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Appeals Court Reverses Punitive Damages Award, Finds Late Trial Amendment to Add Recklessness Prejudiced Defense

Bernavage by and through Vanston v. Green Ridge Healthcare Group, LLC, WL 14279152025, (Pa. Super. May 19, 2025) - This case concerned an elderly woman’s slip and fall on a shower floor while being assisted by staff in an...more

7/31/2025 / Appeals , Appellate Courts , Defense Strategies , Discovery , Negligence , Pleadings , Punitive Damages , Recklessness , Trial Practice Guidance

Superior Court Limits Judicial Discretion on “Credible” Allegations of Venue

Mazzuca v. Abreu, 310 A.3d 775 (Pa. Super. 2024) - In this dental malpractice suit, the plaintiff claimed the defendant negligently performed a tooth implant procedure in Bucks County. The plaintiff filed suit in Philadelphia...more

11/27/2024 / Dentists , Evidence , Medical Malpractice , Negligence

Methadone Clinic Owed No Duty to Jogger Killed by Negligently Treated Patient

Ritz v. Ramsay, 305 A.3d 1056 (Pa. Super. 2023) - The decedent plaintiff in this matter was struck and killed by a vehicle operated by Ramsay, a patient of the defendant, a methadone clinic. Ramsay had been given an unusually...more

7/12/2024 / Bodily Injury , Car Accident , Duty to Warn , Health Care Providers , Liability , Negligence , Pedestrian Accidents , Physicians

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Notes That Walking Across Undeveloped Land Carries an Inherent Risk of Falling Over Depressions

Hierman v. Westmoreland County Airport, 2023 WL 4002424 (Pa. Cmmw. 2023) - This matter concerns the plaintiff’s trip and fall on a snow-covered grassy area between two parking lots at the Westmoreland County Airport. The...more

9/5/2023 / Bodily Injury , Liability , Negligence , Premises Liability , Retailers , Slip and Fall

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