The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 24, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's "seismic" decision to invalidate the household exclusion as a means of getting around providing stacking coverage should apply retroactively, a federal judge has ruled in a decision that could impact several class action lawsuits pending in the Keystone State.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 10, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court precedent holding that, absent exigent circumstances, warrantless blood tests are unconstitutional is a substantive rule change and should apply retroactively for any case where the issue was raised on a post-conviction appeal, a defense attorney argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 10, 2019
The case stems from a dispute over whether Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act allows an employer to pay a salaried employee half of their regular rate for every hour worked over 40 in a given week, rather than one-and-a-half times their regular salary for each overtime hour.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 8, 2019
Judge Gene Pratter denied Choice Hotels International's motion to dismiss, determining that the plaintiff showed enough of a connection between the international hotel company and the Pennsylvania-based franchisee that she directly worked for.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 4, 2019
Both Allstate and Geico late last month filed motions seeking to dismiss the class actions that were brought against them in the wake of the state Supreme Court's decision in Gallagher v. Geico.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 2, 2019
The justices are set to hear arguments in 16 cases that delve into a range of topics including driving while intoxicated, grand jury secrecy and questions of police governance.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 21, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not review a state Superior Court ruling that held that a lawyer's legal malpractice suit against her divorce attorneys alleging breach of contract actually sounded in tort and therefore was not timely filed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 19, 2019
A federal judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence to allow a lawsuit to proceed alleging Dollar Tree knew about a potentially dangerous detergent spill in one of its stores and had time to clean it before it allegedly caused a slip and fall.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 18, 2019
U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last week issued an order asking the parties to either agree on an expert to evaluate the audio tape or submit names of qualified experts who could review the tape for authenticity.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 13, 2019
The warning comes as part of the companies' efforts to fight having their cases consolidated with more than a dozen opioid lawsuits that were brought into the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Presented by BigVoodoo
GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward.
The New York Law Journal honors attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in New York.
The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
Be the game-changer at a pioneering Queens/Brooklyn law collective, making strides in Commercial and Real Estate Disputes. Immerse yourself ...
White Plains Insurance Defense Firm of 60+ years is looking for an entry level or pending admission to NYS Bar attorney.The Firm focus is on...
Description: Fox Rothschild LLP has an opening in multiple offices in our Entertainment and Sports Law Department for an Associate with Corp...