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Defense Trying to Execute Accord in Judge's Fatal Fall Case
The estate of former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Robert C. Daniels, who died after a fall during a party at Berger & Montague shareholder Sherrie Savett's home in 2011, has settled with Savett and others, but the defense has not been able to execute judgment.Defense Trying to Execute Accord in Judge's Fatal Fall Case
The estate of former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Robert C. Daniels, who died after a fall during a party at Berger & Montague shareholder Sherrie Savett's home in 2011, has settled with Savett and others, but the defense has not been able to execute judgment.Judges Limit Jurisdiction in Medical Malpractice Suit
Wary of extending the jurisdiction of New York courts over out-of-state providers in medical malpractice actions, the state Court of Appeals barred a suit Thursday filed by a New York resident against a Florida surgical practice.Phila. Amendment Requires Accommodations for Nursing Mothers
On Sept. 3, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed legislation that amends Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance, Phila. Code Section 9-1100 et seq., which applies to any employer with one or more employees, exclusive of parents, a spouse, life partner or children, to make it an unlawful employment practice for the employer to fail to reasonably accommodate an employee's need to express breast milk. The reasonable accommodations include providing unpaid break time or permitting an employee to utilize paid break time, mealtime, or both, to pump breast milk. Further, the new law requires that an employer provide a private and sanitary space, which is not a bathroom, where an employee can express breast milk provided the requirements do not pose an undue hardship on the employer.Don't Count on FOIA to Access Investigative Data
Rather than be held hostage by the limitations of the Freedom of Information Act, counsel should consider alternatives.Food Allergies May Constitute a Disability Under the ADA
A recent landmark settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., opens the possibility that individuals suffering with food allergies could be considered a protected class under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement makes it clear that the federal authorities will treat complaints about a school's failure to provide appropriate accommodations for students with food allergies as possible violations of the ADA. Up until this settlement, it has been unclear what schools' legal obligations are to students with food allergies but now, all learning institutions, from nursery school to postgraduate, should consider modifications to existing policies and procedures regarding food-related conditions.Ironworker Reaches Accord in Leg Amputation Case
According to the plaintiffs' mediation memorandum, 47-year-old plaintiff Alfonso Jones was working on the renovation of the Lafayette Building in Philadelphia, which was being prepared to house the Hotel Monaco.$16.3 Mil. Accord Reached in Ironworker's Leg Amputation Case
An ironworker whose right leg was amputated and left foot crushed when a 3,000-pound granite base stone toppled over onto him during the renovation of a 106-year-old Philadelphia building has settled with the work site's general contractor and three other defendants for $16.3 million.'Mini-Mass Tort' Thumb Implant Suits End in Accord
The cases surrounding the Artelon spacer, a medical device implant that allegedly caused bone tissue to deteriorate in several orthopaedic patients, have been settled in Philadelphia.Children, New Venue Add to Phila. Bar's 35th Annual 5K Run
On May 18, the 35th Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Charity Run took place at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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