Publications
Acts 121 and Act 126 Signed into Law by Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro
Act 126 establishes direct deposit for the payment of wage benefits to claimants.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert – October 30, 2024,
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts Modification to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8(j)
After comments by the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a modification to the Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8(j).
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – October 11, 2024,
Prescription Disputes Remain under the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Florida Dept. of Financial Services
Rite Rx Pharmacy Corp. v. Packard Claims Administration, Inc., 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida, Case No. CACE21000476
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special FL Alert – October 11, 2024,
John ‘Jack’ Slimm Wins NJ Appellate Decision on Counsel’s Duties to Non-Client Beneficiaries in Estate Litigation
In John Miranda v. Alexander J. Rinaldi, et al., A-3780-22 (App. Div. October 1, 2024), a beneficiary, and non-client, filed an action for legal malpractice against the attorneys handling the probate litigation.
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – October 8, 2024,
Philadelphia Jury Issued $5,071,974 Award to Plaintiff for Economic Damages and $1 Million for Noneconomic Damages.
The plaintiff claimed he was helping to unload a box truck at the facility where he worked when one of the pallets fell on him, crushing his lower body.
Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, Octo
NJ Supreme Court Affirms Appellate Court that Conditions Placed on Defense Medical Examination Are Determined on Cast-by-Case Basis by Trial Court.
In this New Jersey Supreme Court case, the court affirms the Appellate Division’s holding that the conditions to place, if any, on a defense medical examination are to be determined on a case-by-case basis by the trial courts.
Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, Octo
New York Second Department Addresses Future Medical Collateral Source Offset and Affordable Care Act in Case of First Impression.
In a case of first impression, the Second Department held that a jury’s award of future medical costs can be offset by what the plaintiff would have been covered for under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) HAD he obtained coverage.
Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, Octo