Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor
Recent News About Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor
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Pa. Supreme Court decision looks like trouble for businesses in consumer protection cases
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a lower court ruling which declared not only that Amerprise Financial was deceptive in its sale of insurance and financial services, but that proving intent to deceive isn’t required to win such a case filed under the state consumer protection law. -
In blow to Trump, Pa. Supreme Court approves of Philadelphia's handling of mail-in ballots
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the City of Philadelphia did not violate state election law, when a polling place observer representing President Donald Trump’s campaign was not allowed “meaningful access” to see election workers counting mail-in and absentee ballots. -
Pa. Supreme Court disregards SCOTUS ruling, decides jurisdiction applies in pelvic mesh injury case
HARRISBURG – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the concept of specific jurisdiction in 2017 did not guide the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when it affirmed a $12.85 million damages award in a pelvic mesh injury matter against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. -
Republican lawmaker introduces resolution to impeach Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht
HARRISBURG – A Republican lawmaker has authored a resolution calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice David N. Wecht, alleging that the judge is guilty of “misbehavior in office.” -
Pa. Supreme Court approves three-day counting deadline extension and drop-box ballot collection statewide
HARRISBURG – In a major victory for state Democrat officials, a 4-3 decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has given the Pennsylvania Democratic Party its requested three-day extension to count mail-in ballots and approved the use of drop-box locations apart from official polling places. -
Uber drivers can be eligible for unemployment benefits, Pa. Supreme Court rules
HARRISBURG – Once-unemployed individuals who found work as drivers for ride-share service Uber may now be eligible for unemployment compensation, a majority complement of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on July 24. -
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UPMC should have warned of potential threat from psychiatric patient who later killed neighbor, justices rule
HARRISBURG – A 3-2 split of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center psychiatric facility had a duty to warn a teenage student that her life was in danger from one of its residents. -
Pa. Supreme Court says Human Relations Act doesn't govern the statewide judiciary or its employees
HARRISBURG – The state judiciary and its employees are immune from application of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, according to a recent unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. Supreme Court voids GOP lawmakers' resolution to end coronavirus emergency declaration
HARRISBURG – A 5-2 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a joint resolution from state lawmakers to end the emergency declaration put in place by Gov. Tom Wolf in response to the coronavirus pandemic was null and void, since it had not been reviewed by Wolf for either his approval or veto. -
Business owners shut down by coronavirus, Gov. Wolf are looking to U.S. Supreme Court for help
HARRISBURG – An attorney for plaintiffs who recently lost their challenge of Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order which mandated “non-life sustaining” businesses shut down during the coronavirus quarantine, says the state Supreme Court erred in its decision-making and further legal action to the U.S. Supreme Court is in the works. -
College faculty union can't bargain over who gets criminal background checks, Supreme Court says
PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that a union that represents higher education faculty across the state has no bargaining rights over which of its members must submit to criminal background checks. -
State Supreme Court says rule of capture applies to fracking, but notes trespassing claims may apply
HARRISBURG — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the rule of capture applies in hydraulic fracturing in the state, but did not answer the question as to whether subsurface fractures across property lines constitute trespass. -
Supreme Court says tort reform law doesn't apply to asbestos lawsuits
HARRISBURG – According to a new ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the state’s Fair Share Act is not supposed to apply strict liability lawsuits such as asbestos cases, so verdicts will be evenly divided among multiple defendants rather than split according to the percentage each defendant is found liable. -
Supreme Court says independent medical exam provision in auto insurance policy conflicts with state law
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania answered that a car insurance policy provision clashes with Section 1796(a) of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL) on Nov. 20. -
Pa. Supreme Court reinstates thousands of Risperdal cases after J&J argued they were filed too late
HARRISBURG – According to a pair of majority rulings from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a factual analysis must be undertaken in each individual case involving Johnson & Johnson anti-psychotic drug Risperdal, before a jury can decide when the statute of limitations begins to toll for bringing a claim. -
Woman ran over by Port Authority bus keeps $250K verdict after Allegheny County's appeal
HARRISBURG – On Oct. 31, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Western District reversed a Commonwealth Court’s ruling that overturned an order granting Port Authority of Allegheny County a new trial after one of its bus drivers hit a pedestrian. -
Pa. Supreme Court strikes down part of 2002 legislation, gives med-mal plaintiffs more time to sue
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit over a failed liver transplant in 2003 will have to fight that litigation after a sharply split Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a seven-year time bar. -
No new trial for Lehigh Valley Hospital after $2.4M verdict for former patient
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined on Sept. 26 that a local hospital won't get a new trial despite claiming that a portion of a $2.4 million award for former patients could be time-barred. -
Supreme Court rules Lancaster ordinance that charges utilities is unlawful
Utilities that use the City of Lancaster’s rights-of-way will not have to pay an annual occupancy fee after a new ruling. -
Supreme Court rules for Safe Auto in dispute over unlisted resident driver exclusion
Safe Auto isn’t responsible for defending an uninsured woman in a personal injury lawsuit after she got into an accident while driving her boyfriend's car.