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Zack Needles is Global Managing Editor, Regional Brands at ALM. He is also the Managing Editor of The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Contact him at 215-557-2373 or [email protected]. On Twitter: @ZackNeedlesTLI.
February 20, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Pennsylvania lawyer who was paid for legal services by the daughter of an incapacitated woman is under no obligation to return that money to the estate, despite an Orphans' Court's finding that the fee was paid using funds that were unlawfully transferred to the daughter.
By Zack Needles
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February 20, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
In a ruling that could prove instructive as to where courts should draw the line when it comes to discovery violations, the Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of a motor vehicle accident case as a sanction after the plaintiff repeatedly failed to appear for a deposition and sent incomplete and untimely responses to discovery requests.
By Zack Needles
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February 20, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
In a closely watched case that is likely to provide needed guidance to courts and litigators on how to apply the Fair Share Act in a strict liability setting, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the FSA does not require percentage apportionment of liability in strict liability cases.
By Zack Needles
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February 13, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
"In light of the fact that the Supreme Court assumed that documents in a credentialing file are not peer review documents and in this case, the documents at issue are peer review documents, it would be helpful for the Supreme Court to grant allocatur and address this issue directly," the Superior Court panel wrote.
By Zack Needles
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February 13, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Defense counsel said the ruling opens the door to allow for "geotracking" through Wi-Fi.
By Zack Needles
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February 13, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania appellate courts continue to wrestle with issues related to stacked uninsured and underinsured motorist benefits.
By Zack Needles
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February 13, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is poised to explore the limits of the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel in a case that asks: What happens when only one of two dueling dockets proceeds on appeal?
By Zack Needles
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February 6, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Philadelphia judge has allowed a medical malpractice lawsuit to proceed against New York City's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, finding that jurisdiction is proper in part because the claims revolve around allegedly false MRI results the hospital provided to the now-deceased plaintiff after he had returned home to Pennsylvania.
By Zack Needles
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February 6, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Acknowledging that the state's Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act does not specify a time limit for filing an action seeking a protection order and noting that no Pennsylvania court has yet addressed the issue, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that the six-year catchall statute of limitations applies.
By Zack Needles
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February 5, 2020 | The American Lawyer
"Don't just be a cog in a machine, being fed, and then seven years down the line say, 'OK, what do I do now?'" said Taylor English partner Chris Wilson.
By Zack Needles
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