Alan H Perer

August 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Up until now, the Supreme Court has mandated that the fact-intensive questions concerning the discovery rule and the doctrine of fraudulent concealment, such as when a plaintiff is on notice of the possible culpability of a defendant in causing harm, are reserved for a jury.

By Alan H. Perer

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April 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently, our firm tried a wrongful death case against Caterpillar Inc. in Allegheny County regarding the death of a 28-year-old mining mechanic while performing inspection/maintenance procedures on a giant Caterpillar rock truck. Our case proceeded on the risk-utility theory, announced in Tincher v. Omega Flex, 104 A.3d 328, 389 (Pa. 2014). Specifically, it was our contention that the risk of death or serious injury far outweighed the utility of the design of the pressurized front cylinder/strut of the truck.

By Alan H. perer and Joshua R. Sickles

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June 05, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff lawyers frequently suspect that there has been ex parte contact between a defendant doctor in a malpractice case (or his counsel) and a subsequent treating doctor. Obviously, the value of having the favorable testimony of a subsequent treating d

By Alan H. Perer

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