The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy J. Horstmann and Ryan Gonder | February 6, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, Public Law 117-168 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, but the impact of some of its provisions is just beginning to be felt. Among those are the substantial federal subsidies the act provides for state and local government investments in clean energy projects.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | February 5, 2024
"Our court information technology and executive team continues to work closely with the FBI and Homeland Security to analyze and investigate the cyberattack," Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Todd said in a statement.
By Aleeza Furman | February 2, 2024
"Under this agreement, courts that categorically restricted the use of opioid treatment medication are required to allow people with opioid use disorder to take proven medications that can put them on a path toward recovery and rehabilitation," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | February 2, 2024
The Pennsylvania Superior Court concluded that the evidence presented in the automobile accident case failed to establish a foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. The plaintiffs were entitled to their requested instructions on a driver's duty of care. Finding prejudicial error in the court below, the Superior Court reversed and remanded for a new trial.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 31, 2024
Charles Becker is now involved with four of Philadelphia's five highest verdicts of 2023, worth a combined $1.36 billion.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 30, 2024
"It just brings it back to the general idea that unless there is a clear anomaly in the law, the court is going to continue to apply precedent as is," Glen Shikunov said.
By VerdictSearch | January 30, 2024
On Nov. 20, 2019, plaintiff's decedent Dastanbek Kasymaliev, 58, was performing siding and window work at 2812 W. Master St., in Philadelphia. Kasymaliev had been hired by Samet Lomidze and his company, I-Move LLC, to perform the work. While working on top of a scaffold, either a part of Kasymaliev's body or a tool he was using came into contact with an energized power line, causing him to be electrocuted and killed instantly.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 29, 2024
"The law is not very fleshed out or very clear, particularly in this unique case," the Killino Firm's Jeffrey Killino said.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carla M. Castello and Casey Alan Coyle | January 27, 2024
Historically, to establish forum non conveniens, a defendant had to show the plaintiff's chosen forum is either oppressive or vexatious without any particular form of proof. Through a series of recent decisions, however, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has sown uncertainty in the once-settled area of the law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kelly A. Lavelle | January 26, 2024
There are avenues through which parties can seek recovery of e-discovery expenses. Parties should understand the basis upon which courts will allow recovery of these costs and establish reasonable limits on the scope of discovery at the beginning of the litigation process.
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