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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania finds that trial court and intermediate appellate court erred in setting an accrual date for purpose of evaluating timeliness of plaintiffs’ claims.
The plaintiffs were among thousands to sue Janssen Pharmaceuticals, claiming they devel
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Allowing secondary evidence in the form of testimony of defendant’s employee.
In a slip and fall action, the Third District Court of Appeal held it was not an abuse of discretion for the trial court to allow secondary evidence, in the fo
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Regardless of its volume, health care facilities are required to provide narrative directing plaintiff to specific location in the medical record where raw factual data of an adverse medical incident is documented.
The plaintiff presented to the hospital with complaints of pain in her right leg.
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The MCARE Act’s seven-year statute of repose struck down as unconstitutional under the Pennsylvania Constitution.
While the facts of this case are disputed due to the fact that the trial court granted
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It was reversible error for trial court to deny motions to strike two jurors for cause when the judge was not present during voir dire and did not personally assess their tones of voice and demeanor.
In this medical malpractice case, three jurors expressed views during during voir dire that medical malpractice lawsuits negatively affect the cost of m
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Third Circuit set to decide whether a company can be retroactively deemed to have “sold” a product it never had control of.
A panel of the the Third Circuit reversed a District Court’s conclusion that Amazon.com was not a “seller” of an allegedly defective dog collar under Section 4
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Plaintiff’s subjective feeling that employment decision was based upon race is insufficient to allow claim to proceed.
The defendants owned and operated a wholesale auto auction, and it was alleged that it required the plaintiff to satisfy the debt of his prior employer before
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CEPA claim may be supported by plaintiff’s good faith belief of a public policy violation and without showing the alleged conduct constituted a violation of an established statute or regulation.
The plaintiff was employed as a prison administrator.
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Waiver of or abandonment of attorney’s fees entitlement for prevailing party must be specifically indicated in settlement agreement or the right to recovery remains.
The plaintiffs brought an action under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and Fair Housing Act premised upon claims of religious discrimination.
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A low but reasonable estimate of the insured's losses will not support a bad faith claim.
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