The Law

February 21, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A common pleas court judge has decided the proper method to apply a lump sum settlement from a tort action that was received post-divorce in calculating support obligations.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

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June 12, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the full-court conference held this past May, Pennsylvania Superior Court judges voted to amend the procedural codes which govern unpublished memoranda, however, the decision whether to publish opinions will still remain within the discretion of the 23

By Gloria Hayes Special to the Law Weekly

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May 22, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

This is a good news/bad news update on recent changes in social security disability law.

By MEYER SILVER Special to the Law Weekly

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August 04, 2003 | Law.com

An automobile insurance package, which affords the policyholder arbitration of disputed claims of uninsured motorist coverage but is silent on any arbitration rights with regard to underinsured motorist benefits, will not be read as providing arbitration rights in UIM claims, a Superior Court panel has ruled.

By Michael A. RiccardiOf the Law Weekly

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September 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A verbal agreement to settle a Federal Employer's Liability Act action between the Consolidated Rail Corp. and one of its employees for $10,000 is enforceable, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

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December 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down a tax exemption for manufacturers had the state's business community shell shocked. [See page 3 for story on ruling.]

By cmcmmcm of the Law Weekly

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April 10, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Most of us have been confronted with a telephone call from an insurer or a client in which we are notified that a default judgment has been entered and something must be done to gain relief from the default.

By EDWIN L. SCHERLIS Special to the Law Weekly

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February 07, 2002 | Law.com

Expert testimony is needed to prove that liposuction of the cheek was not substantially the same as liposuction to the chin and jowl region, a Philadelphia common pleas court judge has ruled.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

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May 29, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A common pleas court judge has denied preliminary objections and allowed a civil case to continue that seeks compensatory and punitive damages against a Lackawanna County psychologist whom a patient alleges raped her and then destroyed her records to conc

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

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May 01, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two people who were hurt in a car accident after attending a rave in Montgomery County can't sue the hosts of the party for allegedly encouraging the use of illegal drugs and advertising the rave using drug-related terminology, the Superior Court has rule

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

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