Ben Seal

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Submitting a health care provider's invoices to a peer-review organization is sufficient for an insurance carrier to challenge a treatment as unnecessary and deny reimbursement under the state's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The deaths of two persons who sold their insurance brokerage firm did not discharge the purchaser from its obligation to carry out the terms of the sale agreement and continue making payments to the sellers' estates, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Submitting a health care provider's invoices to a peer-review organization is sufficient for an insurance carrier to challenge a treatment as unnecessary and deny reimbursement under the state's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Records detailing a doctor's malpractice litigation history and warning letters his hospital received regarding delinquent medical records are not protected by the Peer Review Protection Act simply because of their placement in the doctor's file, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Allegheny County jury awarded $32 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a 2012 car accident in Pittsburgh, including $10 million for a wrongful death claim and $10 million for a survival claim.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Records detailing a doctor's malpractice litigation history and warning letters his hospital received regarding delinquent medical records are not protected by the Peer Review Protection Act simply because of their placement in the doctor's file, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Allegheny County jury awarded $32 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a 2012 car accident in Pittsburgh, including $10 million for a wrongful death claim and $10 million for a survival claim.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has agreed to hear argument over two issues in a lawsuit filed against Attorney General Kathleen Kane, including whether a cause of action for a “name-clearing hearing” may be brought against Kane in her personal capacity. The court will also review whether absolute immunity can be applied when a state official acts outside the scope of her authority and employment.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has agreed to hear argument over two issues in a lawsuit filed against Attorney General Kathleen Kane, including whether a cause of action for a “name-clearing hearing” may be brought against Kane in her personal capacity. The court will also review whether absolute immunity can be applied when a state official acts outside the scope of her authority and employment.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are concerns within the Office of Attorney General over the legality of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's recently announced investigation of OAG emails by an out-of-state special prosecutor, sources have told The Legal.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read