The Law

December 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

*ast month when our terra crossed an old comet's debris trail, the Supreme Court in Allen v. Mellinger, PICS Case No. 01-2293 (Pa. Nov. 20, 2001) Zappala, J.; Saylor & Castille, JJ., concurring; Cappy, Nigro & Newman, JJ., concurring & dissenting (

By William P. Murphy, Esq. of the Law Weekly

7 minute read

November 10, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

*ast summer, the state Supreme Court considered for a second time a very troubling evidentiary preemption in the case of Commonwealth v. Hall, PICS Case No. 03-1312 (Pa. Aug. 18, 2003) Castille, J.; Newman, J., dissenting (26 pages). I was the ...

By Raymond Novak Special to the Law Weekly

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September 17, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an issue of first impression, the Superior Court has ruled that a parent can only receive a child support credit for money spent on a child during a prolonged period of custody if the child was actually with the parent during that time.

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

April 17, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

An ambulance company whose paramedics failed to follow directions to a plaintiff's home will not be vulnerable to a negligence action over the decedent's death, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

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November 24, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sometimes, important things come in obscure packages. One of the most vivid recollections I have from my time in Harrisburg over the last few years was the night before the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation containing language to let the ...

By Clifford A. Rieders Special to the Law Weekly

4 minute read

November 12, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A police officer was not engaged in the operation of his motor vehicle when he stopped his car at the side of a road facing oncoming traffic and left his headlights on, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

November 05, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas went too far when it ordered a party that responded late to discovery to disclose potentially privileged materials, a split Superior Court panel has ruled.

By Ruth Bryna Cohen of the Law Weekly

6 minute read

February 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has entered an order placing medical malpractice and workers' compensation insurer PHICO Insurance Co. into liquidation effective immediately.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

4 minute read

May 01, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

The "human factors" expert is the most intriguing witness. Usually called in product defect cases, that specialist looks at product design in the light of predictable behavior, blending technology with that oh-so-fallible factor we call "us."

By WILLIAM P. MURPHY Special to the Law Weekly

9 minute read

September 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

During recent consulting assignments, managing partners of several law firms of all sizes have expressed their frustration with the fact that every year the total cash compensation paid to non-equity partners — those longer-tenured attorneys on track to become equity partners and those attorneys the firm is desirous of retaining but who do not satisfy all of the objective and subjective criteria to become equity partners at the present time — continues to increase, yet the latter's productivity and contributions to revenue remain about the same.

By Joel A. Rose Special to the Law Weekly

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