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G.V. v. Dep't of Pub. Welfare, PICS Case No. 14-0714 (Pa. April 29, 2014) McCaffery, J. (18 pages)

Child Protective Services • ChildLine Registry • Substantial Evidence • Expungement
4 minute read

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Commonwealth v. Morales, PICS Case No. 14-0690 (Pa. April 28, 2014) McCaffery, J. (33 pages).

Death Penalty • Sufficiency of Evidence • Disclosure of Witnesses • Competency of Jurors
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Susa v. Ellwood, PICS Case No. 14-0708 (C.P. Lawrence April 3, 2014) Cox, J. (12 pages).

Medical Malpractice • Causation • Expert Testimony • Negligence
3 minute read

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Commonwealth v. Hicks, PICS Case No. 14-0705 (Pa. April 28, 2014) Eakin, J. (13 pages).

Evidence of "Common Scheme" • Cumulative Witnesses • Preclusion of Specific Witnesses at Pre-trial Stage
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Lower Evidentiary Standard for Child-Abuse Registry

Finding that the lower court failed to give proper weight to the state's interest in protecting children from abuse, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that raised the evidentiary standard the state must meet in order to maintain information from child-abuse reports on its ChildLine and Abuse Registry.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Call Vehicle Search Ruling a 'Huge' Departure

While criminal defense lawyers' reactions to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling lowering the standard for warrantless vehicle searches ranged from saying it would have little practical effect to calling it "scary" and "disturbing," all of them agreed that the decision marked a drastic departure from the court's precedent.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Crash Victim's Parents Seek to Quash Settlement With GM

The parents of a woman whose 2011 death prompted General Motors Co.’s recall of 2.6 million vehicles have refiled their lawsuit, alleging that the automaker knew about an ignition system defect for a decade—even secretly redesigned the switch—but didn’t tell the public.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

When Your Expert Becomes Their Expert

The professional you've hired for your case has an opinion to support the other side. What to do?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Unreliable' Articles, 'Trial By Literature' Revisited

In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig writes that sooner or later, much of expert testimony boils down to what experts have read or learned or confirmed from writings, an enhancement of their expertise that is beneficial when such writings are trustworthy and accurate. But, as the famous song goes, "it ain't necessarily so."
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Call Vehicle Search Ruling a 'Huge' Departure

While criminal defense lawyers' reactions to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling lowering the standard for warrantless vehicle searches ranged from saying it would have little practical effect to calling it "scary" and "disturbing," all of them agreed that the decision marked a drastic departure from the court's precedent.
3 minute read

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