By Aleeza Furman | January 6, 2025
Ostroff Godshall managing partner Richard Godshall, who represented the plaintiffs, said the opinion "supports a long line of delayed diagnosis cases that permit a plaintiff to prove causation by showing the delay in timely diagnosis increased the risk of harm and resulted in a worse outcome."
By Aleeza Furman | December 23, 2024
Judge Alan Hertzberg rejected the defendant's bid to compel arbitration in a putative consumer class action.
By Aleeza Furman | November 27, 2024
The plaintiffs had contended that their alleged asbestos-related injuries were caused by Dravo, a corporation Carmeuse acquired in the late 1990s that eventually became a limited liability company and filed for dissolution in 2018. The plaintiffs argued that Carmeuse, as Dravo’s parent company, could be held liable for their alleged injuries.
By Aleeza Furman | November 19, 2024
“If it became the law that an employee may bring a wrongful discharge claim pursuant to the public policy exception to the at will employment doctrine merely by referring to generalized pronouncements about community interests offered by the General Assembly, the exception would soon swallow the rule,” the court ruled.
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By Aleeza Furman | November 7, 2024
The en banc panel ruled that the school district was shielded from the plaintiffs claims because Pennsylvania's exception to sovereign immunity in instances of sexual abuse only applies when the victim is a minor.
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By Amanda O'Brien | November 4, 2024
Reed Smith is hosting a command center in its Pittsburgh office fielding calls to the nonprofit Election Protection Hotline from Western and Central Pennsylvania, while Cozen O'Connor is giving attorneys pro bono credit for all nonpartisan election activities.
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By Amanda O'Brien | October 29, 2024
The figure grew by $260,000 over the previous year, according to a new Major, Lindsey & Africa survey.
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By Aleeza Furman | October 25, 2024
Among the recently approved rule changes is the addition of commentary explaining that the bar on attorneys using "live, in-person contact" to solicit work extends to contact made through text messaging.
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By Aleeza Furman | October 24, 2024
"This is very significant not just for this individual case but for the profession," said BrotmanLaw's Ellen Brotman, who represented Michael Pisanchyn.
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By Amanda O'Brien | October 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris significantly outraised Donald Trump among the commonwealth's lawyers, and donations to the former president from large firms were particularly scarce.
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