The Law

January 03, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

The only way a trial court can toll the 30-day appeal period is to "expressly grant" a petition for reconsideration, the Superior Court has held.

By TRACY BLITZ NEWMAN of the Law Weekly

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May 22, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

An employee who was not responsible for obtaining the necessary permits for dumping tires could not be held criminally responsible for the failure to get such permits, the Commonwealth Court has held.

By TRACY BLITZ NEWMAN of the Law Weekly

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January 17, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mother cannot "bargain away" her child's right to financial support from his father just to try to convince a man to get her pregnant, the Superior Court has said.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

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November 12, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

An appeal of a non pros judgment must be filed in the Court of Common Pleas before filing a notice of appeal with state appellate courts, the Supreme Court has ruled.

By ruth bryna cohen of the Law Weekly

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June 12, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Doylestown - The struggle by local lawmakers to rein in suburban sprawl continues with the submission of House Bill 1604 to the Pennsylvania Senate. The bill, drafted by Bucks County State Rep. Charles McIlhinney, is an attempt to change the process of fi

By donna dudick Special to the Law Weekly

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April 24, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Predicting that the state Supreme Court will overturn an important uninsured/underinsured motorist decision from the Superior Court, a federal judge has ruled that a UIM waiver that was on the same page as other provisions was valid and enforceable.

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

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April 24, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh - An Allegheny County golf professional is suing Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. claiming new managers at a Monroeville store fired her after harassing her and pilfering benefits afforded her male co-workers.

By Cathy Rubin Special to the Law Weekly

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April 30, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman who suffers from a irreversible and devastating disease cannot be forced to undergo involuntary electroshock treatments for depression, a common pleas court has ruled.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

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February 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

A minor injured while crossing a highway on a snowmobile cannot recover first party medical benefits on his parents' insurance policy, because both a valid exclusion in the policy and the terms of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law bar such re

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

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February 25, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Allegheny County Legislature may not replace or alter a property assessment certified under existing law, Common Pleas Court Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. said in resolving an impasse between the county council and county executive.

By Michael A. Riccardi of the Law Weekly

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