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Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act needs fixing
Today, the Fair Share Act’s name is a misnomer -
Pa. Supreme Court says failure to request itemized verdict slip costs med-mal defendants $3.8 million
HARRISBURG – The failure to request an itemized verdict slip has cost the defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit $3.8 million, per a ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer dies at 74
HARRISBURG – Just months before his retirement from the bench, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Max Baer died at his home near Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, at the age of 74. -
Mother claims 1-year-old was left unsupervised on trampoline, suffered serious injuries
PITTSBURGH — A mother is claiming negligence after her 1-year-old allegedly suffered serious injuries when she was left on a trampoline unsupervised. -
Former inmate claims he slipped on soapy water in shower area
HARRISBURG — A former correctional facility inmate is claiming negligence after slipping on soapy water in the shower area near his cell block and suffering injuries. -
Pa. Supreme Court rolls back med-mal venue rules, allowing plaintiffs greater filing leeway
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee has green-lit standards allowing plaintiffs statewide greater leeway in where to file medical malpractice liability cases, a move cheered by personal injury attorneys and criticized by health care and business interests. -
Pa. Supreme Court upholds state law allowing mail-in voting, reverses Commonwealth Court
HARRISBURG – A 5-2 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a state’s law permitting mail-in voting, reversing a contrary finding reached in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in January. -
Mail-in-Voting-for-All Act 77 to blame for Pennsylvania’s primary woes
Act 77, Pennsylvania’s controversial voting law allowing no-excuse mail-in voting for all voters, caused more havoc in Tuesday’s primary election in the Keystone State, as election issues in Lancaster County fed the headlines. -
Chester sued by woman who allegedly fell while running from dog
MEDIA — A woman who tripped over an allegedly defective curb while trying to escape an attack from a loose dog is alleging the City of Chester's and the dog's owners' negligence. -
Pa. GOP challengers to recent selection of congressional map withdraw case without prejudice
HARRISBURG – A group of Pennsylvania Republicans has withdrawn its legal challenge to state officials surrounding the recent selection of a new congressional map, without prejudice. -
Opinions show Supreme Court justices divided over selection of new congressional map
HARRISBURG – Justices from a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania have explained their rationales for recently selecting or choosing not to select the new congressional map that will govern politics and elections statewide for the next decade. -
After heated partisan political battle, Pa. Supreme Court chooses congressional map proposed by Democatic voters
HARRISBURG – After a contentious and highly-partisan political battle, a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has selected the new congressional map that will govern politics and elections statewide for the next decade. -
Gary Samms Appeared on the Dom Giordano Program on 1210 WPHT
Gary Samms Appeared on the Dom Giordano Program on 1210 WPHT. -
Dilworth Paxson Names 3 Attorneys to Partnership
Dilworth Paxson Names 3 Attorneys to Partnership. -
Pa. Supreme Court assumes jurisdiction of heated congressional redistricting fight, ahead of Commonwealth Court ruling
HARRISBURG – Using its King’s Bench jurisdictional power, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will now be the legal forum in which the finalization of the state’s new congressional map will take place. -
In 6-1 ruling, Pa. Supreme Court strikes down 'Marsy's Law' amendment for rights of crime victims
HARRISBURG – According to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a proposed victims’ rights amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” that appeared as a question on election ballots in November 2019 was unconstitutional due to the format in which it was presented, and thus citizens’ votes in favor of the measure are invalid. -
Pa. Supreme Court explains why it threw out school mask mandate, says ex-health secretary exceeded her authority
HARRISBURG – A few weeks after throwing out the statewide school mask mandate issued by now-former Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released its rationale for doing so. -
Pa. Supreme Court rules med-mal juries can examine circumstantial evidence
HARRISBURG – After a recent ruling from a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, medical malpractice lawsuit juries are now permitted to consider both direct and circumstantial evidence. -
State Supreme Court: Pa.'s consent-by-registration rules to establish personal jurisdiction are unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – In a significant decision sure to have tremendous import, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held in a recent decision that the state’s consent-by-registration rules are unconstitutional, and could not be used to establish personal jurisdiction. -
Pa. Supreme Court won't make pharmacy liable for man's fentanyl overdose
HARRISBURG – In a ruling it admitted may seem “harsh," the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided that the father of a man who died from a fentanyl overdose cannot sue the pharmacy which provided him the drug, since the decedent committed a crime by possessing and using it.