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Fair Share Enacted

/ 27.Jun, 2011

The Pennsylvania Legislature has now passed SB 1131, the Fair Share Act.  This bill reforms joint and several liability in Pennsylvania.  The hallmarks of the . . .

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Judged Guilty

/ 24.Jun, 2011

Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Bernard Snyder has an interesting history.  He actually made history as the first sitting judge in Philadelphia history . . .

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Fair share close to passage

/ 24.Jun, 2011

 The Fair Share Bill, the reform of joint and several liability in Pennsylvania, is close to enactment.  The Pennsylvania House passed HB1, eliminating the 1 percent rule . . .

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Who and what are you responsible for?

/ 22.Jun, 2011

Bonnie Sweeten, the infamous “hoax mom,” is back in the news following her guilty plea to a count of wire fraud and a count of . . .

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Uniform rules needed in UM/UIM cases

/ 21.Jun, 2011

In Pennsylvania, the adjudication of uninsured and underinsured motorist claims has undergone substantial change.  Previously, all uninsured and underinsured motorist disputes were litigated in mandatory . . .

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Joint and Several Reform Pennsylvania

/ 21.Jun, 2011

Pennsylvania currently employs joint and several concepts with respect to contribution among joint tortfeasors.  As a result, a defendant found to be one percent negligent . . .

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Philadelphia County Venue

/ 21.Jun, 2011

A case which has caught the attention of the plaintiff’s bar is Silver v. Thompson, 2001 PA Super 114 ( 5/27/2011), in which Amicus briefs . . .

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Legal Malpractice Avoidance Quicktip: Resources

/ 17.Jun, 2011

One of the best legal malpractice avoidance techniques is quickly addressing a problem when it arises.  There are very few problems that are irresolvable if they . . .

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Round Two!

/ 13.Jun, 2011

It looks like a legal malpractice action against Spector Gadon & Rosen and one of its attorneys may go back for a second round of litigation.  . . .

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Unmasking Plaintiffs on Facebook

/ 10.Jun, 2011

The internet and social media websites have invited the real time disclosures of even the most intimate details of a user’s life. Frequently, success in . . .

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