The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer | October 13, 2017
The former same-sex partner of a child's biological mother cannot claim she is entitled to custody of the child since she has no biological connection to him, nor has she legally adopted him, the state Superior Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Frank Kosir Jr. | October 12, 2017
In recent months, Pennsylvania appellate courts addressed the issues of title insurer's liability for deed drafting errors, as well as a municipality's ability to collect fines for illegally constructed structures during the pendency of the property owner's appeal.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen T. Kopko and Daniel E. Cummins | October 12, 2017
As practitioners, attorneys sometimes tend to overlook the small, mundane, but otherwise extremely important tasks. However, this neglect can lead to a variety of troubles in your practice and for your client.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 12, 2017
To evaluate the issue, one has to get away from the news articles and stories. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a few years ago, added Rule of Professional Conduct 5.7 that talks about when a law firm is involved in a non-law related business.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kacey C. Wiedt and Audrey L. Copeland | October 12, 2017
In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared Section 306(a.2), the impairment rating evaluation provisions of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, to be unconstitutional under Article I, Section II of the Pennsylvania Constitution pursuant to the nondelegation doctrine in Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area Schchool District), 161 A.3d 827 (Pa. 2017) (Protz II).
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 12, 2017
During the oral argument session that is set to begin Tuesday the state Supreme Court is set to wade into muddy waters over quantum meruit claims for non-partner lawyers, and hear arguments on an issue that some say could have a chilling effect on the workers' compensation bar.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | The Legal Intelligencer | October 12, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court won't disturb a state Superior Court ruling that an arbitration award in a motor vehicle accident case did not collaterally estop a plaintiff from seeking underinsured motorist benefits.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | October 12, 2017
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services cannot be compelled to disclose nursing home provider rates if it does not possess or control the financial records requested under the Right-to-Know Law, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer | October 11, 2017
A project management oversight company that supervised an Amtrak construction project has agreed to pay the federal government $900,000 to resolve civil claims of improper billing, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has announced.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 11, 2017
The city of Scranton, the Borough of Dunmore in Lackawanna County and two law firms that represented them during the sale of the Scranton Sewer Authority have been sued by a property owner alleging they unlawfully raked in over $87 million from the sale.
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