February 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Facebook Photo of Prop Gun at COVID Lockdown Protest Did Not Violate PFA, Pa. Court RulesIn response to the complaint, Flower claimed the gun in the photo was a prop and that he did not own any operable firearms.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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February 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Specific Age Information Not Needed at Outset of Discrimination Suits, 3rd Circ. RulesA doctor who sued his former employer for allegedly firing and replacing him with younger physicians does not need to provide their exact ages in his discrimination lawsuit against the hospital, a federal appeals court has ruled.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Green-Lit Tripadvisor Lawsuit Hinges on Questions Around Web Publisher Liability, Online AgreementsA federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a woman who was injured during a bus tour in New Zealand can sue travel website Tripadvisor for its role in helping her book the excursion where she was hurt.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justices to Hear Argument Over Fentanyl Overdose Case Against PharmacyThe Superior Court held that because decedent Cody Albert was a part of co-defendant Zachary Ross' plot to acquire fentanyl—prescribed to his mother for her cancer treatment—for recreational use, Albert's estate could not recover.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
4 minute read
January 25, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer Receives Suspension for Misusing IOLTA Funds, Unauthorized PracticeThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended Chester County Lawyer John Gallagher for a year and a day for misusing money in his IOLTA account as well as practicing law while on administrative suspension.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 22, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Justices Define Contours of Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel DoctrinesThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Coatesville Area School District should not have been barred from a merits resolution of its appeal of a tax assessment on the bases of res judicata and collateral estoppel.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 22, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Suit Against NRA Alleges Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Spurred Tree of Life ShootingA lawsuit filed by a son whose parents were among those killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting alleges that the gun lobby radicalized the shooter, Robert Bowers, with anti-Semitic and white supremacist rhetoric, influencing his decision to open fire on the congregation.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 21, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Superior Court Wades Into Venue Questions Arising From Defective UIM Rejection FormThe Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a ruling transferring an insurance dispute over an auto accident from Philadelphia to Bucks County to avoid potentially inconsistent rulings because of a related matter in the latter court.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 21, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Collision With Commercial Vehicle Leads to $400,000 Settlement in Middlesex CountyA woman who was injured when a pickup truck owned by an electrical contractor rear-ended her has settled the resulting Middlesex County lawsuit, Jimenez…
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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January 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Justices to Hear First-Impression Immunity Issue in Injury Lawsuit Against Phila. CourtThe order comes after the Commonwealth Court had rejected the Family Court's request to immediately appeal a decision allowing the personal injury case to go forward.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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