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Court of Appeals Addresses Duty and Limits of Liability
In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore discuss three decisions issued this year involving claims of liability against health clubs, laboratories conducting drug testing, and municipal ambulance services, which show the diverse opinions of the members of the Court of Appeals when confronted with difficult questions concerning legal duties of care and the limits of liability in medically related contexts.People in the News - Dec. 3, 2013
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel partner Stephanie Winegrad was elected secretary of the Montgomery Bar Association'sfamily law section for 2014.Oswald v. WB Pub. Sq. Assoc., PICS Case No. 13-3129 (Pa. Super. Nov. 7, 2013) Wecht, J. (12 pages).
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Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption of Reliance May Be Overruled
On Nov. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Halliburton Co.'s second petition for writ of certiorari in the Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton, No. 13-317, securities litigation, this time to consider whether to "overrule or substantially modify the holding of Basic v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), to the extent it allows a presumption of classwide reliance under the fraud-on-the-market theory," and, if the court does not overrule Basic, to decide whether a defendant "may rebut the presumption and prevent class certification by introducing evidence that the alleged misrepresentations did not distort the market price of its stock."
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Treat v. Central New York Psychiatric Center
Sex Offenders Only Minimally Inconvenienced By Psychiatric Center's Bathroom, Shower PolicyCravath Kicks Off Associate Bonus Season
Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced extra payments for associates ranging from $10,000 to $60,000 that are identical to the stipends the firm awarded in 2012, according to an internal firm memo.Piller v. Marsam Realty 13th Ave.
Letter of Intent Found Not to Be Binding Contract; Specific Performance Denied
Work-Related Mesothelioma Now Fodder for Common-Law Actions
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Workers' Compensation Act does not cover occupational diseases, such as mesothelioma, that manifest more than 300 weeks after employment ends. The decision frees potential plaintiffs to seek compensation from their former employers through common-law actions.
New Rule to Expand Roster of In-House Pro Bono Lawyers
"We believe strongly this new measure will allow hundreds of thousands of pro bono hours to be performed on behalf of those who are most disadvantaged in society," Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told a group of supporters Monday.Trending Stories
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