For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and...more
Key Points: Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently evaluated the no felony conviction recovery rule. No felony conviction recovery rule bars medical malpractice and indemnification claims brought against murderer’s medical...more
Hello listeners, welcome back to Behind the Bio, LISI’s podcast where two lawyers talk about turning points in unusual careers. I’m your host, Julie Owsik Ackerman, and my conversation with Jen Leonard left me curious and...more
In 2009, 16-year-old Jquan Humphrey shot and wounded two people. Plagued by severe mental illness, he was found incompetent to stand trial and remained imprisoned, mentally deteriorating, until February of 2022 when a Court...more
On December 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion in Leight et al v. University of Pittsburgh Physicians et al, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 35 WAP 2019 determining the extent to which...more