Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor
Recent News About Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor
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Pa. Supreme Court: Names of accused are permanently redacted from Catholic Church sexual abuse grand jury report
HARRISBURG – The identities of clergy members accused of committing sexual abuse against children and teenagers in August’s state grand jury report detailing such abuse statewide in the Catholic Church will remain redacted, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided. -
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Pa. Supreme Court rules Philadelphia's controversial soda tax is legal, legislators look to continue fight
HARRISBURG – A soda and sweetened beverage tax that has divided the City of Philadelphia and been the subject of controversy since its implementation is legal, according to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
State representative defends legislation to impeach state Supreme Court justices
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Chris Dush, R-Jefferson/Indiana, is defending legislation he filed to impeach four Democratic Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices following their unfavorable congressional map ruling by arguing that the move is not about gerrymandering at all. -
Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows state law to apply in out-of-state dispute
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in a Feb. 21 opinion that an out-of-state plaintiff can sue a Pennsylvania-based company under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). -
Supreme Court declines opinion in plaintiff's objection to exam without counsel
HARRISBURG – The state Supreme Court won’t review whether a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit has the right to have counsel present and to record a neuropsychological examination by a defendant’s doctor, remanding the case back to Lebanon County Common Pleas Court. -
State Supreme Court rules on test for bad faith insurance fights
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken a stand on what policy holders have to prove to lay the groundwork for a bad faith claim under the state’s bad faith statute. -
Supreme Court says state can't use oil and gas lease funds for non-environmental purposes
HARRISBURG – A recent landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decreed the state government is not permitted to use money from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund towards purposes not related to environmental conservation. -
Dissenting justice: Lawmakers overstepped authority with frivolous lawsuit measure
HARRISBURG – Two members of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including Justice Christine Donohue, dissented from the majority view in a prominent case which examined the constitutionality of the Dragonetti Act as applied to attorneys in the state. -
Supreme Court: State law offering protection from frivolous lawsuits can punish lawyers
HARRISBURG – After a challenge to its constitutionality in reference to attorneys, a 5-2 ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on April 26 has upheld the Dragonetti Act. -
Many in gas and oil industry relieved high court did not overturn estoppel by deed, attorney says
Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry recently breathed a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the long-standing "estoppel by deed," or rule of after-acquired title, a Pittsburgh industry attorney who wasn't surprised by the ruling says. -
City Of Philadelphia not required to immediately fill Fire Department vacancies
On July 20, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled vacancies in the City of Philadelphia’s Fire Department do not need to be filled immediately.