The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Megan A. DelVecchio | October 13, 2022
In a majority of custody cases, both parents share legal custody of their children. Legal custody in Pennsylvania is defined as the right to make major decisions on behalf of a child, including education decisions. If parents disagree on where their children should attend school, they can seek the court's intervention.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | October 12, 2022
In arguments before an en banc Commonwealth Court panel, counsel for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala characterized Shapiro's settlement of their claims as a late-stage intervention that diverted resources away from their offices.
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | October 11, 2022
Barley Snyder announced that partner Maria Di Stravolo Elliott has been named to the Fulton Theatre board of trustees.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Marianna Wharry | October 7, 2022
The Commonwealth Court held that the UCBR properly disregarded the school's hearsay evidence because it was not "corroborated by other competent evidence in the record" and notably lacked first-hand testimony of the incident with Rudnick.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By The Associated Press | October 7, 2022
A judge has barred enforcement of an executive order signed by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently banning guns and deadly weapons from the city's indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, including parks, basketball courts and pools.
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By Pa. House Caucuses; Senate Democratic Caucus | October 7, 2022
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Oct. 3. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to reconvene Oct. 17, 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.
By VerdictSearch | October 6, 2022
On June 2, 2018, plaintiff Cassandra Pikutis-Babik, 18, a house cleaner, was driving on East McMurray Road, in Peters Township. The rear of her sport utility vehicle was struck by the font of a trailing sedan driven by Paula Siers-Burns. Pikutis-Babik claimed head, neck, back and hip injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charlene S. Seibert | October 6, 2022
Particularly troublesome to the efficacy of the courts are these "second bite" cases; they require twice the resources as a single case, yet resolve only a single litigant's claims—thus denying access to the courts to litigants who have never had a single resolution of their dispute.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 6, 2022
I am an attorney and I am representing myself in civil litigation. I want to speak to the opposing party and not go through their counsel. I distrust and believe he is not giving his client important information. Can I do so?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sandra K. Jones | October 6, 2022
The latest opinion and order, albeit a state court decision, should assist annuity owners and issuers when enforcing the premise that LHWCA are simply not to be factored—in Michigan and throughout the United States.
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