Ben Seal

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A walking school district is not required to transport a gifted student from middle school to high school in order for him to attend an accelerated class, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

November 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who suffered a bone bruise in a car accident nine years ago has failed to convince the Pennsylvania Superior Court that his injury was serious enough to maintain a negligence claim.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

November 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man attempting to retroactively apply the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Birchfield v. North Dakota to the pending appeal of his DUI conviction cannot do so because he failed to raise the relevant issue prior to his appeal, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

November 02, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state must demonstrate more than an incidental relationship between a piece of property and an individual's illegal drug activity in order to justify the forfeiture of the property, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A coal miner injured while shoveling out of a massive spill presented sufficient evidence to establish the extent and duration of his disability and its causation, the Commonwealth Court has ruled in affirming a workers' compensation determination in his favor.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has turned back a Dauphin County man's pursuit of strict liability claims following his wife's death in an accident involving a motorcycle he was operating.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

October 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services cannot be compelled to disclose nursing home provider rates if it does not possess or control the financial records requested under the Right-to-Know Law, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

An arbitration award that reinstated a teacher accused of making repeated sexually explicit comments toward his female co-worker violated the public policy against sexual harassment and cannot be enforced, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

September 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman claiming she was injured while exploring a brain-themed exhibit at the Franklin Institute can proceed with allegations of negligence against the Philadelphia-based science museum, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

August 18, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A child can intervene in his parents' marital settlement agreement to enforce a provision that directly benefits him, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read