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March 22, 2023 | Labor & Employment
On March 17, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a precedential decision requiring Employers and their insurance carriers to reimburse Claimants for out-of-pocket medical marijuana ...
February 14, 2023 |
2025 Update: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Employer Doctrine in Yoder v. McCarthy Construction, Inc.
Recently, in Yoder v. McCarthy Construction, Inc., 2023 Pa. Super 13 ...
January 30, 2023 |
Subrogating insurers face many difficulties when trying to recover for damage claims caused by a utility’s negligence, deficient service, or faulty equipment. Utility tariffs in Pennsylvania ...
January 24, 2023 | Automobile & Trucking
Pennsylvania will be the latest state to allow driverless cars and trucks on the road, as the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry takes another step in its effort to prove commercial ...
December 22, 2022 | Workers' Compensation
On December 6, 2022, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that based upon the Statewide Average Weekly Wage, as determined by the Department of Labor & Industry for the ...
January 21, 2022 |
Judge Joseph Leeson of Eastern District of The US District Court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint where she alleged she fell while walking in the “water aisle” of the defendant’s supermarket ...
January 14, 2022 | Workers' Compensation
On December 2, 2021, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that based upon the Statewide Average Weekly Wage, as determined by the Department of Labor & Industry for the ...
November 4, 2021 |
Forum non-conveniens motions are hard for a defendant to win. The issue begins with the proposition that a plaintiff’s choice of forum should rarely be disturbed and is entitled to great weight ...
August 13, 2021 |
On July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker and Ron Wyden released draft legislation which proposes reforms to US marijuana policy. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act ...
February 26, 2021 |
In Gregg v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, upheld the ruling of the Superior Court and decided that the catchall provision of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices ...
December 16, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
On December 16, 2020, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that based upon the Statewide Average Weekly Wage, as determined by the Department of Labor & Industry for ...
December 9, 2020 |
On December 4, 2020 the House of Representatives approved legislation removing cannabis from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. The passage of the MORE Act does not legalize cannabis ...
December 9, 2020 | Labor & Employment
On December 8, 2020, Pittsburgh City Council unanimously approved an emergency paid sick leave ordinance which temporarily provides paid leave to certain employees who cannot work due to ...
October 26, 2020 |
Our partner, Bob Kaplan, tried one of the first mid-pandemic cases earlier this month. His notes regarding the experience follow.
Jury selection was done remotely by Zoom. Jury management had ...
September 9, 2020 |
While the plaintiff driver was waiting to make a left turn exit out of a shopping center parking lot onto a main thoroughfare, a helpful defendant about to enter the lot from the roadway, ...
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