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New York Rejects Pipeline Citing Environmental and Climate Change Concerns

In a rousing victory for environmentalists, on May 15th the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rejected the proposal of the Oklahoma based Williams Companies to lay a 37 mile liquid natural gas pipeline through New York harbor and the New Jersey/New York Raritan watershed.  Citing concerns related to copper and mercury contamination that […]

Reduction of Concussions in Most Recent NFL Season

On February 28, ESPN reported the following: “NFL players were diagnosed with three concussions during the 2018 playoffs, a 70 percent drop from the previous year and a continuation of a season-long trend.  In total, there were 217 diagnosed concussions in practices and games during the 2018 season, compared to 291 in 2017, the league […]

To Find a Work Life Balance, Trust

We’ve all read about trying to find a “work-life” balance. Visit any bookstore, on-line or brick and mortar and there are shelves devoted to this topic in the “Self-Help” section. I don’t know about you, but no matter how many books I read, they never seem to answer the question. Recently, I had an experience […]

Automobile Insurance Continues To Be The Subject Of Lawsuits In New Jersey

Automobile Insurance continues to be the subject of lawsuits in New Jersey. Recently the State Supreme Court decided the case of Haines v Taft, which raises a red flag to which all NJ drivers should pay attention. By way of background, New Jersey is what is called a “no fault” state for auto insurance. This […]

Three Ways to Catch an Out-of-State Corporation, Including Breaking News

Out-of-state corporations do not like to face justice from Philadelphia juries. Here is the status of three ways to catch an out-of-state corporation through personal jurisdiction. Consent A Pennsylvania statute states that an out-of-state corporation’s registration to do business in Pennsylvania gives Pennsylvania courts general personal jurisdiction, that is, jurisdiction over all matters affecting that […]

Excellent Opinion on Spoliation of Video Surveillance in Slip-and-Fall

The Superior Court has just issued an excellent precedential opinion granting a new trial to a plaintiff after the trial court refused to give an adverse inference charge on spoliation (destruction of evidence). Marshall v. Brown’s IA, LLC, 2019 WL 1372399 (Pa. Super., March 27, 2019). The opinion is not only very helpful on video […]

Latest Data Breach: FEMA Announces that over 2 Million Disaster Survivors Information Exposed

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who had helped provide shelter for millions of survivors of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria as well as the California wildfires, has failed to protect the personal and confidential information of these disaster survivors. Information exposed includes street addresses and banking information. If you or a loved one have […]

Medical-Device and Software Maker ZOLL Medical Announces Data Breach

ZOLL Medical reported Monday that the personal information of over 275,000 patients were exposed during a recent server migration, the medical device maker said. If you are a patient of ZOLL Medical and have received a notification of a data breach, contact us today for a free case evaluation by submitting the contact form below […]

Charlotte E. Ray, Esquire: America’s First Black, Female Lawyer

In recognition of Women’s History Month 2019, and in recognition that last February was celebrated as Black History Month I have chosen to highlight the life and career of a legal trailblazer who, outside of limited circles is virtually unknown to most Americans.  Charlotte E. Ray was America’s first black female lawyer. She was also […]