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Legal Updates for Real Estate E&O – CASE LAW UPDATE
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Sellers’ Disclosure Obligations: No Duty to Disclose Publicly Recorded EasementsAshmus v. Coughlin, 2025-Ohio-2412
Invoking the Mandatory Mediation Clause Against Buyers – A Beneficial Strategic Tactic
When facing claims, Pennsylvania real estate agents too often view the mandatory mediation paragraph found within the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate as little more than boilerplate.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strengthens Legal Protections for Home Inspectors
This article was originally posted by PLUS Blog on October 28, 2025, by plushq.
ALL RISE: Recent Victories and Success Stories
Gary Samms (Philadelphia and King of Prussia) obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a Philadelphia hospital and two Emergency Department physicians after a six-da
SIDEBAR: News and Happenings
NEWS
Marshall Dennehey Is Honored to Accept the External Law Firm Partner of the Year Award from Liberty Mutual Insurance
HAPPENINGS
INVESTING IN EXCELLENCE: CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR HEALTH CARE TEAM
The Quarterly Dose – November 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
LEGAL ROUNDUP – Ohio
Another Ohio District Court Rules that the Non-Economic Damages Cap on Catastrophic Medical Injuries Is Unconstitutional as AppliedLyon v. Riverside Methodist Hospital, (10th Dist.), 2025-Ohio-2991
LEGAL ROUNDUP – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Superior Court Enforces Venue Selection Clause in Surgical Consent FormSomerlot v. Jung, 2025 Pa. Super. 166 (July 30, 2025)
A Jury Does Not Need to Make an Express Finding of Liability as to Each Defendant to Establish a Hospital’s Vicarious Liability for a Child’s Brain Injury
An Overview of the Protections Afforded by the Peer Review Protection Act
As scientific and medical advancements have accelerated, so has the complexity of medical decision-making, exposing a need for standardization in the United States. In 1952, the Joint Commission created the mandatory clinical peer review process.
Q&A with Curi
To help understand the evolving landscape of medical malpractice, we spoke with the claims management team at Curi, a leader in health care risk and insurance solutions.
Isn’t That Wunderly? How the Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Mental Health Procedures Act Positively Impacts Treatment Providers
On October 23, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, reconfirmed the established reach of the immunity afforded by the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA), once again noting that “medical treatment that is coincident to mental h