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Inspector General report says 'no executive oversight' led to failure of proposed amendment for sex abuse victims
HARRISBURG – A new report from the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) credits a “lack of executive oversight” as the chief reason why a state constitutional amendment which would have retroactively extended the timeline for victims to file civil actions against their abusers, stalled in a procedural snafu that won’t see it be considered as a ballot question until 2023 at the earliest. -
Pa. House passes broad COVID-19 liability protections bill for businesses, now headed to Senate
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a broad-based liability shield for the COVID-19 pandemic for commercial businesses and health care entities statewide, in a bill that would protect them from lawsuit claims related to coronavirus exposure. -
After botching, constitutional amendment helping church sex abuse victims could have new path to law
HARRISBURG – A state constitutional amendment which would retroactively extend the timeline for victims to file civil actions against their abusers, stalled in a procedural snafu that cost the former Secretary of the Commonwealth her job, may see new life and its place on the May primary election ballot restored, as an emergency amendment. -
'Beyond disappointing': Boockvar's error leads to her resignation, more delay for priest abuse victims
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar will resign her post this Friday, after Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration revealed that the Department of State failed to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment that would retroactively extend the timeline for victims to file civil actions against their abusers. -
GOP state Senate candidate loses federal court case over contested ballots
PITTSBURGH – Due to a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, the state senator for Pennsylvania’s 45th District comprising parts of both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will in fact be Democratic incumbent Jim Brewster. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: United States Attorney David J. Freed Announces Resignation
United States Attorney David J. Freed, of Camp Hill, PA, has announced his resignation effective midnight January 1, 2021. -
SCOTUS turns down Pa. GOP congressman’s petition to throw out the state’s election vote totals
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an attempt by GOP politicians in Pennsylvania to throw out President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory on Tuesday, explaining it wouldn’t grant the requested injunctive relief. -
After weekend loss in federal court, Trump campaign appeals election results case to Third Circuit
WILLIAMSPORT – After a federal judge dismissed the attempt of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to prevent the certification of results signifying President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania with prejudice this past weekend, the Trump campaign has appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Pa. Supreme Court taking up issue of mail-in voter signature comparison prior to Election Day
HARRISBURG – In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided to consider if county election officials are permitted to discard mail-in ballots purely predicated on comparing the signatures of voters on ballot envelopes and registration forms, prior to Election Day in less than three weeks. -
REED SMITH LLP: Election 2020 - What it means for the cannabis industry
On Election Day (Nov. 3, 2020), the U.S. public will choose a new President – but it will also elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and one-third of U.S. Senate seats will be up for grabs. -
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. -
Kentucky governor vetoes bill on ALI's controversial Restatement; Override possible amid coronavirus concerns
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Legislation clarifying that the American Law Institute’s controversial insurance liability Restatement does not constitute law or public policy if it conflicts with established federal, state or case law overwhelmingly passed in Kentucky but was vetoed Tuesday by Gov. Andy Beshear. -
Two more states pass measures targeting controversial Restatement issued by American Law Institute
PHILADELPHIA – Legislation stating the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance does not constitute law or public policy if it conflicts with established federal, state or case law recently passed in the states of Utah and Kentucky. -
Ex-worker for Sen. Anthony Williams says her age discrimination claim was properly pled and pursued
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer states her age discrimination claim was properly plead, in opposition to a recent argument from counsel for the senator. -
Lawyers for Sen. Anthony Williams attempt to poke holes in age discrimination claim
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer did not properly plead a claim of age discrimination, counsel for the senator recently said. -
Pa. Supreme Court considers itself a 'Super Legislature,' says civil justice group
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision that the Fair Share Act does not apply to asbestos lawsuits is another example of the court showing off its power over legislators who enacted tort reform measures, the head of a state civil justice group says. -
A year of study and Senate still unsure about changing rules for medical-malpractice lawsuits
HARRISBURG – After nearly a full of year of study, a bipartisan Pennsylvania Senate Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) report released Monday on the effects of changing current medical malpractice litigation venue rules came to no specific conclusion on the potential impacts of such a proposal. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Creating a Philadelphia That’s Ready for Tomorrow: Remarks by U.S. Attorney McSwain to the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Thank you, Dan, for that kind introduction and for the invitation to be here. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Scott Brady Statement on Expiration of Fentanyl Analogue Emergency Scheduling
Every year thousands of Americans overdose on fentanyl, a laboratory-created opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin. Fentanyl is often smuggled into the United States from China and Mexico, and because fentanyl is made in a lab, chemists can change its structure to create what are known as “fentanyl analogues.” -
More time given for staffer to sue state senator; She claims she was fired after contracting breast cancer
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer has been given an extra 60 days to pursue administrative relief on her claim of age discrimination.