The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | January 17, 2019
I made a mistake in a case and missed a deadline. I wish to resolve the matter in a fair fashion with the client. The case is worth about $8,000 and I am would like to meet with the client and offer the client $8,000 to resolve he matter and sign a release so I am released from liability. Can I do this?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Brian Dunstone | January 17, 2019
“A statutory employer is a master who is not a contractual or common law one, but is made one by the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.”
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | January 16, 2019
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an automobile insurance company could not tell a jury that the insured plaintiff smoked cigarettes without being able to demonstrate the specific impact of that habit on the plaintiff's own life expectancy.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | January 16, 2019
An en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court panel, after rehearing argument in a case of first impression, has once again invalidated a no-hire provision in the case of trucking company employees seeking jobs with a competitor.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 16, 2019
Senior Judges Dan Pellegrini, 73, and James Gardner Colins, 72, were both transferred from the Commonwealth Court to the Superior Court beginning Jan. 1.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | January 11, 2019
Gov. Tom Wolf on Jan. 8 signed Executive Order 2019-01, which is aimed at reducing carbon emissions, a leading contributor to climate change. The order also establishes the GreenGov Council to boost green and sustainable practices in state government.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | January 11, 2019
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week beginning Jan. 7. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. Both were scheduled to return to session Tuesday, when Gov. Tom Wolf is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | January 10, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a mother who used opioids and marijuana during her pregnancy cannot commit child abuse under the Child Protective Service Act (CPSL).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Wayne Pollock | January 10, 2019
Facebook took heat for employing this public relations tactic. But the tactic is being used more and more by attorneys and their clients.
By VerdictSearch | January 10, 2019
On Sept. 11, 2012, plaintiff Tamara Brunozzi, 38, was diagnosed with high-grade invasive carcinoma and metastatic disease in her left breast. She claimed that her gynecologist, Roberta Renzelli-Cain, and a radiologist, Michelle Straka, failed to properly diagnose the cancerous mass in her breast.
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