The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry Coben | January 30, 2018
After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the committee appointed by the court to prepare jury instructions issued “suggested standard products liability instructions” (published by the PBI) in an effort to provide guidance to the bench and bar.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joshua Lorenz | January 29, 2018
The United States is on the precipice of a massive skilled labor shortage, according to the 2017 Commercial Construction Index. Compiled by USG Corporation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the survey revealed “steady optimism from contractors about revenue forecasts and their backlog of work, yet concerns about the availability, training and cost” of hiring skilled workers in 2018.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carl J. Schaerf and Lee C. Schmeer | January 29, 2018
Companies contracting with the federal government should be aware that significant changes are likely under the Trump administration in the manner in which the government solicits and funds contracts and the extent to which the government recognizes knowledge of risks related to the goods or services subject to such contracts. When faced with litigation involving government contracts, companies often employ the Government Contractor's Defense, which shields a contractor that has complied with reasonably precise government specifications from liability provided the contractor has warned the government of risks not otherwise known to the government.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael C. Zogby and Shane M. O'Connell | January 29, 2018
Courts have worked to construct rules for use before and during trial that ensure only true business records—that is, records of regularly conducted activity that carry an air of trustworthiness and reliability—are admitted into evidence, while avoiding admission of day-to-day communications and other documents that cannot be categorized as business records.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Neil A. Cooper | January 17, 2018
Across the United States, many regions—including very notably our own—have been lining up and spending significant attention and resources on the bidding for Amazon HQ2. Companies, researchers and investors worldwide are rightfully focusing on Amazon and other U.S. tech companies. At the same time, significant numbers of savvy tech players are increasing attention on Israel as a source of innovation, talent and exciting new companies.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carol F. McCabe and Claudia V. Colón | January 11, 2018
President Donald Trump took office last January with a keen focus on minimizing regulatory burdens imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In the first months of his presidency, Trump took aim at many Obama-era regulations, issuing a spate of executive orders promoting deregulation, reduced regulatory costs, energy independence, expedited environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and economic growth.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence E. Ashery | December 27, 2017
As companies develop new ideas, they often file patent applications with various patent offices in order to protect their investments. Here are a few patents (and patent applications) that were published in 2017 and that may predict how innovation will influence the future.
By The Legal Intelligencer | November 28, 2017
In the Legal's Personal Injury supplement, read about motor vehicle insurance limits, improving compensatory damage discovery and how to effectively present evidence to millennials.
By Stephanie Forshee | November 8, 2017
Folsom played major roles in legal departments at AIG and Academi, before moving to U.S. Steel in 2014.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | October 26, 2017
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has turned back a Dauphin County man's pursuit of strict liability claims following his wife's death in an accident involving a motorcycle he was operating.
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