The Law
February 07, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer
How Three Drunken Driving Convictions Turn into TwoTo determine if an out-of-state alcohol offense is equal to a similar offense in Pennsylvania when sentencing a repeat offender, courts should compare the elements of the crimes, the conduct prohibited by the offenses and the underlying criminal policy in
By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly
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August 27, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer
C.P. Judge Says Staff Privilege Documents DiscoverableD octors' applications for staff privileges are not protected by the Peer Review Protection Act, a common pleas court judge has ruled, adding to the number of opinions coming from the trial courts that seem to be depleting the strength of peer-review prot
By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly
8 minute read
November 19, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer
Sexual Assault Not Necessarily Included in Rape, IDSI OffensesThe offense of sexual assault is not always included in charges of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, the Superior Court has ruled, because the definitions of all three offenses do not agree on the relevance of the victim's "consent."
By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly
5 minute read
March 06, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justices: DA Training Tape Not Enough to Prove PrejudiceThe state Supreme Court has ruled that a claim that defendants were prejudiced by a racially motivated training tape made by a former Philadelphia assistant district attorney is not enough to support a claim under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1
By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly
8 minute read
December 31, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer
Custodial Parent Never Has to Pay Support to Other ParentA non-custodial parent cannot receive child support from the custodial parent during periods of primary custody, even if the custodial parent earns a significantly higher salary, if custody is not shared nearly equally, the Superior Court has ruled.
By danielle n. rodier of the Law Weekly
7 minute read
December 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer
TaxationSection 318 of the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act sets forth the exclusive requirements for bidding the construction of a redevelopment assistance capital project, a unanimous Supreme Court has held.
By Laurie Stewart of the Law Weekly
5 minute read
March 06, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer
Specifics of Position Not Required in Job Referral LettersA job-referral letter does not have to contain a painstakingly detailed description of the position offered in order to make a position available to a claimant, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled last week.
By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly
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April 15, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer
McFalls' Future Weighed By State Supreme CourtAfter extensive oral arguments last week, the state Supreme Court must now decide what future actions should be taken in the case of an Allegheny County judge who has been accused of being drunk while on the job.
By lori litchman of the Law Weekly
7 minute read
February 18, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer
Second WCJ Weighs In On CasoA Wilkes-Barre workers' compensation judge has granted a modification of benefits petition based on a labor market study, taking the position that last month's Commonwealth Court ruling barring WCJs from approving experts in such cases did not preclude th
By Michael A. Riccardi of the Law Weekly
4 minute read
January 24, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer
Trends in the LawIn Wack v. Farmland Industries Inc., PICS Case No. 99-2383 (Pa. Super. Dec. 27, 1999) Eakin, J. (11 pages), a unanimous panel of the Pennsyl
By GERALD J. WILLIAMS Special to the Law Weekly
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