The Law

February 25, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurer does not have a duty to defend a policyholder who let coverage lapse even though the insurer did not send the insured a notice of nonrenewal, the Superior Court has ruled in a memorandum opinion.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

April 10, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A bank customer who has not re-quested confidentiality does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his or her name or address as a bank customer, the Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

7 minute read

April 30, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

Deciding an issue that has kept Pennsylvania personal injury practitioners on the edge of their seats, the state Supreme Court has finally given some guidance to attorneys who want to bring evidence of a subsequent repair into trial to show a design defec

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

12 minute read

January 21, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the plaintiff's burden of proof should be eased in crashworthiness cases.

By Michael A. Riccardi of the Law Weekly

6 minute read

December 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although lead-based paint is a pollutant, a pollution exclusion clause in a commercial general liability policy does not preclude coverage for injuries allegedly caused by human ingestion or inhalation of the paint, a unanimous Supreme Court has ruled.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

8 minute read

November 12, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man has shown good cause for unsealing his birth brother's adoption records by arguing that he needs to find his sibling for a bone marrow donation that could save his life, a common pleas judge has ruled.

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

May 01, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers better dot their i's and cross their t's before making settlement offers they can't take back, according to a recent Superior Court decision. Not only will the court enforce the settlement, it may also order sanctions against the party that refuse

By RUTH BRYNA COHEN of the Law Weekly

6 minute read

March 13, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Whether you're on the ski lift, moving down the slope or waiting at the bottom of the mountain, you're engaged in the act of skiing, a lawyer for a Pennsylvania ski resort told the state Supreme Court justices last week in Pittsburgh.

By TRACY BLITZ NEWMAN of the Law Weekly

6 minute read

May 08, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

In what the plaintiff's lawyer called a "precedent-setting decision," a Philadelphia common pleas judge issued a preliminary injunction against an insurance company ordering the insurer to pay a disputed claim.

By RUTH BRYNA COHEN of the Law Weekly

8 minute read

March 13, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

The en banc Superior Court has affirmed a Delaware County Common Pleas Court judge's ruling that a damages award of $31,000 to an injured passenger in a drunken driving case was an adequate verdict.

By Danielle N. rodier of the Law Weekly

7 minute read