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The Legal Intelligencer

How the Legalization of Marijuana Affects the Employer-Injured Worker Dynamic

Is there overlap between Pennsylvania's 2-year-old Medical Marijuana Act and the much much older Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act? You bet there is. Just look at the list of qualifying medical conditions for which a Pennsylvania resident may obtain medical marijuana.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Constitutionality of the Statutory Imposed Maximum Compensation Rate

The Workers' Compensation Act provides protections and remedies for workers injured in the course and scope of their employment. Due to the humanitarian purposes of the act, the courts have held that the act is remedial in nature and must be liberally construed in light most favorable to injured workers in order to effectuate its humanitarian objective.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

With 27 Lateral Hires in a Month, Goldberg Segalla Makes Case It's 'Different'

'If somebody falls down, we want you to pick them up,' said the leader of Goldberg Segalla in explaining his fast-growing firm's appeal to so many lateral partners.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Insurance Defense Firm Goldberg Segalla Hires 8 in L.A. and Orange County as Part of Lateral Blitz

In the past month alone, Goldberg Segalla has hired 27 laterals—including eight lawyers for its less-than-a-year-old offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, California.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

ATVs Not Covered Under Auto Insurance Policies, Appellate Division Rules

"Given that an ATV cannot be driven on public roads, except to cross a road in order to reach an ATV site, and given that children can drive ATVs, we conclude that no reasonable policyholder would believe that … coverage would extend to an ATV," the Appellate Division said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Would Happen to Your Business if You Died Tomorrow?

Owners continually strive to grow the value of their businesses. It is critically important that the monetary value created in your business is preserved, in the event of your unexpected death or if you suffer a permanent disability.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida MDL Claiming Auto Repair Insurance Price-Fixing Hangs in Appellate Balance

The en banc hearing comes after a split panel opted to reinstate the case after it was tossed for failure to state a claim.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Proposed Fee Schedule Changes

In this No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay provides a synopsis of several of the major changes contained in the proposed amended Fee Schedule most likely to affect automobile accident victims and their health care providers seeking reimbursement for provided treatment.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Insurer on the Hook for Yahoo's Outside Counsel Bill in Email Scanning Case

The insurer had argued Yahoo's costs didn't fit within the policy's definition of a personal injury, a view that Judge Edward Davila said is “incorrect.”
3 minute read

The Recorder

Insurer on Hook for Failing to Foot Yahoo's $4M Outside Counsel Bill in Email Scanning Case

The dispute before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila stems from Yahoo's attempt to hold National Union accountable for fees accrued in three separate previous class actions over its email scanning practice.
3 minute read

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