The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | November 16, 2023
Under Pennsylvania law, when a physician voluntarily undertakes to act within the doctor-patient relationship for the protection of a nonpatient third party, the physician assumes a corresponding duty of reasonable care to any third party who is within the orbit of harm.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Craig R. Tractenberg | November 16, 2023
Although a jury awarded $2,109,553 to Clarence Coryell and his wife, Sandra, and against Domino's for vicarious liability, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded with instructions that Domino's was not vicariously liable.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | November 16, 2023
"The consequence of imposing a duty on the RHJ parties in this case would be to expose them to liability to the public at large in the event of a car accident involving a patient," Judge Victor Stabile wrote in the opinion.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 15, 2023
The filing comes on the heels of a motion for delay damages that seeks to raise the total award to more than $1 billion, and at a time when both sides are expanding their appellate firepower.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | November 10, 2023
"The court decided to reach back and look at the motion for summary judgment rather than the factual record at trial, which is not the way these matters are commonly reviewed to say the least," plaintiffs lawyer Daniel J. Siegel of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | November 8, 2023
Larry Ceisler called the 2025 Supreme Court retention election the "Super Bowl," saying funding in the race is likely to dwarf what it was in the 2023 election.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | November 8, 2023
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to address questions regarding the unfair or "deceptive miscollection" of sales tax and the court's interpretation of the state Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 7, 2023
Case digests for state and federal courts in Pennsylvania can be found here.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | November 2, 2023
Pennsylvania appellate courts will count the words of a brief— particularly if provoked by blatant rules violation. Such violations can result in anything from adverse comments in opinions, to (in extreme cases) the entire brief being stricken, or loss of the appeal altogether.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Casey Alan Coyle, Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo and Austin D. Rogers | November 2, 2023
In 2017, four employees with nonsolicitation agreements left their employment with The Bert Co. d/b/a Northwest Insurance Services and joined First National Insurance Agency, LLC. They moved as part of what is known in business parlance as a "lift-out," a practice in which a group of employees from one company are hired by a competitor.
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