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A Product Should Be Judged on the Consumer's Expectation, Not on Whether It Is Unreasonably Dangerous

Pennsylvania has steadfastly held to the principle that in strict products liability cases, evidence of a manufacturer's due care is both irrelevant and inadmissible.
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Managing PFAS Chemicals: A Challenge for Courts and Agencies

A multifaceted, coordinated approach involving litigation, scientific investigation, and regulation is necessary to address past injuries and avoid future ones.
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It's Time to Adequately Fund Public Defense in Pennsylvania

The $7.5 million in funding allocated through the 2023 Pennsylvania state budget should be just the beginning, as the lack of state-level funding in Pennsylvania has led to a patchwork of county funding.
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Innovative Development Opportunities Abound in Commercial Land Condominiums

While the appetite for building new vertical residential condominium buildings in Philadelphia has slowed since the onset of the pandemic, many commercial developers are now considering early on whether applying a land condominium regime makes sense for integrated development projects.
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Safety of a Product's Design Under Pa. Law Remains in Hands of Jurors, Not Industry Customs or Government Standards

The evidentiary battle over whether a defendant may offer evidence that a product's design is in accord with customs in the industry or complied with government standards has ended.
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Special Section: Alternative Dispute Resolution 2024

In The Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution special section read about some virtual mediation considerations and how India's new law could affect ADR worldwide.
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Will India's New Mediation Act Change the Landscape of ADR Worldwide?

Disputants, domestic and foreign, will welcome the efficiency that mediation offers as compared to traditional litigation. Attorneys representing parties which do (or will do) business are urged to look closely at the act.
7 minute read

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To Zoom or Not To Zoom: Considerations for Virtual Mediation

In-person mediation with everyone physically present at one location has been the gold standard for as long as mediation has been a popular process to resolve cases. Maybe it still is, but not in all circumstances and virtual mediations are here to stay.
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Considerations of the Unauthorized Practice of Law in the ADR Process

The statutes and case law related to the unauthorized practice of law are designed to answer the question of who can advocate on behalf of the parties in arbitration. Specifically, the cases and statutes set the boundaries with respect to whether one must in fact be a lawyer to represent parties or whether lawyers can cross state lines and represent parties in states in which the lawyer is not a member of that state's bar.
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New Interior Department Rule Proposes Increase in Cost to Acquire and Maintain Federal Oil and Gas Leases

BLM has been under increased pressure to update the fiscal terms of oil and gas leases for many years. Under the current regulations, minimum bids and rental rates have not increased in 30 years, bond rates have not increased in 50 years, and royalty rates have never increased since the Mineral Leasing Act was passed in 1920.
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