Ben Seal
Ben Seal is managing editor of The American Lawyer. He joined the magazine in February 2018, and previously spent five years working for The Legal Intelligencer, editing the paper's magazines and supplements and reporting on Pennsylvania's state courts, legislature and Attorney General's Office. Contact him at [email protected] or @BSealTAL.
January 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Paternity by Estoppel Hearing Needed Before Blood TestA full hearing on paternity by estoppel is required before the issue of biological paternity can be considered, the Superior Court has ruled.
By Ben Seal
3 minute read
January 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Elder-Care Employment Ban Ruled UnconstitutionalA lifetime employment ban preventing people convicted of an enumerated crime from working in the care of older adults is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court has declared.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
January 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justices Send Pollution Penalties Issue to Commonwealth Ct.A company threatened by an administrative agency with ongoing penalties based on the agency's statutory interpretation of a law has the right to seek an immediate judicial declaration that the agency's interpretation is erroneous, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Superior Court Affirms $2.3M Award for Concrete-Hose InjuryThe state Superior Court has affirmed a $2.3 million judgment in favor of a construction worker who was injured when a concrete-pumping hose hit him in the head and knocked him off a wall and into a basement.
By Ben Seal
4 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Paternity by Estoppel Hearing Needed Before Blood TestA full hearing on paternity by estoppel is required before the issue of biological paternity can be considered, the Superior Court has ruled.
By Ben Seal
3 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justices Send Pollution Penalties Issue to Commonwealth Ct.A company threatened by an administrative agency with ongoing penalties based on the agency's statutory interpretation of a law has the right to seek an immediate judicial declaration that the agency's interpretation is erroneous, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Elder-Care Employment Ban Ruled UnconstitutionalA lifetime employment ban preventing people convicted of an enumerated crime from working in the care of older adults is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court has declared.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Peer-Review Privilege Narrowing as Health Care ChangesA shift toward limiting the privilege afforded to health care providers by the Peer Review Protection Act has placed a heightened burden on doctors and hospitals attempting to keep internal discussions from being used as evidence in medical malpractice litigation, attorneys said.
By Ben Seal
6 minute read
January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Peer-Review Privilege Narrowing as Health Care ChangesA shift toward limiting the privilege afforded to health care providers by the Peer Review Protection Act has placed a heightened burden on doctors and hospitals attempting to keep internal discussions from being used as evidence in medical malpractice litigation, attorneys said.
By Ben Seal
6 minute read
January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Petition to Intervene in Custody Action Can Be AppealedA petition to intervene in a custody action is appealable as a collateral order, the state Supreme Court has held.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
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