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Beyond Bad Faith: Expanding Bad Faith Damages Fraud-Fighting
March 3, 2022
by Jeffrey G. Rapattoni and Michael J. Sweeney
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
While the Workers’ Compensation Act is to be construed liberally, coverage cannot be found if there is a clear disregard of the statutory requirement.
March 1, 2022
by Kiara K. Hartwell
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
New Jersey Supreme Court finds that the petitioner was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in applying the premises rule.
March 1, 2022
by Kiara K. Hartwell
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What's Hot in Workers' Comp - News and Results*
March 1, 2022
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Commonwealth Court holds that the Section 319 subrogation provision of the Act is absolute and does not violate constitutionally protected rights in contravention of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
March 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Injury sustained by the claimant on his way to take a cigarette break and get a sandwich was compensable under the “personal comfort” doctrine.
March 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Calculation of average weekly wage not always limited to money paid in 13-week period prior to work accident, but can include monies (bonus) earned during that period but is not received until later date outside that period.
March 1, 2022
by Linda Wagner Farrell
Engagement Agreements As a Legal Malpractice Avoidance Tool
March 1, 2022
by Alesia S. Sulock
Legal Updates for New Jersey Public Entity & Civil Rights
Appellate Division Provides Guidance for Redaction of Attorney Invoices When an OPRA Request Is Received
February 11, 2022
by Matthew J. Behr
Employers (Still) Not Liable for Serving Alcohol to Intoxicated Employees
February 10, 2022
by Patrick T. Reilly and Lauren E. Purcell
Daily Business Review
Punitive Damage Amendments Soon Subject to Immediate Interlocutory Appeal
February 9, 2022
by Kimberly Kanoff Berman and Holly M. Hamilton
Legal Updates for Insurance Agents & Brokers
Plaintiffs’ Claims of Alleged Reliance Sink in Pool Damage Coverage Dispute
February 3, 2022
by Dana A. Gittleman
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
What's Hot in Workers' Comp - News and Results*
February 1, 2022
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
The Appellate Court affirms denial of petitioner’s motion for treatment, finding she failed her burden to prove the treatment would relieve her symptoms and improve her ability to function.
February 1, 2022
by Kiara K. Hartwell
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Automatic 50% offset for SS retirement benefits under §204(a) doesn’t violate equal protection clause of U.S. and PA Constitutions; non-work-related factors not part of §306(b)(2)’s requisite that residual productive skill be reflected in earning power.
February 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
The employer is not entitled to a credit for benefits received by a claimant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
February 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
Legal Updates for Privacy and Data Security
2022 Cyber Forecast: Ever-Increasing Data Breaches and Ransomware Attacks
January 27, 2022
by David J. Shannon
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert
January 18, 2022
by A. Judd Woytek
Legal Updates for Coverage & Bad Faith
New Jersey Legislature Passes Bad Faith – What’s Next??
January 14, 2022
by David D. Blake and Allison L. Krupp
Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Proposed Changes to Florida’s Statutes of Limitations and Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation
January 11, 2022
by Elizabeth B. Ferguson and Taylor A. Naughton
Legal Updates for Insurance Services
Third Circuit Issues Ruling on Insurer’s Broad Duty to Defend
January 6, 2022
by Todd J. Leon
Legal Updates for Insurance Services
Household Vehicle Exclusion Lives on When Insured Validly Waives Inter-Policy Stacking
January 4, 2022
by Christopher W. Woodward
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert
January 4, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
Case Law Alerts
Biomechanics expert overcomes motion to preclude his testimony, and Delaware Superior Court reaffirms criteria required for admissibility.
January 3, 2022
Case Law Alerts
Plaintiff waives PIP coverage in Maryland but is entitled to PIP coverage in Delaware.
January 3, 2022
Case Law Alerts
Plaintiff’s Labor Law § 240 Claim Dismissed Because the Accident Did Not Involve a Gravity Related Incident
January 3, 2022
Case Law Alerts
Florida Supreme Court decides that financial relationship between defendant’s automobile liability insurer and his expert witnesses is discoverable.
January 3, 2022
Case Law Alerts
Need for Competent Physician Testimony to Establish Proximate Cause in Nursing Malpractice Matters
January 3, 2022
by Nataliana A. Guida
Case Law Alerts
Discovery rule does not apply to toll statute of limitations where plaintiff failed to timely discover secondary basis for liability.
January 3, 2022
Case Law Alerts
It is not a departure from essential requirements of law to permit discovery about financial relationship between defendant’s nonparty law firm and its expert witness.
January 3, 2022

Thought Leadership

Beyond Bad Faith: Expanding Bad Faith Damages Fraud-Fighting

While the Workers’ Compensation Act is to be construed liberally, coverage cannot be found if there is a clear disregard of the statutory requirement.

New Jersey Supreme Court finds that the petitioner was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in applying the premises rule.

What's Hot in Workers' Comp - News and Results*

Commonwealth Court holds that the Section 319 subrogation provision of the Act is absolute and does not violate constitutionally protected rights in contravention of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Injury sustained by the claimant on his way to take a cigarette break and get a sandwich was compensable under the “personal comfort” doctrine.

Calculation of average weekly wage not always limited to money paid in 13-week period prior to work accident, but can include monies (bonus) earned during that period but is not received until later date outside that period.

Engagement Agreements As a Legal Malpractice Avoidance Tool

Appellate Division Provides Guidance for Redaction of Attorney Invoices When an OPRA Request Is Received

Employers (Still) Not Liable for Serving Alcohol to Intoxicated Employees

Punitive Damage Amendments Soon Subject to Immediate Interlocutory Appeal

Plaintiffs’ Claims of Alleged Reliance Sink in Pool Damage Coverage Dispute

What's Hot in Workers' Comp - News and Results*

The Appellate Court affirms denial of petitioner’s motion for treatment, finding she failed her burden to prove the treatment would relieve her symptoms and improve her ability to function.

Automatic 50% offset for SS retirement benefits under §204(a) doesn’t violate equal protection clause of U.S. and PA Constitutions; non-work-related factors not part of §306(b)(2)’s requisite that residual productive skill be reflected in earning power.

The employer is not entitled to a credit for benefits received by a claimant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

2022 Cyber Forecast: Ever-Increasing Data Breaches and Ransomware Attacks

What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert

New Jersey Legislature Passes Bad Faith – What’s Next??

Proposed Changes to Florida’s Statutes of Limitations and Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation

Third Circuit Issues Ruling on Insurer’s Broad Duty to Defend

Household Vehicle Exclusion Lives on When Insured Validly Waives Inter-Policy Stacking

What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert

Biomechanics expert overcomes motion to preclude his testimony, and Delaware Superior Court reaffirms criteria required for admissibility.

Plaintiff waives PIP coverage in Maryland but is entitled to PIP coverage in Delaware.

Plaintiff’s Labor Law § 240 Claim Dismissed Because the Accident Did Not Involve a Gravity Related Incident

Florida Supreme Court decides that financial relationship between defendant’s automobile liability insurer and his expert witnesses is discoverable.

Need for Competent Physician Testimony to Establish Proximate Cause in Nursing Malpractice Matters

Discovery rule does not apply to toll statute of limitations where plaintiff failed to timely discover secondary basis for liability.

It is not a departure from essential requirements of law to permit discovery about financial relationship between defendant’s nonparty law firm and its expert witness.

Firm Highlights

Ellen C. Bodenmiller Joins Marshall Dennehey’s Tampa Office as Special Counsel in the Casualty Department

Ethical Remote Practice of Law in a Post-Pandemic World

106 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Favorable Verdict Obtained in Palm Beach County Property Damage Case

Dismissal Obtained in New Jersey Realtor Liability Case

Voluntary Dismissal Obtained in New York Legal Malpractice Matter

Successfully Prosecuted Workers’ Compensation Termination Petition

Pennsylvania Superior Court Reaffirms Liberal Pleading Standard in Medical Malpractice Actions

Best Lawyers in America Recognition

Jason Banonis Named Attorney of the Year by the Pennsylvania Defense Institute