The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Nicholas J. Bellos and Marianne E. Bradley | April 3, 2024
Obtaining information from nonparties to a case can present procedural and practical difficulties for attorneys litigating in state court. When those nonparties reside outside the state where the action is pending, those difficulties can become especially challenging.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Amanda M. Noonan | April 2, 2024
GIPA litigation remains in its early stages, but the possibility of exorbitant statutory damages—$2,500 per negligent violation, up to $15,000 per intentional or reckless violation—could make GIPA the next major trend in privacy class action litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer W. Karpchuk | April 2, 2024
If Pennsylvania legalizes and taxes medical marijuana, what are its options? Shapiro proposed a 20% tax on the wholesale price of cannabis. The states that have legalized and are taxing marijuana have taken varied approaches, yet they fall into three general categories of excise taxes: percentage-of-price taxes; weight-based taxes; and potency-based taxes.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kenneth Stark and Martha "Frannie" Reilly | April 2, 2024
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is currently accepting applications for the multipurpose community facilities program. Funded through the federal capital projects fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the facilities program will distribute up to $45 million in competitive grants to community anchor institutions and local governments to ensure reliable and affordable broadband internet access.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Joshua M. Peck and Jamie K. Mulholland | April 1, 2024
So, even though a lot of things are indeed happening in person again, some lawyers simply can't —or don't want to—make an appearance. Yet, business development, and attracting the work after the work you're currently doing is done, remains important. How does one stay visible without being physically present?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dena Lefkowitz | April 1, 2024
The profession must do better than this. We lawyers are problem-solvers at our core and the answer can never be for a human being to work 18 hours a day. Because they will. Until they can't. We can't afford to lose them, and neither can their families.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jason Yarbrough | March 29, 2024
If the recent weather in Pittsburgh is any indication, spring has almost sprung, and with it comes another important season—tax season—and the potential for tremendous tax savings for thousands of commercial and residential property owners in Allegheny County.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | March 29, 2024
Ketamine, which was once used primarily as a recreational drug, is now being administered in clinics throughout the United States to treat patients suffering from trauma, pain and depression.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rich Lee | March 29, 2024
Our conversation highlighted three very different angles—how the mindsets of litigators and parties affect a matter, how insurance companies use ADR, and how a new effort to build gender diversity is faring. We also discussed the challenges facing arbitration and the risks they bring to this critical service.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Bradley D. Remick | March 29, 2024
We were certain that the Azzarello standard, the artificial distinction between negligence and strict liability, was going to fade to some extent and strict liability defendants were going to be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that was relevant to their defenses. Instead, rather than adopting the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the court surprisingly adopted the risk utility and consumer expectation tests that were first developed in California.
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