The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | January 23, 2019
In Dittman v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, ___ A.3d ___, 2018 WL 6072199 (Pa. Nov. 21, 2018), in the context of cyberhacking litigation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court changed, and considerably restricted, the scope of the so-called “economic loss doctrine (ELD).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Terry M. Henry | January 22, 2019
Products liability litigation has become more sophisticated during the 21st century as products themselves have become more complex, interconnected and regulated.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew J. DeFalco | January 11, 2019
Pennsylvania courts have long struggled with the question of whether and when a party to a contractual relationship can assert a tort cause of action against another contracting party for conduct arising out of the contractual relationship.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel E. Cummins | December 13, 2018
Over the past year there have been dramatic reversals of long-standing law by a newly activist Pennsylvania Supreme Court. There have been clarifications of recurring civil litigation issues by both the Superior Court and Commonwealth Court.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen J. Finley and Randy A. Gray | December 6, 2018
Pre-service removal, sometimes also referred to as “snap removal,” is a proper and legitimate method to secure a federal forum.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 4, 2018
At the same time, another law firm has joined Kline & Specter in criticizing the set-aside request, saying some of the fee requests have not been fair and that money for the common benefit fees should not be taken from the plaintiffs' recoveries, but rather from the primary lawyer's fee.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 30, 2018
The highly critical filing contends that the federal cases have settled for "puny" amounts compared to the multimillion-dollar verdicts juries have been willing to award both in state and federal courts.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Will Sylianteng | November 21, 2018
In Alley v. MTD Products, (WD.Pa. 2018, Case No. 3:17-cv-3), Judge Kim Gibson of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania highlighted and discussed two often overlooked and under-appreciated aspects of discovery: the extent that one can undergo an inquiry that involves “discovery on discovery”; and proportionality as a limit on discovery.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry E. Coben | November 11, 2018
When Pennsylvania judicially adopted strict liability in tort for the manufacture, sale or lease of a defective product, it embraced Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts 2d.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson | November 8, 2018
The Supreme Court is considering a consolidated action presenting questions of liability for asbestos injuries caused by bare-metal products.
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