Volume 23, No. 2, June 2017
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Authors: Christopher E. Dougherty
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Christopher E. Dougherty, Esq.,
Marshall Dennehey’s Force Multipliers—Our Paralegals
In the past few years, our firm has received notable recognition for the quality of our defense.
We have been..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Cincinnati, Ohio •
Practice Areas: Professional Liability •
Authors: David J. Oberly
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By David J. Oberly, Esq.*
Key Points:
Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will change discovery practice in federal courts.
Changes focus on the scope of discovery, proportional discovery,...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation •
Authors: Jay S. Rothman
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Jay S. Rothman, Esq.*
Class actions come in a variety of flavors. Unfortunately, they are rarely “vanilla.” However, whether consumer, commercial, financial products, environmental, employment,...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
CASUALTY DEPARTMENT
Michael Archibald (Tampa, FL), Shane Haselbarth (Philadelphia, PA) and Ryan Burns (Fort Lauderdale, FL) successfully defended an appeal of a favorable verdict in a wrongful death action..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice •
Authors: Audrey L. Copeland, Shane Haselbarth
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
Shane Haselbarth (Philadelphia, PA) succeeded in defending a favorable summary judgment ruling in the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida. The plaintiff was a homeowners association whose members made...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice •
Authors: Audrey L. Copeland, Shane Haselbarth
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
Shane Haselbarth (Philadelphia, PA) succeeded in defending a favorable summary judgment ruling in the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida. The plaintiff was a homeowners association whose members made...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Orlando, Florida •
Authors: Bradley P. Blystone
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Bradley P. Blystone, Esq.*
Sitting in the heart of Central Florida, Orlando is a growing and vibrant metropolitan area known as “The City Beautiful.” With its combination of year-round sunny weather and...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
Colleen Bannon and Diana Cortes (Philadelphia, PA) have been appointed the 2017 Co-Chairs of the Federal Courts Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Colleen also served as Vice...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Professional Liability •
Authors: Aaron E. Moore
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Aaron E. Moore, Esq.*
Key Points:
Dragonetti Act penalizes attorneys and clients who engage in frivolous litigation.
Dragonetti Act is not unconstitutional.
Supreme Court held that the Act does not..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Mount Laurel, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Employment Law •
Authors: Ashley L. Toth
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Ashley L. Toth, Esq.*
Key Points:
OSHA’s “new rule,” effective January 1, 2017, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness data to OSHA.
The anti-retaliation provision of the “new..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Employment Law •
Authors: Danielle M. Vugrinovich
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Danielle M. Vugrinovich, Esq.*
Key Points:
Treat complaints of discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity the same as other complaints based upon Title VII.
Employers should update...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation •
Authors: Francis X. Wickersham
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Francis X. Wickersham, Esq.*
Key Points:
Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, IREs are utilized by physician-evaluators to “determine the degree of impairment due to the compensable injury...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: General Liability
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By LaTi W. Spence, Esq.*
Key Points:
Hills and Ridges Doctrine protects owner/occupier from liability from generally slippery conditions resulting from ice and snow where ice and snow have not been...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Product Liability •
Authors: Michael A. Salvati
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
By Michael A. Salvati, Esq.*
Key Points:
Even if an LLC defendant is a citizen of the forum state, it may be able to challenge general jurisdiction.
The tests for citizenship and for general jurisdiction...,
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide...
Volume 23, No. 1, March 2017
Offices: Fort Lauderdale, Florida •
Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
by Courtney B. Shapero, Esquire
Key Points:
The time to appeal an order must be calculated correctly.
The consequences of miscalculating the time within which to appeal are severe.
You are in court at a..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation •
Authors: Shannon Fellin
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
By Shannon Fellin, Esquire
Key Points:
When attorneys’ fee awards are paid and then later reversed, the proper remedy is a refund from claimant’s counsel, not from the Supersedeas Fund.
Principles of..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Cincinnati, Ohio •
Practice Areas: Employment Law •
Authors: David J. Oberly
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
by David J. Oberly, Esquire
Key Points:
Beginning in March 2018, the EEOC will start collecting summary employee pay data on modified EEO-1 Reports.
In implementing these new requirements, the EEOC has..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Practice Areas: Health Care Liability
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
by Ryan J. King, Esquire
Key Points:
Pennsylvania law limits the amount of opioid pain medication licensed health care providers can prescribe from an emergency department or urgent care facility.
Those..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Mount Laurel, New Jersey •
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation •
Authors: Michael R. Duffy
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
by Michael R. Duffy, Esquire
Key Points:
Under New Jersey Workers’ Compensation statute, an employer can “control” a parking lot even when it does not own the lot.
The Appellate Division affirmed a Judge..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
Offices: Cincinnati, Ohio •
Practice Areas: General Liability
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017
by Stephen M. Wagner, Esquire
Key Points:
In Kentucky, the open-and-obvious doctrine is no longer a complete bar to recovery.
Liability under Kentucky law must be determined by principles of comparative..., Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal...
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