I can sympathize with anyone who just wants this election to be over. It feels like it has been going on all our lives, and there are still two months to go. But there is one thing I am excited about that hasn’t happened yet – maybe the only really fun we could possibly squeeze […]

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In order to hold insurance companies accountable for unfair insurance claims practices, in 1990, the Pennsylvania legislature passed 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8371, otherwise known as Pennsylvania’s “bad faith” statute, which provides: In an action arising under an insurance policy, if the court finds that the insurer has acted in bad faith toward the insured, the […]

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It breaks my heart that even one child has to suffer through cancer treatments. Families are literally torn apart when their little one is fighting to survive. Many times one parent travels with the child while the other parent is home with the other children holding down the fort […]

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Unfortunately, many of the people who come to our firm for help have experienced a great tragedy in their lives. In instances where the wrongful conduct of another has caused a death, these families want to know whether or not they have what’s known as a wrongful death case. The easiest answer to that question […]

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The case of JonBenet Ramsey is receiving much attention recently in the wake of its 20th anniversary approaching in December. Many networks have conducted interviews including Dr. Phil who had Burke, JonBenet’s brother, as a guest on his show (Part 1 airs today). There have been Dateline shows (September 9), and networks such as A&E and Investigation Discovery have aired recent documentaries. There is […]

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My kids will grow up and remember me yelling at the TV during the Army-Navy game. Lately, of course, none of that yelling has helped Army in the least, but at least I came by that type of conduct honestly. When I was a kid, I remember my dad yelling at the TV, too.  He’d […]

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In July, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Donaldson v. Davidson Brothers v. LJF, Inc. issued a decision clarifying Pennsylvania’s Economic Loss Doctrine, the application of public policy considerations, and dismissing LJF’s Loss of Contract claim based upon Pennsylvania’s fact pleading rules. The case arises out of a tragic three-way motor vehicle accident on June […]

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This is a very touchy subject with a lot of people. It is difficult to understand why anyone would want to take his or her own life.  Some people feel it’s wrong, but until you have walked in someone else’s shoes and feel the pain, suffering and sometimes loneliness, you need to be more caring […]

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The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a trial court’s decision to dismiss negligence claims filed by multiple Plaintiffs against UPMC and Maxim (“Defendants”), a medical staffing agency, for their failure to report an employee’s criminal diversion of pain medications to the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Radiologic technologist David Kwiatkowski was an employee of Maxim, […]

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Leisa Forbes worked at our firm for nearly 10 years before moving with her husband back to the Washington, D.C. area about five years ago. Since she left, we have kept in touch via e-mail, as well as teleconferencing.  You see, Leisa was also an important and well-loved member of a longstanding bible study I’ve […]

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