The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus | October 17, 2022
State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Philadelphia, announced his intention to introduce a package of legislation that would end felony disenfranchisement by allowing incarcerated felons to vote via absentee ballot.
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By State Senate Democratic Caucus; House Caucuses | October 14, 2022
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Oct. 10. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to reconvene Monday, subject to an early recall by President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre. The state House of Representatives was set to return to session Oct. 24, subject to an early recall by Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Colleen Murphy | October 13, 2022
The ruling marks a departure from some federal precedent on the issue, which has found so-called "browsewrap" agreements to be sufficient to compel arbitration.
By Aleeza Furman | October 13, 2022
A Philadelphia jury returned an $8.2 million verdict to a welder who was crushed by a catwalk during a construction accident, but still found the plaintiff to be 27% negligent.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 13, 2022
Pellegrini issued a concurring opinion saying that, based on the alleged scheme, which the plaintiff said involved 11 other instances of similar activity by the lawyers, efforts to get the attorneys barred would be best directed to the state Disciplinary Board.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 13, 2022
What are some things that judges should be careful of in terms of avoiding professional discipline?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leslie Schumacher and Keld R. Wenge | October 13, 2022
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidelines regarding MSAs that sent shockwaves through the workers' compensation community. While CMS clarified those new guidelines within a few months, injured workers and their advocates still face uncertainty about what CMS requires when it comes to MSAs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christopher J. Tellner and Gregory F. Brown | October 13, 2022
In a surprising ruling for nursing facilities throughout Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declined to dismiss a complaint against a nursing home alleging negligence in protecting residents from COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | October 13, 2022
In the COVID-19 era, there has been a heist of great value, but it has not gone undetected. Prosecutors have called the heist the largest fraud in U.S. history, with the thieves stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money through fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By VerdictSearch | October 13, 2022
On the evening of Jan. 21, 2018, plaintiff Maritza Ayala, 63, a caretaker, was exiting the emergency room at Jefferson Bucks Hospital in Langhorne. She was walking to her vehicle when she tripped and fell. Ayala claimed back injuries.
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