The Law

October 01, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

Surveillance videos are not protected under the work product doctrine and therefore must be turned over in discovery, a federal magistrate judge has ruled.

By Shannon P. Duffy of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

March 27, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A plaintiff's allegations of bad faith based on an insurance company's selection of a peer-review organization can proceed, a common pleas court judge has ruled.

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

4 minute read

January 17, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is no statute of limitations on the registration of foreign support judgments entered under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, the Superior Court has ruled in an apparent case of first impression

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

February 25, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

A disagreement between the liquidator and the guaranty funds has arisen in the liquidation of Reliance Insurance Co., according to a preliminary report filed in Commonwealth Court.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

May 01, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

An employee is collaterally estopped from bringing an action before a workers' compensation judge after the Civil Service Commission has already ruled on it, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

4 minute read

March 06, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman who claims she suffered a "gross nasal deformity" in a fight at a Pittsburgh bar has filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against the bar's owners, a bouncer and her alleged attackers.

By NIKI KAPSAMBELIS of the Law Weekly

3 minute read

November 05, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

Punitive damages cannot be recovered under the underinsured motorist provisions of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, the Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

4 minute read

March 22, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Patent lawyers are like scribes: They record a masterpiece someone else has created. But occasionally a lawyer comes along who is an artist-or at least an artisan-in his own right.

By CARLYN KOLKER Special To The Law Tribune Special To The Law Tribune

4 minute read

April 01, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In an unusual rejection of government contractor immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld a $22.9 million jury verdict against United Technologies Corp. in a products liability action arising out of a 1993 crash of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

By MARGARET CRONIN FISKSpecial To The Law TribuneSpecial To The Law Tribune

3 minute read

April 05, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers who signed long-term deals on their legal malpractice insurance six months ago can breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone else: good luck.

By HENRY GOTTLIEB Special To The Law Tribune Special To The Law Tribune

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