The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | February 9, 2024
Historically, when a general jury verdict could have been based on either valid or invalid grounds, a new trial was required. In such situations, the jury "may as readily have followed the incorrect as the correct theory, and it is impossible to know which they accepted."
By VerdictSearch | February 6, 2024
On Dec. 5, 2018, plaintiff Sue Beckhold, 65, a pharmacy delivery person, was stopped behind a school bus on Walnut Bottom Road in Cumberland. The rear of her sedan was struck by the front of a Rabbit Transit bus. Beckhold claimed head injuries.
By VerdictSearch | February 6, 2024
On Jan. 21, 2021, plaintiff Charles English, 50, a truck driver, was driving east on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County. The rear of his flatbed truck was struck by the front of a tractor-trailer driven by Christopher Childs, of Fraley & Schilling Inc. The accident occurred during an active snowstorm with ice on the roads. English claimed shoulder injuries.
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.
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