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Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that claimant’s dram shop claim arose out of maintenance or use of a motor vehicle; therefore, employer was precluded from subrogating its payment of Heart and Lung Act benefits against claimant’s settlement of the claim.

In this case, the claimant, a police officer, sustained multiple injuries when his patrol car was struck by an intoxicated driver’s vehicle. The employer accepted liability for the injuries. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.

On the Pulse… School Leaders’ Liability Practice Group Provides Defense, Counseling and Training Services to School Districts, Public and Private Schools And Universities

Today’s headlines are replete with stories of lawsuits involving student-on-student bullying or sexual assault, denial of a student’s right to free appropriate public education, or violations of a student’s or educator’s due process or First Amend Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.

On the Pulse…Other Notable Achievements

RECOGNITION OTHER NEWSJason Banonis (King of Prussia, PA), Pennsylvania Defense Institute’s past president, was recently appointed to Defense Research Institute’s State Legislation and Rules Task Force. PUBLISHED ARTICLES SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Defense Digest, Vol. 29, No.