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Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS* & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
RESULTS*
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, November 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments o
Petition for compensability of post-concussion syndrome treatment granted. Petition to terminate total disability benefits, alleging ability to return to work w/restrictions and forfeited right to benefits for refusing reasonable medical treatment, denied
Ms. Makowski injured her low back, neck, shoulder, head/brain in a work-related motor vehicle accident on January 22, 2009, and remained on total disability benefits. The Industrial Accident Board later determined that Ms.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
Once again, sufficient compliance with the drug-free workplace policy rules by employers and medical review officers is not enough.
The claimant suffered a back injury, which he reported immediately to his supervisor. He was sent for a post-accident drug test and tested positive for THC.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Legislation Update
At this time, there are various pending New Jersey workers’ compensation legislation. Below are some of the more notable ones in the 2024-25 session.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
Act 121 and Act 126 Signed into Law by Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro
On October 30, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law two significant Pennsylvania workers’ compensation bills that were recently passed by the State Legislature.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
What’s Hot In Workers’ Comp - News and Results*
NEWS
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Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – RESULTS*
Carly Edman (Pittsburgh, PA):
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - CASE LAW UPDATE
In an important decision issued earlier this year, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Judiciary Law § 487 claim against an attorney but removed an available defense for attorneys subject to subject to such clai
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
October 29 –"Attorney Well-Being Doesn’t Have to Be Spooky: Steps Attorneys Can Take to Support Mental, Emotional and Physical Health," by Dana Gittleman and Alesia Sulock (both of Philadelphia, PA) was published by PLUS Blog
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments
Sexual Communications Are Sexual Relations, Recent Amendments to RPC 1.8(J)
Effective November 8, 2024, Rule 1.8(j) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct is amended to include “communications of a sexual nature” within the definition of prohibited sexual relations between lawyers and their clients.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – November 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments