Jeff McCarron and Danielle Graham of the Professional Liability group recently obtained a favorable result for a client in a legal malpractice action the Court of Common Pleas . . .
Read More..Michael Wolf, a Montgomery County attorney, has been charged as part of a large insurance fraud scheme, in which a police officer would refer automobile accident victims . . .
Read More..Employers in Philadelphia are now prohibited from requiring job applicants to disclose their criminal backgrounds until after the first employment interview. Signed into law today, . . .
Read More..In these tight financial times, insurance companies continue to look for ways to recoup their losses. Legal malpractice claims based upon equitable subrogation or assignments . . .
Read More..Pennsylvania has long had a system of joint and several liability which is not favorable to defendants. Under the joint and several liability system in . . .
Read More..The 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 . . .
Read More..In Pennsylvania, mandatory arbitration of UM and UIM claims was eliminated by the Koken decision. Following the Koken decision, most insurers eliminated mandatory arbitration clauses . . .
Read More..There 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 . . .
Read More..The misconduct of plaintiffs’ counsel took center stage at a February 2010 jury trial in a wrongful death and survivorship action in the United States . . .
Read More..Lawyers 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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