The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 4, 2018
A ruling that Ameriprise Financial engaged in deceptive conduct in selling a couple insurance and financial services has been upheld by an appeals court.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 26, 2018
An argument a teenager might make after being caught drinking at a party was essentially employed by the lawyer for an energy company, who asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to upend a $1.8 million penalty imposed on it for price gouging because "everybody did it."
By Ross Todd | September 20, 2018
A Ninth Circuit panel including three of the court's most conservative judges departed from a Third Circuit decision finding an automatic telephone dialing system had to have the potential to randomly or sequentially generate numbers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | September 12, 2018
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has rejected a bad-faith claim against a life insurer brought by a married couple that alleged that it had continued to deduct premiums from their bank account after the policies had expired—although the court did permit the couple to proceed with their claim for conversion.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 7, 2018
The only class action brought on behalf of consumers of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was focused on the lack of warning labels, but the appeals court said the class had no standing.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | August 13, 2018
A federal district court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, recognizing an intra-district split that has been going on for a few years, has ruled that an insured's claim against his insurer under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) was not barred by the economic loss doctrine.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | August 9, 2018
Attorneys agree the asbestos case will impact strict liability litigation broadly, and said the question regarding whether juries should consider settlements with bankrupt entities could have broader implications.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | August 1, 2018
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has issued a decision that may serve as a roadmap for insureds and their attorneys interested in having their coverage cases heard in a Pennsylvania state court rather than having them removed by insurers to federal court.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | July 19, 2018
Preventable medical errors are routinely covered up by health care professionals who do not always put the truth in the medical records or address poor medical care in the context of peer review. In Pennsylvania, as in most states, peer review cannot be disclosed even in litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | June 27, 2018
The Commonwealth Court has unanimously ruled that it is not unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to tax electronic cigarettes and e-liquid as "tobacco products" even if they don't deliver tobacco.
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