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On the Pulse…Culturally Speaking

By Christopher E. Dougherty, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Attorneys’ Ignorance of New Jersey’s eCourts System Is No Defense to Failure to Follow the Amended New Jersey Court Rules

In the age of e-discovery and electronic filing, attorneys must be cognizant of the ever-changing use of technology and the amendments to the court rules to factor in modern filing standards. Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Recent Pennsylvania Superior Court Decision Affirms Defense’s Introduction of Two Medical Experts on the Standard of Care as Proper Corroborative Evidence

It is a common approach that a party defending a medical malpractice case will have two or more experts from different medical specialties who opine on the standard of care or causation issues. Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Inspect the Uninspected: Current Pennsylvania Law Regarding Tort Liability Under the Tort Claims Act for Third-Party Municipal Building Inspectors

Pennsylvania municipalities are required to adopt the Universal Construction Code (UCC) as their municipal building codes. Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.