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Nursing Home's Neglect Resulted in Fall, Broken Leg: Plaintiff
On June 5, 2017, Jesus Crespo, 68, fell while attempting to go to the bathroom at Elkins Crest Health & Rehabilitation Center, a skilled-nursing facility in Elkins Park. Crespo suffered a leg fracture.Cab Driver Lost Eye After Being Shot With a Paintball Gun
On Dec. 19, 2015, plaintiff Arshad Khan, 38, a taxicab driver, was stopped at a traffic light on Market Street, at its intersection with 16th Street, in the Center City area of Philadelphia. Kahaalil Branch pulled up to Khan's vehicle, pointed a paintball gun at Khan and shot him in the right eye. Khan later lost his eye.Superior Court: Life Insurance Proceeds Are Not Marital Assets
The case is interesting because of the unusual nature of life insurance proceeds as well as the fact that the courts had not previously faced this issue head on even though the divorce code has been in effect since 1980.People in the News—Dec. 9, 2020—Brahin Law Offices, Wisler Pearlstine
H. Jeffrey Brahin of the Brahin Law Offices was set to present a seminar titled "Confessions of Judgment—the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" at the 2020 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Real Estate Institute, and Wisler Pearlstine announced that attorney Amy T. Brooks presented on pertinent education and family law topics at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 2020 Exceptional Children Conference.Brooks presented "Legal Ethics in a Remote World."Injured in Read Ender, Man Nets $170K Following Arbitration
On Dec. 9, 2016, plaintiff Richard Dutilly, 63, a business owner, was driving on Nazareth Pike, in Bethlehem. Another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle. Dutilly claimed injuries to his neck and shoulder.Plaintiff Laborer Claimed Fallen Concrete Block Severely Injured Him
On April 28, 2017, plaintiff Keith Zabielski, 51, a laborer, was part of a construction crew that was building a retaining wall at a home in Willow Grove. Zabielski claimed that a backhoe was transporting a 1,000-pound concrete block secured by a single nylon strap, and the block slid out of the strap, causing it to fall and strike Zabielski's right knee. Zabielski claimed psychiatric injuries and injuries to his knee and back.Superior Court Cracks Open the Door for Discovery of Mental Health Records
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has carved out an exception to the discovery of mental health records in C.L. v. M.P.People in the News—April 28, 2020—Astor Weiss
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel announced that partner Julie A. Auerbach was named a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.Distinguishing Between Corporal Punishment and Abuse in Custody Disputes
When parents are separated and at odds with one another, each trying to point to the parenting weaknesses of the other and each competing for more time with their children, these parents are likely to be even more constrained in their use of corporal punishment.Can Acts of Generosity Become Legal Support Obligations?
As a matter of public policy, courts want to encourage the involvement of third parties when either or both parents are unable to care for their children. For this reason, courts have historically been disinclined to impose support obligations on third parties.Trending Stories
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