The claimant tested positive for COVID-19 on June 19, 2020, and passed away on July 10, 2020, from what his surviving spouse alleges were COVID-related complications. What's Hot in Workers' Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

There is a move in federal courts applying Pennsylvania law towards requiring a plaintiff in Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Act (Dragonetti Act) cases to supply expert testimony to survive summary judgement. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

The plaintiff, a property seller, commenced this action on the grounds that the defendant, his attorney, failed to provide proper legal representation with respect to his sale of real property. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

In the underlying matter, the plaintiff, a police officer employed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), asserted two claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.). Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

A legal malpractice action was brought against the defendant, the court-appointed attorney for a minor child in a custody proceeding. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal deve