018)
Jury Trial
Trip over industrial fan in ski lodge entranceway
Fractured arm with surgery involving ORIF (open reduction with internal fixation)
Minimal verdict, molded: $8,628.79

Commercial Litigation

Premises Liability

Professional Liability & Licensure

Motor Carrier

Product Liability

Wabash College (B.A., 1983)

Carnegie Mellon University (M.S., 1987)

University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1987)