The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | August 2, 2019
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of July 29. Both houses of the General Assembly were in summer recess, with the state House of Representatives set to return to session Sept. 17 and the Pennsylvania Senate scheduled to reconvene Sept. 23.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | August 2, 2019
Gov. Tom Wolf on July 31 issued an executive order to reform state services and systems accessed by Pennsylvania’s “most vulnerable residents” in the wake of reports about abuses, including violence against children at the Glen Mills Schools, a reform school for boys located in Delaware County.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | August 1, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted an appeal in a high-profile murder case to decide whether to retroactively apply its landmark 2017 decision raising the prosecutorial burden for seeking life without parole for juvenile offenders.
By VerdictSearch | August 1, 2019
On May 25, 2014, plaintiff Linda Helm, 56, fell off a handicap ramp at a residence in Levittown. She claimed that she suffered an injury of an ankle. Helm sued the property owners, Timothy Bradley and Edna Bradley, alleging that they were negligent for allowing a dangerous condition to exist.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Jason Grant | August 1, 2019
In an environmental case focused on where hundreds of millions of dollars gained from leasing state land for oil and gas extraction should go, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that a still-in-dispute portion of the funds can be funneled into the state's general fund—for any use—rather than into the state's conservation-minded environmental public trust.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | August 1, 2019
If a client from out of state comes to me and I have local counsel or one of the lawyers in my firm is licensed in that state, can I meet with the client and take on the representation with the understanding I will be admitted pro hac vice at the appropriate time if there is litigation?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jean M. Mosites and Matthew C. Wood | August 1, 2019
On July 22, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion addressing an industry trade group's challenges to parts of the state's unconventional well regulations
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kathleen Duffy Bruder and Jay Layman | August 1, 2019
The Pennsylvania budget process proved less controversial this year when revenue exceeded estimates and provided the commonwealth with a budget surplus. Recent budget years with lower revenues forced elected leaders to solve significant revenue deficits in a highly partisan political environment.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | August 1, 2019
As per a standing order by the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania effective June 3, the U.S. Marshal must “implement a new procedure to regulate the possession and use of cameras and personal electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, smartphones, laptop computers, recording devices and tablet computers, by all visitors to all U.S. courthouses and other federal court locations in the Eastern District.”
By VerdictSearch | August 1, 2019
On Feb. 2, 2016, plaintiff Brian Butler, 16, was a passenger in a sedan that was stopped in traffic on Morris Road, near its intersection with Valley Forge Road, in Upper Gywnedd.
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