By VerdictSearch | November 30, 2017
On June 1, 2014, plaintiff MacDonald Taylor, a maintenance worker in his late 30s, tripped and fell at his residence, at 513 Broadview Road, in Upper Darby. He had rented the property from Ray and Jeanine Wilt since August 2012.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 30, 2017
If the state Supreme Court decides that common-law forfeiture does not exist in Pennsylvania, criminals convicted of gun violence will have an easier time taking back their firearms and child pornographers would also be able to repossess the camera equipment and devices they used in committing their crimes, the Adams County district attorney told a full complement of the court Wednesday.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 30, 2017
I have been reading your columns and I note you always call law a profession. In reality, law is really a business now. Professionalism is secondary. Do you agree?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | November 30, 2017
The statute of limitations begins to run on an uninsured motorist claim when an alleged breach of a contractual duty takes place, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in a case that caused a clash among justices after the court tweaked the question under consideration two weeks after oral arguments.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | November 30, 2017
I spend most of my work week writing, reviewing, discussing and executing contracts between my company and clients, and have pretty much done so since 2005. In those 12 years, the contracts I typically receive from clients, as well as our contract template, have changed considerably, for a number of reasons: the parties better understand both that many choices can be made in drafting contracts and the consequences of those choices, and the number and shape of factors involved in such contracts has grown as e-discovery has.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | November 30, 2017
A party seeking access to public records is entitled to pursue official copies through litigation even when unofficial copies are available through third-party sources, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 28, 2017
Allowing the state Department of Environmental Protection to issue ongoing penalties against companies for the continued presence of pollutants in state waters would essentially give the agency an unlimited ability to fine companies for pollution beyond their control, an attorney representing a prominent natural gas company told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | November 28, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the statute of limitations in survival actions can be extended until two years after death.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | November 22, 2017
One of the knottiest problems for appellate counsel in assessing possible waiver issues is how much preservation is enough when it comes to the jury charge.
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 22, 2017
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