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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal, Finds Co-Owner Without Control Not an Indispensable Party in Premises Liability...

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Simone v. Alam, 333 A.3d 359 (Pa. 2025) - On appeal, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed and remanded the Superior Court’s motion to dismiss order in a premises liability negligence case on the basis that the...more

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Superior Court Reverses Verdict, Orders New Trial for Pain and Suffering and Loss of Consortium in Amputation Case

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Banasiak v. Robinson, 2025 WL 587038 (Pa. Super. Feb. 24, 2025) - On appeal, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed and remanded a trial court’s verdict that failed to award damages to the plaintiff for pain and...more

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Hospital Owed Duty of Care Through Pre-Transfer Involvement, Pennsylvania Court Affirms

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Munoz v. Children’s Hosp. of Philadelphia, No. 1388 EDA 2024, 2025 WL 1504354 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 27, 2025) - The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the judgment entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia...more

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Getting the Gist: The Evolution and Application of Pennsylvania’s Gist of the Action Doctrine in Legal Malpractice Actions

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Key Points: While legal malpractice actions can be brought as a negligence or contract claim, the gist of the action doctrine serves to limit those instances....more

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The cyclist’s “take the lane” dilemma: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighs in

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It’s an everyday dilemma for many cyclists: Should you leave the roadway when faster-moving traffic approaches? According to a recent decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (and as with many legal issues), it depends. ...more

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Can Felons Pursue Damages Against Their Providers for Their Criminal Conduct? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says No

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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

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Legal Roundup - Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Superior Court holds that trial court correctly entered nonsuit on plaintiff’s corporate negligence claim for failing to show actual or constructive knowledge....more

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Pennsylvania Hospitals Provided a Path to Offset Ostensible Agent Liability

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A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision provided hospitals a path to offset liability for their ostensible agents’ negligence. In McLaughlin v. Nahata, the Court recognized that a defendant hospital could seek...more

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Excludes Expert Testimony That Tries To Force a Square Peg Into a Round Hole

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In Kenney v. Watts Regulator Co, No. 20-2995, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4539 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 11, 2021), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania considered whether to exclude the plaintiff’s...more

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The Pennsylvania Superior Court Suggests a New Limitation to the Fair Share Act, Albeit in Dicta

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On March 18, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court decided Spencer v. Johnson, 2021 Pa. Super. 48 (Pa. Super. Ct. March 18, 2021) in which the court suggested in dicta that the Fair Share Act is only implicated when the...more

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Eastern District of Pennsylvania Clarifies Standard for Imposing Spoliation Sanctions

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Courts are faced with the difficult task of drawing a line to determine when the failure to preserve evidence becomes culpable enough to permit a judicial remedy. In State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Cohen, No. 19-1947, 2020 U.S....more

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