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Recorders of Deeds May Not Reject Gas Lease Documents
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
In what attorneys said is a significant win for natural gas drillers, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that counties' recorders of deeds are required by statute to record all lease documents presented to them, including single documents containing multiple lease assignments.
Accord Reached in RUV Crash Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The parties disputing a fatal recreational utility vehicle crash out of Wayne County have settled for $2.7 million in federal court in Scranton, according to attorney Kevin P. Foley, who represented the accident's victim.
Ciavarella Has Judicial Immunity From Some Civil Claims
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, February 6, 2012
Echoing his earlier ruling in the civil class action brought by juveniles against former Luzerne County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., a federal judge has ruled in a separate suit that Ciavarella is shielded by judicial immunity from some, but not all, of the allegations.
Was Penn State's GC Counsel for University Officials?
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, February 3, 2012
In-house lawyers represent the entity that issues their paychecks, not the executives and staff. But as seen in testimony from two Penn State officials, a company's lawyers and constituents can understand the relationship differently.
Penn State Insurer Seeks to Limit Coverage in Sandusky Sex-Abuse Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, February 2, 2012
An insurance company covering Penn State has asked a Philadelphia court to declare it should not have to provide coverage or cover the university's defense costs in a lawsuit stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal unless the abuse in the underlying case started in what appeared to be a narrow time frame.
Child's Recorded Statements to Police Ruled Hearsay
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A 4-year-old's testimony alleging that her father performed numerous sexual acts on her - captured as a DVD interview - was not an "exceptional case" where uncorroborated hearsay was solely sufficient to find abuse had taken place, the Commonwealth Court has ruled
Oil and Gas Lease Valid Despite Vagueness, Superior Court Says
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The state Superior Court has denied what it called a "creative" attempt by a landowner in Bradford County, Pa., to get out of an oil and gas lease in what appears to be the first published state court opinion in a case involving a challenge to the state Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Kilmer v. Elexco Land Services Inc.
No License Suspension Because of Parental Liability
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A woman facing a $2,500 default judgment under the Parental Liability Act can keep her driver's license, the Commonwealth Court has ruled, after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation attempted to suspend her license for failing to pay an award she incurred when her son crashed a vehicle that he took without the owners' permission.
Judge Refuses to Award Fees, Expenses to Defense for Texas Deposition
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The estate of a woman suing a Scranton doctor for malpractice does not have to pay the attorney fees and travel costs of the doctor and the hospital it is suing stemming from an out-of-state deposition of the estate's medical expert, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.
Penn State Scandal Highlights Statute of Limitations Debate
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Although some of the lawyers representing accusers in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse case have said the state's heavily scrutinized statute of limitations for child sex-abuse claims would not affect their lawsuits, they were hopeful the reverse might be true.
Judge Allows for Appeals in Third-Party Duty Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A Clearfield County judge, after previously denying a similar defense request, has granted the motion of a corporate methadone clinic and its doctors to file an interlocutory appeal, stemming from claims by the estate of two third-party women who were killed by one of the clinic's patients in a car crash.
Corporate Negligence Theory Against Dental Provider Survives Early Test
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A Lackawanna County judge has allowed a claim of corporate negligence in a dental malpractice action to proceed, permitting a woman to conduct discovery that will test the scope of landmark case law governing Pennsylvania corporate liability.
Special Needs Trust Allows Plaintiff to Collect Settlement, Keep Benefits
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A Lackawanna County judge's recent order allowing an auto-accident plaintiff to put her settlement into a "Special Needs Trust," serves as an important reminder to lawyers on how to handle litigation settlements when the plaintiff in the case is receiving state benefits, the plaintiff's attorney said.
Forgetful Jury Foreperson Leads to Ineffective Assistance Claim
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
What happens when a jury's foreperson stumbles on the only criminal charge for which the jury was apparently on its way to rendering a verdict?
Blair Co. Jury Makes Award to Woman's Estate in Suit Over Perforated Colon
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A Blair County jury has awarded more than $600,000 to the estate of a woman after finding that her attending doctor during a hospital stay failed to timely diagnose and treat the bowel obstruction the plaintiffs said eventually led to her death.
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