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City of Phila. Fire Dep't v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 16-1041 (Pa. Commw. Aug. 12, 2016) Leavitt, J. (22 pages).

By | August 26, 2016
The WCAB erred in applying the statutory presumption of liability for workplace compensation for cancer suffered by a firefighter, where the firefighter failed to prove that his particular type of cancer was an occupational disease; case remanded.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Langley, PICS Case No. 16-1044 (Pa. Super. Aug. 12, 2016) Stevens, J. (9 pages).

By | August 26, 2016
Appellant was not entitled to a jury trial for a misdemeanor DUI charge where, even though a conviction would subject appellant to harsher penalties for a subsequent DUI offense, neither the federal nor state constitutions guaranteed a jury trial for petty crimes. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Sets Standard for Facebook Chat Evidence

In rejecting the appeal of a child molester who used Facebook to exchange explicit photos of minors, a federal appeals court clarified how online chats can be authenticated as criminal evidence.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

SCOTUS Ruling on DUI Blood Tests Causing Confusion in Pa.

A two-month-old U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing criminal penalties for DUI suspects who refuse to submit to a blood test applies retroactively in Pennsylvania, at least three trial judges in separate counties have ruled—but the issue is far from settled.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Smartphone Breathalyzer Can't Blow Off FTC Investigation

The California-based company Breathometer Inc. is pushing back against a federal investigation into the company's smartphone breath-test devices, which generated consumers questions about accuracy.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida May Rebury Reform School Bodies in the State Capital

Amid a contentious debate that evoked race, spilled blood and child abuse, a state-created task force recommended that Florida move bodies found on the campus of a now-shuttered reform school and bury them somewhere in the state's capital city.
6 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Grimes

By | August 22, 2016
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Implement Unsworn Declarations

By | August 22, 2016
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Warrantless Cell Phone Pinging Exigency Analysis

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco tackles the questions: Do the police need a warrant to get defendant's cell site location information? Is the cell phone company required to provide the information without a warrant?
23 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Jones

By | August 22, 2016
Defendant 'Stopped' When Told to Show Hands; Suppression Should Be Granted
3 minute read

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