P.j. Dannunzio

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that while employers seeking a modification of workers' compensation benefits based on proof of earning power must show that positions identified in a transferable skills analysis are open and available, a claimant's own testimony about pursuing those jobs could also be used to bolster the employer's case.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

5 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A judge ruled that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has jurisdiction in an accident case involving a Ryder rental truck.U.S.…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

1 minute read

January 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that connecting an Amish couple's property to a municipal sewer system using an electric pump does not violate the couple's religious freedom.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a woman who broke her wrist during a car accident and was later arrested can sue the city for the permanent disfigurement of her wrist due to an alleged lack of appropriate medical care.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has cleared Philadelphia personal injury lawyer Jeffrey Rosenbaum's false advertising suit against Morgan & Morgan to proceed, but dismissed claims against several of Morgan & Morgan's individual lawyers.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a previously dismissed legal malpractice lawsuit against an attorney accused by his clients of botching a medical malpractice case can proceed to trial, along with the underlying medical malpractice claims.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 05, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

A federal judge has allowed a woman who allegedly slipped on cherries and fell in a Wal-Mart store to sue the company for her injuries.U.S. District…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 04, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A split Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that prosecutors from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office violated the Constitution by removing a black member of the jury pool in a robbery case based on race.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

4 minute read

January 02, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man criminally charged for recording a child custody hearing and posting it on Facebook cannot escape his 11-and-a-half-to-23-month prison sentence.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

January 02, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has held that a lawsuit filed against Gov. Tom Wolf alleging that the adoption of the state's budget with a $1.5 billion deficit violates the Pennsylvania Constitution can move forward.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read