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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | July 3, 2019
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a waiver signed by an insured did not waive the right to aggregate or “stack” the limits of coverage for underinsured benefits between two separate policies of insurance.
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By Max Mitchell | July 1, 2019
Companies sued in Philadelphia over the deadly 2017 fire in London's Grenfell Tower have taken the litigation to federal court, where a new fight is shaping up over what plaintiffs claim is an effort by defendants to "sneak a peek" at their strategy.
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By Max Mitchell | June 26, 2019
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III ruled Wednesday that the named plaintiff in the proposed class action, who is a Pennsylvania resident, could continue to pursue claims on behalf of class members, even if they are not residents of the Keystone State.
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By Zack Needles | June 20, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a hospital embroiled in litigation with one of its former doctors may not have waived its protection under the attorney work-product doctrine by forwarding emails from its counsel to an outside public relations firm.
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By Max Mitchell | June 13, 2019
U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh on Wednesday dismissed attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr.'s actions alleging violations of the Pennsylvania and Federal Wiretap Acts.
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By Max Mitchell | June 12, 2019
U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday remanded the case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, denying arguments from the pharmaceutical giant that the case needed to be sent to bankruptcy court in Delaware.
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By Max Mitchell | June 5, 2019
U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone on Tuesday denied Condo Roccia Koptiw's motion to dismiss the lawsuit that ex-employee Summer Uchin brought alleging pregnancy discrimination and retaliation.
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By Max Mitchell | June 3, 2019
Ethicon, a J&J subsidiary, had cited intense and allegedly incorrect media attention as the basis for its motion seeking to either have trials moved to a venue outside the five-county Philadelphia area, or have a “pretrial cooling off-period” before beginning the next trial.
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By Zack Needles | May 29, 2019
Just over a month out from the scheduled expiration date of a consent decree between feuding health care giants Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said it needs more information before it can decide whether the deadline should be extended indefinitely.
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By Max Mitchell | May 28, 2019
Last week, Ethicon, the primary defendant in nearly 90 pelvic mesh cases pending in Philadelphia, filed a motion seeking to either have trials moved to a venue outside the five-county suburban Philadelphia area, or have a "pretrial cooling off-period" before beginning the next trial.
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