Ben Seal

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The net loss carryover deduction provision in the Tax Reform Code, which allows a taxpayer to reduce its taxable income by deducting net losses from the prior year, is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An injury complaint that does not specifically designate the injury as work-related is still sufficient to inform an employer that it could be liable for workers' compensation, the Commonwealth Court has held.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An updated bank account agreement with no arbitration clause supersedes an earlier agreement that mandated arbitration, the state Superior Court has ruled, allowing a class action alleging improperly assessed overdraft fees to proceed.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An injury complaint that does not specifically designate the injury as work-related is still sufficient to inform an employer that it could be liable for workers' compensation, the Commonwealth Court has held.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The net loss carryover deduction provision in the Tax Reform Code, which allows a taxpayer to reduce its taxable income by deducting net losses from the prior year, is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The special Senate committee established to investigate whether state Attorney General Kathleen Kane can carry out the duties of her office with a suspended law license has proposed a resolution that would set a Jan. 12 hearing at which Kane would be given the chance to testify.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent revelations about Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin's involvement in the now-scrapped nomination of a member of the Court of Judicial Discipline have court observers concerned about the current workings of the state's high court and how it handles disciplinary matters.

By Lizzy McLellan and Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The special Senate committee established to investigate whether state Attorney General Kathleen Kane can carry out the duties of her office with a suspended law license has proposed a resolution that would set a Jan. 12 hearing at which Kane would be given the chance to testify.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

December 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent revelations about Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin's involvement in the now-scrapped nomination of a member of the Court of Judicial Discipline have court observers concerned about the current workings of the state's high court and how it handles disciplinary matters.

By Lizzy McLellan and Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the focus of the racist and pornographic email scandal moving from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, pressure is mounting on Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams.

By Max Mitchell 
and Ben Seal

5 minute read