The Law

July 24, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia - Buchanan Ingersoll will attempt to capitalize on technology-crazy Northern Virginia by opening an office in Tysons Corner to be headed by a veteran attorney who recently authored pending legislation that he hopes will "make Virginia become

By jeff blumenthal of the Law Weekly

4 minute read

September 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A non-settling defendant may invoke the provision in a release reducing the plaintiff's judgment by the either the consideration paid for release or the amount of the settling defendant's pro rate share of the verdict, whichever is greater, the state Supr

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

February 18, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a significant defeat for banks, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that credit card holders can sue under the Truth in Lending Act over an alleged "bait and switch" in which they say they were promised a card with no annual fee only to lea

By Shannon P. Duffy of the Law Weekly

8 minute read

January 19, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

A New York Bankruptcy Court judge recently ruled against a Chapter 11 debtor in a dispute with two of its public utilities.

By Gilbert L. Hamberg Special to the Law Weekly

11 minute read

February 23, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

In two recent cases from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, new trials were granted from defense verdicts where the evidence was uncontested that the negligence caused some injury to the plaintiffs.

By Bradley J. Goewert Special to the Law Weekly

6 minute read

February 07, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employing workers today requires an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the interplay of the various employment laws and regulations. Sometimes it takes the wisdom of Solomon to decide whether something is lawful or unlawful.

By Joseph Mack III and Terrence M. Lewis Special to the Law Weekly

9 minute read

March 27, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

There may be some situations in which an insured can recover both liability benefits and uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits from the same auto policy, a federal judge has ruled.

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

March 29, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

*ast week, I reviewed the development of Pennsylvania workers' compensation law on establishing the work-related nature of a particular injury. This week, we turn to an examination of Acme Markets Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, ...

By James A. Tinnyo Special to the Law Weekly

9 minute read

May 22, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even though she never engaged in a formal wedding ceremony with the man she lived with for eight years, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that a woman can receive workers' compensation benefits on the man's behalf because the two were common law man and wi

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

June 26, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a state have jurisdiction over the equitable distribution of a military pension even though neither the serviceman nor his ex-wife lived in the state while they were married and he claims he never consented to its jurisdiction?

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

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