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June 02, 2005 |

Two Asbestos-Related Cancer Suits Time-Barred, CLC Rules

Two asbestos plaintiffs who roughly 20 years ago both sought damages for nonmalignant injuries and increased risks of cancer are barred under the statute of limitations from bringing suits over cancers that were recently diagnosed.
4 minute read
April 02, 2007 |

Mediation Work Complementary to Midsize and Smaller Firms

If you've called in an attorney to be a mediator or a neutral for a case recently, there's a good chance the attorney you found works at a midsize or small firm. Experts say there exist several circumstances that often make mediation practice more complementary to small or midsize firm practice. "Even if firms view [mediation] as a [practice that won't make money], they have got to have it," says Stradley Ronon's Kevin Casey. "Clients will go elsewhere for mediation, and maybe they will stay there."
6 minute read
November 15, 2002 |

Caregiver Liable for West Virginia Woman's Death

Despite a jury's $50 million award for what it found was the negligent treatment of a West Virginia woman, the decision will cost her intermediate care provider, Heartland of Preston County, just $5 million because of a high-low agreement. The woman died from complications related to a gall bladder condition that had allegedly been ignored by the facility for nine months, despite repeated requests for medical attention.
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August 11, 2003 |

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December 14, 2007 |

No Insurance Coverage for Lawyer Who Committed Suicide After Being Accused of Stealing Client Funds

A legal malpractice insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify Pennsylvania lawyer Michael J. Hanft, who allegedly stole more than $780,000 from his clients and gambled much of it away before committing suicide when he learned that he was under investigation, a federal judge has ruled. In his opinion, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III said that the case involved "the tragic circumstances that resulted from a lawyer's double life."
6 minute read
June 13, 2000 |

Salaries, Numbers up for Pittsburgh's Summer Associates

Even Pittsburgh's largest law firms are paying more for their summer help in this red-hot economy. Seven of the nine firms responding to a survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Law Weekly reported increases to summer associate salaries this year. And while female hires are up, minority hiring appears particularly low.
6 minute read
October 28, 2004 |

FELA Juries Must Weigh Pre-Existing Conditions

When an injured worker suing under the Federal Employers Liability Act suffers from a pre-existing condition that may have inevitably led to the same injury he sustained in an on-the-job accident, the jury must be instructed to consider an apportionment of damages that accounts for that possibility, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
5 minute read
March 09, 2007 |

Mediation Work Complementary To Midsized and Smaller Firms

If you�ve called in an attorney to be a mediator or a neutral for a case recently, there�s a good chance the attorney you found works at a midsized or small firm.
6 minute read
July 22, 2004 |

FELA Claim Opens Door to 'Fear of AIDS' Damages

While "fear of" contracting AIDS cases have generally been rejected by Pennsylvania's appellate courts, a recent verdict may signal an opening for these claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. A Philadelphia jury has awarded $200,000 to a transit worker who was pricked by a hypodermic needle discarded in a lunchroom trash can and later claimed he experienced pain and suffering until medical testing showed he had not contracted AIDS or hepatitis.
7 minute read

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