kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
An industrial plant worker who fell while walking near a dumpster outside the plant where he worked won the right to take his claims against the plant’s cafeteria food service operators to trial. While most work-related injuries are compensable only through workers’ compensation benefits, injured workers do have the additional right to sue third parties […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
When you contact your lawyer’s office seeking advice and speak to a receptionist, Secretary, or paralegal, are your words protected by the attorney-client privilege? The Pennsylvania courts and the Rules that govern lawyer ethics say firmly that they are. To be privileged, your statements to your lawyer’s employee must have been made to initiate an […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
Posting comments online whether on news websites or blogs-may not be as anonymous as you might hope or expect. Recently a Pennsylvania appeals court explained when a judge can order disclosure of the identities of individuals who posted anonymous comments on a news website. The case started when the website owner sited a former city council […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
With the growing employment of Marcellus shale drilling as a more practical means for obtaining natural gas, proving it is more than a temporary fad, legislation has been passed in Pennsylvania (Act 13-2012) in March of this year amending the Oil and Gas Act (58 P.S. S601, 101 et seq.), accounting for this new practice. […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
A state senator’s letter on file with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT) gave an injured motorcyclist a chance to recover damages against the state. State and local governments have very limited liability to parties who are injured as a result of dangerous road conditions. But where it can be proved that the state had […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
The IRS considers almost everything an individual owns and uses for personal or investment purposes, including real property, stocks and bonds in an investment portfolio and other possessions, a capital asset. When a capital asset is sold, the difference between the amount paid for the asset and the amount received as a result of the […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
A state senator’s letter on file with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) gave an injured motorcyclist a chance to recover damages against the state, State and local governments have very limited liability to people who are injured as a result of dangerous road conditions. But where it can be proved that the state had […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
As insurance-prices continue to rise, many people are looking for more and betterinsurance coverage for less money, and “umbrella policies’ are often a good option for increasing coverage. These policies provide expansive coverage for you and your assets. Umbrella policies act as a kind of backup for your primary insurance and can provide a cost-effective […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
A father who lost all rights to regular periods of physical custody with his teenage daughter lost his petition to dismiss the child support order, because state law recognizes an overriding obligation on the part of all parents to support their children. The father’s custody order gave the mother “sole physical and legal custody,” limiting […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2012
Law enforcement authorities increasingly report that illegally obtained prescription drugs are the drug of choice for drug users and abusers. Less well publicized, however, is the rising number of accidents attributable to lawful prescription drugs when taken by drivers who ignore labels warning of the possible effects of the medications on the ability to safely […]
