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Deviation from work to obtain feminine hygiene products a temporary departure. Injuries are compensable.
Approximately six hours into her shift, and with her supervisor’s permission, the claimant drove a tug from the terminal where she was located to another terminal in order to meet her mother.
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2017
Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Expert Testimony and Professional Negligence Claims
Special Law Alert - New United States Supreme Court Decision Limits the Exercise of Specific Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Corporate Defendants
by John J. Hare
In an important jurisdiction decision issued on June 19, 2017, the US Supreme Court has again limited the right of plaintiffs to sue corporate defendants in foreign states.
This Special Law Alert is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Legal Updates For Construction Litigation
Governor Scott Signs HB 377
Closing the Loophole in the Statute of Repose
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Debunking Professional Negligence Liability of an Engineer in Training
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Special Law Alert - Preserving Arbitration: The U.S. Supreme Court Nears Unanimity to Protect the Supremacy of the Federal Arbitration Act
Last week, the United States Supreme Court slammed a Kentucky rule that required “explicit reference” to the authority to enter into arbitration agreements in powers of attorney.
This Special Law Alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments to our readers.
Special Law Alert - What’s Next for Daubert in Florida?
On February 16, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court declined to adopt §90.702 “to the extent that it is procedural, due to constitutional concerns, which must be left for a proper case or controversy.” In light of this limited a
Exculpatory clause in gym membership agreement valid even if not read.
An exculpatory clause in a membership agreement for a recreational facility, such as a gym, is valid even if the member did not read the agreement before signing it.
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2017
What is an inherent risk to a water slide for application of Pennsylvania’s “no duty” rule.
Summary judgment was affirmed in a claim against a water park for an injury that occurred when a minor came off an inner tube and injured his face and teeth.
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2017
Fun at home may be held to an institutional standard.
In a case decided long before the proliferation of trampoline parks, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania felt it was error to exclude an expert’s testimony simply because the trampoline at the defendant’s home was of a “recreation
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2017