Ben Seal

August 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott has been a reliable part of the real estate scene in Pittsburgh and around the state for a while now. The firm is commonly attached to some of the biggest development deals, office leases and mixed-use projects in Western Pennsylvania.

By Ben Seal

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August 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Look up. A little bit higher—up to the top of the tallest building in Philadelphia, then a bit beyond. In just a few years, that spot, at 18th and Arch streets, where you're now looking, will be home to the largest private development project in Pennsylvania, its upper reaches expected to stretch 1,121 feet into the city's skyline. It will bring thousands of temporary and permanent jobs to the region, generate billions in economic activity and plant a second towering foot firmly in Philadelphia for the city's largest company.

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August 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

No contact means no contact in the case of a protection-from-abuse order, including contact made in the legally unsettled land of social media, lawyers say.

By Ben Seal

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August 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Precise details of a man's final working day are not required to prove a causal connection between his job and the heart attack that killed him, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

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August 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

No contact means no contact in the case of a protection-from-abuse order, including contact made in the legally unsettled land of social media, lawyers say.

By Ben Seal

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August 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Precise details of a man's final working day are not required to prove a causal connection between his job and the heart attack that killed him, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

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August 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman cannot be compelled to arbitrate her survival action against a nursing home because she did not have power of attorney when she signed an alternative dispute resolution agreement upon her husband's admission, the state Superior Court has ruled.

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August 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A savings action filed against an employer to preserve a civil remedy does not bar a workers' compensation claimaint's petition against the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

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August 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman cannot be compelled to arbitrate her survival action against a nursing home because she did not have power of attorney when she signed an alternative dispute resolution agreement upon her husband's admission, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

August 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A savings action filed against an employer to preserve a civil remedy does not bar a workers' compensation claimaint's petition against the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read