The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 22, 2018
In order to verify the extent of a woman's injuries stemming from an auto accident, the judge presiding over her lawsuit has ordered that she give the defendant access to her Instagram account.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 21, 2018
Noting how easily social networking accounts can be faked or hacked, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression that social media posts are inadmissible in criminal cases unless prosecutors can present evidence of who actually authored them.
By Victoria Hudgins | March 20, 2018
High Swartz partner and chair of the firm's family law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, was a speaker at the North Carolina Bar Association family law intensive CLE seminar on Feb. 1-2 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
By Michael Riccardi | March 16, 2018
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action in Harrisburg for the week of March 12. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to return to session on Monday. The state House of Representatives was set to reconvene on April 9.
By Victoria Hudgins | March 16, 2018
Pennsylvania Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf, R-Bucks, is calling for a resolution to urge the state Supreme Court to make changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding prosecutors' duty to disclose information that could reverse a conviction.
By Victoria Hudgins | March 16, 2018
Two state representatives say they plan to propose an amendment to Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act to exempt agency discussions of security and emergency preparedness from open meeting requirements.
By Zack Needles | March 15, 2018
A Philadelphia jury on March 6 awarded $6 million to the estate and wife of a 65-year-old man who died of liver cancer after his doctors disregarded two separate recommendations for MRIs by radiologists.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carolyn R. Mirabile | March 15, 2018
On Oct. 4, 2016, the waiting period for a no-fault divorce was reduced from two years to one year. The new law became effective on Dec. 3, 2016. The law was prospective and applied to separations which begun on or after Dec. 4, 2016. Now a year later the question becomes what if any impact this new legislation has had on obtaining a no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania.
By Max Mitchell | March 15, 2018
A bicyclist injured after hitting a pothole during a charity bike ride has won a more than $3 million verdict against Philadelphia and the event's organizer, despite having initially signed a waiver.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 15, 2018
A woman who allegedly startled a 73-year-old man by walking toward him while he was on a ladder and passing under a tree limb he was cutting can be sued under the theory that she caused him to fall and break his ribs, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
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