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By Alan Nochumson | March 8, 2018
In Collins v. Philadelphia Suburban Development, 2018 Pa. Super. LEXIS 72 (Jan. 31, 2018), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld a verdict against a slip and fall plaintiff who filed a negligence claim against a property sidewalk owner, Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp. (PSDC), and a snow removal company, Ross's Home Improvement (Ross), following a slip-and-fall incident that occurred during an active blizzard.
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By Samantha Joseph | March 6, 2018
"We're looking at everybody now. This is only the beginning,” said attorney Alex Arreaza, who represents a student shot five times during the Parkland school shooting.
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By Christian Petrucci | March 1, 2018
Normally, work injuries arise when an employee is injured on or off the employer's premises, while actually engaged in furtherance of the employer's business or affairs. Last week, in US Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board Bockelman, No. 612 C.D. 2017, the Commonwealth Court revisited the less common compensability of a workers' compensation claim based on a premises theory of liability.
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By Max Mitchell | March 1, 2018
With one case involving a student who suffered a concussion in his school's gymnasium and another involving a man who drowned during a triathlon, liability for sports-related claims are set to highlight the state Supreme Court's argument session scheduled to begin March 6 in Philadelphia.
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By Charles Toutant | February 28, 2018
The recent surge in lawsuits by disabled persons over access to businesses would be tamped down under a proposed revision to the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to both supporters and opponents of the legislation.
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By Robert Storace | February 27, 2018
Alfredo Plana has filed a federal lawsuit against an IRS branch in Hartford claiming he has been discriminated against because he is gay and Hispanic.
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By Robert Storace | February 26, 2018
Charles Dickinson said he resigned after the hospital failed to address safety issues.
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By Greg Land | February 23, 2018
The injured woman's lawyers overcame defense argument that she was to blame for tripping on a step onto the sidewalk where there was no prior history of anyone tripping or falling.
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By Robert Storace | February 23, 2018
Triumph Group has sued Connecticut-based Yankee Casting after it allegedly did not have proper insurance to cover losses from the fire.
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By Zack Needles | February 22, 2018
The justices unanimously reversed the Commonwealth Court's ruling in Cagey v. Commonwealth that the state is immune from claims seeking to hold it responsible for dangerous guardrails.
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