By Michael Riccardi | February 22, 2018
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Feb. 19. The state House of Representatives is scheduled to return to session on March 12. The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to return to session on March 19.
By VerdictSearch | February 22, 2018
In March 2014, plaintiff Rafeeq Smith, a construction site supervisor in his 30s, and plaintiff Keith Mouzon were passengers in a sport utility vehicle in a parking lot in Philadelphia.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | February 22, 2018
The justices unanimously reversed the Commonwealth Court's ruling in Cagey v. Commonwealth that the state is immune from claims seeking to hold it responsible for dangerous guardrails.
By VerdictSearch | February 22, 2018
On Jan. 12, 2015, at about 9:30 p.m., plaintiff Mary Powell, 47, parked in a handicapped parking space at a Giant Eagle grocery store, in Pittsburgh. As she exited her car, she slipped and fell on black ice, landing on her left side. She claimed injuries to her hamstrings and left shoulder.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | February 22, 2018
I am a judicial officer and heard argument and evidence from parties. Besides my law clerks and judicial staff, can I talk to other persons or go on the internet to review information that may be pertinent?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | February 22, 2018
In Klipsch Group v. ePRO E-Commerce, No. 16-3637-cvNo. 16-3726-cv (2d Cir. Jan. 25), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York's order that “the likely valuation of actual damages” in the matter was “$25,000,” the defendant had to pay the plaintiff $2.68 million as “compensation” for “additional discovery efforts” the plaintiff had to take because of the defendant's misconduct.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | February 22, 2018
I am always confounded by colleagues who believe that their education ended the day they received their law degrees or that they cannot adapt to learning new things, such as a new area of law, a new procedure for doing things or any other “new” topic you might think of.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Mazzeo | February 22, 2018
With the recent #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aimed at sexual harassment in the workplace, and employers facing more and more discrimination lawsuits, it is time that employers face the fact that we need diversity and inclusion in our workplace in order to succeed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | February 22, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that citizens from other states can sue Pennsylvania-based businesses for transactions that occurred outside the state under the Unfair Trade Practices Consumer Protection Law.
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By Max Mitchell | February 21, 2018
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has sent a Risperdal case that initially came to a $1.75 million verdict back to the trial court to determine whether there should be a new trial on punitive damages.
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