The Law

June 19, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A three-judge panel of the Superior Court has upheld a Lancaster County trial court judge's decision to dismiss a class action lawsuit against several insurers accusing them of unlawfully charging single automobile policyholders with premiums for stacked

By LORI LITCHMAN of the Law Weekly

7 minute read

October 29, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

Expert testimony is required to prove that a surgeon was negligent in leaving a needle tip inside of a patient's body, a common pleas court judge has ruled in a case of first impression in the commonwealth.

By danielle n. rodier of the Law Weekly

6 minute read

June 05, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court has taken away a $5.6 million verdict awarded to a widow who claimed the hospital her husband worked for had a duty to protect him from securing the drugs that caused his overdose.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

8 minute read

April 15, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

AChester County township could not be held liable for not seeking to install a three-way traffic light where a flashing light existed, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By lori litchman of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

November 12, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

A doctor hired by the defense to conduct an independent medical evaluation of a minor plaintiff has no right to interview the child's parents during the exam, a common pleas judge has ruled in a case of first impression.

By Danielle N. Rodier of the Law Weekly

5 minute read

February 26, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

As reported in the "News in Brief" in the Feb. 12 edition of the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, the following statement of Gov. Tom Ridge appeared as a "footnote" to a lengthy budget speech:

By William P. Murphy of the Law Weekly

9 minute read

February 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trustee: "Whatever I tell you here is privileged, right?"

By Denis James Lawler and Daphne Goldman Special to the Law Weekly

11 minute read

March 20, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

A church cannot be sued for the negligent hiring and supervision of a minister who molested a child because a thorough background check had been completed and there were no outward signs of wrongdoing, a three-judge Superior Court panel has ruled.

By DANIELLE N. RODIER of the Law Weekly

7 minute read

May 01, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the Feb. 14, 2000 edition of the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, an article entitled "University Breached Contract With PhD Student, Court Says," presented the somewhat confusing subject of whether graduate students or other college students, for that

By CLIFFORD A. RIEDERS Special to the Law Weekly

7 minute read

December 10, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

An excess insurance policy that provides that the excess insurer has the right to defend conflicts with the CAT Fund statute, a federal judge has decided.

By Lori Litchman of the Law Weekly

5 minute read