Volume 12, No. 2, June 2006
Index of Articles
- On The Pulse... Profile Of Doylestown, PA Office
By R. Anthony Michetti, Esq.
Bucks County was one of the three original counties founded by William Penn in the 17th Century. Bucks County is situated in southeast Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia and south of the Lehigh Valley. As a major crossroads... - On The Pulse... Employment Group Offers Counseling And Consulting Services
By Thomas C. DeLorenzo, Esq.
Marshall, Dennehey's Employment Practices Group has been representing self-insured and insurance company clients, such as AIG, Marriott and Denny's, in employment-related litigation for many years... - Message From The Executive Committee
By Philip B. Toran, Esq., Chairman of the Executive Committee
Efficiency. Economies of scale. Highest and best use. These are phrases commonly utilized by corporate America today as the best way for businesses to service their clients... - Florida - Professional Liability
Florida Appeals Court Finds Assignment Of Legal Malpractice Claim Permissible In Commercial Setting
By Andrew J. Marchese, Esq.
The majority view in this country (including Florida) is that legal malpractice actions are not assignable... - New Jersey - Amusements, Sports & Entertainment
The New Jersey 90-Day Notice Requirement - A Primer For Claims Professionals
By Lary I. Zucker, Esq.
Riders injured in a New Jersey amusement park, water park or carnival are required by law to provide written notice of their claim within 90 days of the accident date as a condition to filing a lawsuit... - New Jersey - Workers' Compensation
Is A Duty Of Care Owed By A Landowner To A Security Guard, Hired By An Independent Contractor, Who Was Providing Security Services To The Premises?
By Raymond J. Terwilliger, Esq.
There are a multitude of cases which assert that, while there exists a non-delegable duty to protect invitees, there is no duty to protect invitees from the very work they were hired to perform. While these cases do not involve injured security guards, they certainly involve... - Pennsylvania - Appellate Advocacy
Where Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Appellate Procedure
By Charles W. Craven, Esq.
The recent Pennsylvania Superior Court panel opinion in Lineberger v. Wyeth f/k/a American Home Products Corp., 2006 PA Super 35, 2006 Pa. Super. LEXIS 133 (2/23/06), underscores that, especially when the case might be at stake... - Pennsylvania - Civil Procedure
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets A Standard For Pre-Complaint Discovery - Or Should The Egg Be Permitted To Precede The Chicken Where The Existence Of The Chicken Is In Doubt?
By John R. Warner, Esq.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in a 3-2 decision, established a new standard for a Pre-Complaint Discovery in the case of... - Pennsylvania - Medical Devices & Pharmaceutical Litigation
Medical Devices And Double Secret Probation
By Stephen A. Ryan, Esq.
Thoratec Corporation went through a 17-year-long FDA pre-market approval (PMA) process for its ventricular support device (HeartMate), submitting more than 90 amendments and supplements to its PMA application... - Pennsylvania - Health Care Liability
Propaganda Or Judge As Gatekeeper Of The Medical Malpractice Crisis Influence On Potential Jurors?
By Kara C. White, Esq.
In a recent medical malpractice case, Capoferri v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2006 Pa. Super. 16 (Pa. Super. 2006), the Pennsylvania Superior Court determined... - Pennsylvania - Workers' Compensation
Notice of Ability To Return To Work (LIBC 757) An Analysis Of Allegis Group v. W.C.A.B.
By Michele R. Punturi, Esq.
The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, the Regulations and the governing case law provide the legal community with guidance eon the use of Bureau forms, which has always been an area of hotly contested litigation... - On The Pulse... Our Litigation Achievements
- On The Pulse... Other Notable Achievements
- Marshall Dennehey Is Happy To Celebrate Our Recent Appellate Victories
- Pennsylvania - Workers' Compensation
PA Commonwealth Court Recognizes The Supersedeas Fund Contains The Employer's Money
By Andrea Cicero Rock, Esq.
On March 10, 2006, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court resolved a split of authority in the pertinent case law involving supersedeas Fund Reimbursement for employers. As it stood before this case came down, one line of causes held that... - Federal - Intellectual Property
Copyright Protection For Architectural Works
By David J. Shannon, Esq. and Theodore J. Kobus, III, Esq.
The Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act ("AWCPA") was signed into law in December 1990. Prior to the Act's enactment, copyright laws provided limited protection for an architect's building design...
