Ben Seal

August 10, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A doctor cannot proceed with claims that a physician's assistant who treated him was guided by personal animus in an alleged attempt to damage his reputation by informing an investigator of his request for prescription pills, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

July 28, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trust cannot be amended by its beneficiaries to allow for the removal and replacement of a trustee without judicial approval, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

July 28, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Criminal defendants do not need to prove a reasonable expectation of privacy in order to suppress evidence collected by police in an illegal search, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

July 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Jehovah's Witness' repeated written and verbal refusal to allow doctors to perform a blood transfusion prior to her death prevents her estate from proceeding with a medical malpractice lawsuit, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

July 13, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The filing of a mandatory sketch plan for a municipal development project entitles a developer to consideration of the plan and any future zoning applications under the ordinance in effect when the plan was filed, the Commonwealth Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania doctor alleging retaliation and wrongful termination against her former employer must have her claims heard by an arbitrator because the strong public policy favoring enforcement of arbitration agreements outweighs any public interest in hearing the disposition of the case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

June 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A municipality seeking to sell to private developers land dedicated to public use must obtain approval from an Orphans' Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

June 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently terminated employees have no right to access their personnel files, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

June 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A city is not protected by governmental immunity when a dangerous condition in the facilities of a utility system is created by the negligence or inaction of a local agency or its employees, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

June 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trial court must have a sufficiently developed record in order to determine that a party has acted in bad faith in a dispute over a land development plan, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read