The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lisa M. Bruderly | January 10, 2019
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, the agencies) released a long-awaited proposed rule that would redefine “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | January 10, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review a ruling by the Commonwealth Court that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation should not have fired an employee after she complained on Facebook about the school bus drivers in her area and said she “will gladly smash into a school bus.”
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | January 10, 2019
The plaintiffs brought breach of contract and legal malpractice claims against Saul Ewing partner Robert Louis and the firm, which had represented plaintiff Brinton Young's uncle, Philip Young, in trust and estate matters.
By VerdictSearch | January 10, 2019
On March 22, 2013, plaintiff Robin Goodwin, 54, a bartender, was a front-seat passenger of a car that was traveling on Juniper Street, toward its intersection with Ninth Street, in Quakertown.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | January 10, 2019
An employee who was fired for violating his Pennsylvania employer's cellphone policy will not be receiving unemployment compensation (UC) benefits.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | January 10, 2019
I want to include a retired judge, with his permission, on a fundraising committee for my upcoming political race. Can I refer to the person as judge or can I refer to them as The Honorable?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | January 9, 2019
In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court has affirmed the ruling of a workers' compensation judge that held that an industrial painter's injury claim from an accident he suffered under the Benjamin Franklin Bridge cannot be litigated in Pennsylvania because it happened on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 8, 2019
It was unclear Tuesday whether Lisa Baker's appointment as majority chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee marked the first time the majority leaders for both the Senate and House judiciary committees were held by nonlawyers, but attorneys and court-watchers said they were not concerned.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | January 4, 2019
Wolf's first order of business for 2019 was to implement a web-based program to help persons take advantage of Pennsylvania's new “Clean Slate” law. Wolf said he would stress further progress on common-sense criminal justice reforms in his second term, which is set to begin Jan. 15.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | January 4, 2019
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week beginning Dec. 31, 2018. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. Both were scheduled to return to session Jan. 15, when Gov. Tom Wolf is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term.
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