Ben Seal

April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A plaintiff's treating physician is not required to provide answers to a series of defense interrogatories if he was not independently retained by plaintiffs counsel, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled upon reconsideration.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Penny Jeannechild and Gail Shister are going through a breakup with a twist.

By Ben Seal

14 minute read

April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Incorporating evidence-based guidelines for medical treatment in workers' compensation cases could have severe consequences for injured workers and lawyers on either side of the practice, attorneys said, but a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is nonetheless looking to make the change—and facing significant objections in the process.

By Ben Seal

12 minute read

April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As courts and government agencies across the state sort through the unconstitutional sentences of life without parole handed to nearly 500 Pennsylvania inmates, the state Supreme Court has said it will review whether it should create procedural safeguards to ensure the sentence is used sparingly.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

April 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Incorporating evidence-based guidelines for medical treatment in workers' compensation cases could have severe consequences for injured workers and lawyers on either side of the practice, attorneys said, but a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is nonetheless looking to make the change—and facing significant objections in the process.

By Ben Seal

12 minute read

April 21, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An effort by three Democratic state senators to prevent the General Assembly from delaying a public vote on the mandatory judicial retirement age in Pennsylvania has been rejected by the Commonwealth Court.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

April 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.'s campaign for Pennsylvania attorney general has returned $15,000 donated by Pocono Gardens Realty, a company owned by Scranton-area businessman and convicted felon Louis DeNaples.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

April 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Property owners who leased the oil and gas rights to their land cannot recover royalties for gas lost or used prior to the point of sale, the Superior Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

April 18, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Josh Shapiro has a significant lead in available spending money as the race to secure the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania attorney general enters its final week.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

April 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The battle over the ballot question wages on as the April 26 primary election draws nearer. Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit April 14 in Commonwealth Court seeking to prevent their Republican counterparts from delaying a vote that could raise the mandatory judicial retirement age.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read