The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | September 12, 2022
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Sept. 5. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The state House of Representatives was scheduled to return to session Monday, unless called earlier by Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster. The Pennsylvania Senate was set to reconvene on Sept. 19, subject to earlier recall by President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Will Sylianteng | September 8, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger, during an address to the American Law Institute in 1971, said, "… good manners, disciplined behavior and civility—by whatever name—are the lubricants that prevent lawsuits from turning into combat." Fifty-plus years later, has that lubrication run dry?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert Pritchard | September 8, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recently issued a final rule updating regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA). The changes took effect Aug. 5, and impact three wage-and-hour compliance areas: tipped workers, service charges and the calculation of overtime.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | September 8, 2022
As a young attorney who practices in Philadelphia, I am very curious about how members of the Black bar were able to break the old-fashioned prejudice that used to exist years ago among the white lawyers who practiced in Philadelphia? The last 60 years or so have seen major changes in the practice of law including major changes in the diversity of lawyers.
By VerdictSearch | September 8, 2022
On March 22, 2018, plaintiff Christopher Tinney, 58, slipped and fell on a sidewalk at 2176-78 E. York Street, in Philadelphia. Tinney suffered an aggravation of a pre-existing knee injury.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Scott B. Cooper and Leonard A. Sloane | September 8, 2022
The Superior Court's argument and reasoning in Spencer v. Johnson are both straightforward and decidedly not mere dicta. At common law, an innocent plaintiff can recover from any defendant found to be at fault, who was then responsible to pay the full amount of a verdict.
By VerdictSearch | September 8, 2022
On May 18, 2017, plaintiff Alexander Defulgentis, 64, a realtor, was stopped while driving west on Street Road, at its intersection with Jacksonville Road, in Warminster. The rear of his sedan was struck in a chain-reaction collision initiated by Joshua Martorelli.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | September 7, 2022
The justices are set to hear a 15-case lineup, including arguments over an "aiding and abetting fraud" claim's validity, voting machine inspections, underinsured motorist coverage and an act eliminating the General Assistance cash benefit program.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | September 6, 2022
Judge Richard Haaz said the personal injury plaintiff's request that the fee go to attorney Richard DeMarco did not invalidate a 2014 fee agreement between Elliott Greenleaf and Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, the firm that litigated the lawsuit.
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | September 6, 2022
Edward C. Spontak has joined Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett as counsel.
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