Ben Seal

October 31, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to review this week which version of the impairment rating guidelines should be used to determine workers' compensation benefits, in a much-anticipated case during an argument session full of open questions with potentially significant answers.

By Ben Seal

12 minute read

October 31, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal battle over a controversial ballot measure that could raise the mandatory retirement age for Pennsylvania's judges is not yet settled, despite an exhaustive run of litigation in state court that concluded earlier this week with the question set to appear Nov. 8.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

October 28, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Multiple employers can be immunized against a tort claim filed by an employee who has already recovered workers' compensation benefits from one of the employers, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

October 28, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Buried in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's latest deadlock on a question in litigation over the constitutional amendment to change the mandatory judicial retirement age, beyond the detailed review of the layered lawsuit and the careful reasoning spread through four separate opinions, lay a dispute over the influence of "public opinion" on the justices' decisions.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

October 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

James P. Barker, the former chief of appeals at the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, is set to return to that role after settling a federal lawsuit that alleged defamation and retaliation against Kathleen Kane.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

October 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just two weeks before the election, the question of whether Pennsylvanians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could raise the state's mandatory judicial retirement age has finally been settled. Prepare to vote on Nov. 8.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

October 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Senate passed a bill Oct. 25 allowing Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services to operate legally across Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, and wiped out $11 million in fines imposed by the Public Utility Commission in April for operating without authorization in the state.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

October 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania employers cannot require workers to be paid on payroll debit cards, the state Superior Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

October 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As Kathleen Kane sat in a Montgomery County courthouse awaiting her criminal sentence, the two men seeking to follow her into office spoke at a debate in Harrisburg of their plans to restore integrity to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in the wake of her tumultuous tenure.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

October 21, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument in a case that could further narrow the scope of civil asset forfeiture by limiting its application based on evidence that already is part of the record.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read