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How to Support Law Firm Profitability: Train Partners Up
“We’re having this realization in the industry" that law firm partners won't be able to have financial literacy "through osmosis alone," said Fairfax's Kristin Stark.
Monsanto Wins Latest Philadelphia Roundup Trial
A jury returned a defense verdict on Friday in the seventh Roundup trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Federal Judge Denies Pa. AG's Attempts to Halt Pyrex's Move to Ohio
In Commonwealth v. Centre Lane Partners, the state attorney general sought to stop Pyrex from dismantling its plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and moving to an Ohio facility.
Eckert Seamans Sues Former Client Over $300K in Unpaid Legal Fees
The Pittsburgh-headquartered Am Law 200 firm is suing a former client after a New York real estate developer stopped responding to requests for payment.
Rule 126(b) Citations to Unpublished Opinions: Some of Us Still Don’t Get It
Unfortunately, a review of relevant precedents establishes that too many lawyers are still citing caselaw that the appellate courts cannot use.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Wrong Business
When is a business record not a business record. Without sounding silly, it is when it is someone else’s business. That explanation is fundamental and is express in the language of Rule 803(6) which talks of the record of that “activity” (the neutral word for “business”) and implicit in the requirement that the information therein be “by—or from information transmitted by—someone with knowledge.”
IRE Physicians Must Consider All Conditions 'Due to' a Work Injury
As was noted in this space some time ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was considering an employer’s petition for allowance of appeal in Sicilia v. API Roofers Advantage Program (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), which necessarily implicated Duffey v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Trola-Dyne). The Supreme Court did issue its decision in Sicilia on July 17, 2024, but an evenly divided court failed to disturb either the underlying, Commonwealth Court decision or Duffey.
People in the News—Nov. 15, 2024—Lamb McErlane, Faye Riva, Stradley Ronon
Lamb McErlane announced that Anna A. O'Brien has joined the firm as an associate in its litigation practice.Trending Stories
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