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PENNSYLVANIA RECORD

Monday, March 18, 2024

Opinions


Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act needs fixing

By Mark Behrens |
Today, the Fair Share Act’s name is a misnomer

Mail-in-Voting-for-All Act 77 to blame for Pennsylvania’s primary woes

By Lisa Dixon, Lawyers Democracy Fund |
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.

Time to throw out CFPB’s frivolous Navient lawsuit

By The Penn Record |
Last month, the United States Supreme Court finally put the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into alignment with the rest of the executive branch of government by ruling that the CFPB Director is an at-will employee of the President of the United States.

Elizabeth Warren's Trojan Horse

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Populated by zealous Obama administration holdovers, the CFPB is unaccountable to Trump and taxpayers.

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court loses no sleep after bending the law to help personal injury lawyers

By The Pennsylvania Record |
The message to legislators is clear: We can do whatever we want to the laws you come up with.

Somewhere, Tim Robbins is laughing at Philadelphia

By The Pennsylvania Record |
"That’s like saying, ‘I want gajillion bajillion dollars!’”

Own a home in Philadelphia? There’s a lawsuit on your doorstep that you might not know about

By The Pennsylvania Record |
It’s not always easy to see how the civil justice system can affect everyday life, but one lawsuit in Philadelphia literally is hitting close to home for property owners in the city.

Would you bet $15 million on a lawsuit?

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Irish real estate magnate Garrett Kelleher is on tilt in Philadelphia – and not at SugarHouse’s poker room. With millions in the pot, he’s holding 2-7 off-suit and going heads-up with a federal judge with pocket aces.

When the lawyers declared war on the Slovenes in Pittsburgh

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Every year, thousands of people of Slovene descent meet to celebrate their heritage. Lawyers have introduced them to the American tradition of suing for our injuries.

A Supreme Court ruling falls on deaf ears in Pennsylvania

By The Pennsylvania Record |
It’s one of life’s major annoyances – being forced to repeat oneself because someone isn’t paying attention.

Op-ed: American Law Institute preaches patience on insurance law Restatement

By Stephanie Middleton |
"We hope that the Texas legislature, when it reviews the final draft, will find the document similarly useful. Most of the Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance is made up of statements of law or definitions that are uncontroversial and well established — across all jurisdictions."

Op-ed: American Law Institute preaches patience on insurance law Restatement

By Stephanie Middleton |
"We hope that the Texas legislature, when it reviews the final draft, will find the document similarly useful. Most of the Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance is made up of statements of law or definitions that are uncontroversial and well established — across all jurisdictions."

American Law Institute symposium raises eyebrows

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Eyebrows were raised and speculation prompted when the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute (ALI) announced that one of its symposia discussing the newly-adopted Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance would include a pair of judges in a federal courthouse.

This is a dog of a lawsuit

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Janeen Gismondo fell down in a pet store filled with puppies. When she got up, she and a lawyer went looking for someone to blame.

A world with fewer doctors, more lawyers

By The Pennsylvania Record |
For trial lawyers, the days before a 2002 law addressed health care costs are worth going back to, and the state Supreme Court might be ready to send Pennsylvania back to those dark days.

Finally, a government tired of lawyers who waste its resources

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Trump's DOJ says it spent 1,500 hours reviewing lawsuits that have no chance of success

Suing over hurt feelings

By The Pennsylvania Record |
It hurts to not be wanted, but if you’re picked last for dodgeball or if your crush says no to a date, there are methods for dealing with rejection.

The unruly inner child in an asbestos lawyer

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Attorneys in Pennsylvania are claiming the law doesn't apply to them

Protecting accused pedophile priests: A terrible tradition continues in Pennsylvania

By The Pennsylvania Record |
The cover-up persists with the redaction of names of priests accused of sexual abuse in five dioceses

A reputation is a terrible thing to waste

By The Pennsylvania Record |
The American Law Institute is in danger of losing the influence its members have earned over the past century