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Marshall Dennehey

Change is in the Air: A Shift in Pennsylvania Judge’s Role in Jury Selection Effective April 1, 2025

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Key Points: Effective April 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has amended Pa.R.C.P. 220.3, pertaining to voir dire of jurors....more

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A Big Win for Families as PA Supreme Court Expands Definition of Parentage

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In a much anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now defined parentage to include intent-based parentage in the landmark case Glover v Junior. Historically Pennsylvania recognizes parentage of a biological...more

Stevens & Lee

Taking a DIG at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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Did you fall for the clickbait headline? No, this post does not take a shot at Pennsylvania’s highest court. Instead, here we consider the court’s practice of ordering some cases “dismissed as improvidently granted” or...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Sovereign Immunity–Based Damages Cap

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Freilich v. Septa, No. 10 EAP 2024, review granted Mar. 11, 2024 - States, including the Commonwealth, enjoy immunity from suit and have since “before the ratification of the Constitution.” Goldman v. Septa, 57 A.3d 1154,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - May 20 2024

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Careening race cars, missing diamonds, and gold treasure provide some of the backdrop for insurance issues that courts had to decide this past month. We begin in Pennsylvania where the state’s high court reined in some loose...more

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Litigator Beware! It’s Different “Over There”

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“Over there” in this context refers to the Orphans’ Court – theoretically a “division” of the Court of Common Pleas (the trial court) in each Pennsylvania county. Orphans’ Court matters include adoptions, name changes, will...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Is Deducting Fuel Costs Authorized by Your Lease?

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Deducting fuel costs from landowner royalties continues to be an ongoing and widespread practice. Not only are landowners denied a royalty on the fuel gas volume, but they are also having that same “cost” deducted from their...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Itemize Damages or Waive Appeal? Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Failure to Request an Itemized Verdict Waives...

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In many personal injury cases, including products cases, the most significant exposure is pain and suffering or similar damages that cannot readily be measured in dollars. Juries are usually constrained by specific testimony...more

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Vendors Face Strict Liability For Deceptive Conduct Under PA Consumer Protection Law

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in Gregg, et al. v. Ameriprise Fin., Inc., et al. holds vendors that provide goods and services to consumers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania strictly liable for fraudulent...more

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