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June 23, 2000 |

The Defense Gets the Lead Out

Plaintiffs in the fight against former makers of lead paint suffered a significant setback as a Baltimore jury returned a defense verdict in the first products liability action against members of the industry to go to trial. The ruling indicated future cases won't be slam dunks for plaintiffs' lawyer Peter G. Angelos and Ronald L. Motley, who had announced an assault on companies that made or used lead paint.
3 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
April 24, 2002 |

Court Bans Phrase 'Chester the Molester' in Harassment Suit

The alleged nickname "Chester the Molester" is so prejudicial that a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled it can't be uttered during the trial of a student's sexual harassment suit against her school district. Lawyers for Danielle DiSalvio, who says she was sexually harassed by a coach, argued the jury should be allowed to hear from students who say the coach had the nickname due to his reputation for touching female students.
4 minute read
April 29, 2002 |

Coach Held Not Liable in School Sex Harassment Case

Federal Jury Exonerates Defendants in 90 Minutes
3 minute read
December 15, 2006 |

Controversial Pa. Appellate Rule Helps Doom Asbestos Appeal

A Philadelphia judge has indicated in a recent opinion that appeals may be tossed due to prolix Rule 1925(b) statements even in the complex realm of asbestos litigation. Common Pleas Judge James Murray Lynn's holding follows a series of separate Pennsylvania Superior Court decisions providing that appeals may be dismissed pursuant to the controversial rule of appellate procedure in not only traditional civil actions, but also in the family and criminal law contexts.
4 minute read
June 05, 2002 |

Vehicle Exclusion to Government Immunity Not a Factor in Ambulance Suit

The motor vehicle exclusion to governmental immunity isn't implicated in a case against an ambulance company where the driver failed to follow directions to the home of a man in cardiac arrest, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled. The justices chose a narrow reading of the exclusion, which would allow fewer complaints to be brought on the basis of the alleged negligence of ambulance drivers responding to emergency calls.
5 minute read
February 23, 2000 |

Injured Worker Settles for $1.1 Million

Three days before trial was scheduled to begin, Alfa Laval Separation agreed to pay $1.1 million to an injured worker at Philadelphia's Sun Oil refinery. Robert Corbett was injured in 1995 while performing routine maintenance on an Alfa Laval centrifuge.
2 minute read
July 21, 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 point out a potential opening for some of these claims under federal law, experts say.
7 minute read
October 29, 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.
4 minute read
April 30, 2007 |

Family Responsibilities Discrimination Claims Are on the Rise

Employees across the nation -- both women and men -- are increasingly alleging discrimination based upon family caregiving responsibilities. Randi W. Kochman, a partner in Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard's employment law department, discusses the legal theories supporting these claims, and details some pending cases. One involves a female attorney's claim that a compensation committee member suggested she give up shareholder status and work part-time to spend more time with her family.
8 minute read

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