P.j. D'annunzio

August 12, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lauren Fraser, who represented the plaintiff, said the case settled before trial and the defendants presented no defense.

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August 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a previously undisclosed communication between doctors about a patient's fatal aneurysm tolled the two-year statute of limitations in a wrongful death action.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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August 05, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The majority said the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law "requires a new stacking waiver whenever the stacked amount of UIM coverage changes—regardless of whether the change is an increase or decrease in the amount of stacked coverage."

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August 05, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We now clarify that Bankruptcy Code 'standing' is not constitutional standing (and thus is not jurisdictional) and that Chapter 7 trustees can relinquish the statutory authority to pursue a claim back to a creditor," Judge Bibas said.

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August 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Karen Marston of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied plaintiff Antonye Cruz's motion to remand his lawsuit against Walgreens to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas where it was originally filed.

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July 23, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

A lawsuit by a group of Pennsylvania hospitals suing other in-state hospitals for alleged RICO fraud in obtaining reimbursements for treating indigent patients has been reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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July 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the request of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of whether Amazon should be strictly liable for a third-party vendor's defective product.

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July 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a ruling that could impact future appeals for prisoners seeking a reduced sentence for drug-related offenses, a federal appeals court has ruled that revision of a law without changing the language does not count as a "modification" under the First Step Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reached its ruling in denying plaintiff Jamell Birt that his conviction of possession of crack with the intent to distribute qualified as a covered offense under the First Step Act, which would allow him to pursue reduced sentencing for cocaine-related conviction under the Fair Sentencing Act.

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July 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The alleged defective mortar was designed and manufactured in China, it was sold in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and it was used and allegedly caused injury in New York. This District has no connection to the particular facts or events giving rise to this action, whereas at least one event giving rise to this action took place in the Middle District," U.S. District Judge Curtis Joyner of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.

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July 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Third Circuit said the "complaints about uncapped processors were nothing more than workplace disagreements about routine IT issues—ones that do not relate to illegal conduct or fraud."

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