By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 18, 2017
The trial court properly held that the defendant corporation waived attorney-client privilege by forwarding attorney correspondence to an outside public relations consultant since the record did not support a finding that the consultant firm fell within the parameters of corporate employees or agents entitled to attorney-client protection. The appellate court affirmed a trial court discovery order.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 18, 2017
Defendant's summary judgment motion on Sherman Act violation denied to the extent plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence that defendant's shift in price increase strategy represented "abrupt" change for industry and was paralleled by sole competitor. Summary judgment denied in part and granted in part.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 11, 2017
Trial court erred in precluding plaintiff's conviction for receipt of stolen property, where crimen falsi evidence was per se admissible, and where evidence of the conviction was relevant to plaintiff's wage loss claim. Judgment reversed in part and affirmed in part, case remanded for new trial on damages.
By Zack Needles | August 10, 2017
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ordered a new trial on compensatory damages against a nursing home management services provider, as well as on punitive damages against that company and its nursing home client in a long-running suit over a resident's death.
By Ben Seal | August 10, 2017
A doctor cannot proceed with claims that a physician's assistant who treated him was guided by personal animus in an alleged attempt to damage his reputation by informing an investigator of his request for prescription pills, the Superior Court has ruled.
By P.j. D'Annunzio | August 8, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a nascent class action against vitamin and nutritional supplement chain GNC alleging the company's website violated New Jersey state consumer law.
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | August 8, 2017
On June 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would alter the Quality Payment Program (the new Medicare value-based reimbursement system) as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). CMS hopes the proposed rule will simplify the Quality Payment Program, especially for small, independent, rural practices, while also ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.
By Max Mitchell | August 7, 2017
The judge overseeing the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia has agreed to reconsider the state court's jurisdiction over 91 cases pending in the venue.
By Max Mitchell | August 4, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has turned back UPMC's efforts to keep its dispute with Highmark over the pricing of cancer treatment services in arbitration.
By Max Mitchell | August 4, 2017
Some attorneys are saying a new ruling on informed consent will sow confusion in the medical industry and lead to an uptick in legal disputes. Others say it just clears up conflicting case law and aids in reducing the number of medical malpractice claims in Pennsylvania. But one thing is for sure—attorneys in the Keystone State are talking about the decision in Shinal v. Toms.
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