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"Ban the Box Legislation"
/ 18.Apr, 2011Employers in Philadelphia are now prohibited from requiring job applicants to disclose their criminal backgrounds until after the first employment interview. Signed into law today, . . .
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Who can sue a defense lawyer?
/ 18.Apr, 2011In these tight financial times, insurance companies continue to look for ways to recoup their losses. Legal malpractice claims based upon equitable subrogation or assignments . . .
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Fair Share Legislation
/ 18.Apr, 2011Pennsylvania has long had a system of joint and several liability which is not favorable to defendants. Under the joint and several liability system in . . .
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Household Exclusion Again Challenged
/ 13.Apr, 2011The household exclusion in auto policies continues to be challenged by the plaintiff’s Bar. Oral argument was conducted before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on . . .
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Post-Koken case- Philadelphia County
/ 12.Apr, 2011In Pennsylvania, mandatory arbitration of UM and UIM claims was eliminated by the Koken decision. Following the Koken decision, most insurers eliminated mandatory arbitration clauses . . .
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Requiring Impropriety
/ 11.Apr, 2011There has been a longstanding debate over an ambiguity in Pennsylvania’s Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8351. Section 8351 provides: (a) A . . .
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It Does Not Pay to Disobey the Judge, But You May Have to
/ 07.Apr, 2011The misconduct of plaintiffs’ counsel took center stage at a February 2010 jury trial in a wrongful death and survivorship action in the United States . . .
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Q: Is it a good idea to use client information to make yourself rich? A: No.
/ 07.Apr, 2011Lawyers receive lots of information from their clients. Some lawyers receive more valuable information in client communications than others. A simple rule of malpractice avoidance is to . . .
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Are you savvy enough to avoid internet scams?
/ 31.Mar, 2011Attorneys are generally a pretty savvy bunch, or at least we would like to think so. However, there are increasing numbers of attorneys who are . . .
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Two way traffic ahead
/ 30.Mar, 2011The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently made the most significant ruling with respect to the attorney-client privilege in a number of years. Strengthening the attorney-client privilege is . . .
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