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Out-of-possession landowner can be liable for property defects.
The Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision which held that the duty to maintain sidewalks in a “reasonably safe condition” under Section 7-210 of the New
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The Eleventh Circuit upheld foreign arbitral award, refusing to apply the New York Convention’s public policy exception.
At issue before the Eleventh Circuit in this matter was the interplay between a foreign arbitration award and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement
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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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Phishing scheme is covered under a commercial crime policy.
The district court held that the loss of more than $1.7 million to a sophisticated phishing scheme was covered under the commercial crime insurance policy and
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An injury report form is not comparable to a tort claims notice.
The plaintiff slipped and fell on ice and filled out an injury report form addressed to Rutgers Department of Risk Management and Insurance.
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Can an employer use “no liability” C&R Agreement to challenge jurisdiction in fee review matter?
The parties presented a C&R Agreement to the workers’ compensation judge, which sta
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Commonwealth Court dismisses AFL-CIO action to have the Act’s new IRE provision declared unconstitutional.
The AFL-CIO brought an action seeking to have § 306(a.3) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ C
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Judge of compensation claims should not speculate about claimant’s future employment with regard to Social Security entitlement and supplemental benefits.
The insurance carrier accepted the claimant as permanently and totally disabled and pai
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