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 […]
Buca Di Beppo Announces Nationwide Data Breach Exposing Customer Credit and Debit Card Information
Data breaches of this type can have long term effects on your finances if not handled in a timely manner. To see if you’ve dined at an affected location, click here. More information on the Buca Di Beppo data breach. If you or a loved one have dined at an affected location and received notification […]
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 […]
What You Don’t Know Could (Seriously) Hurt You: 4 Things to Keep in Mind When Picking a Nursing Home
On March 6, The US Senate Committee on Finance held hearings in Washington on Elder and Nursing Home abuse and neglect. We all know that the Federal government is tied up with partisan politics in almost all respects. But this Committee heard gut-wrenching and horrific testimony from the adult children of elder victims, true episodes […]
Pennsylvania Adopts New Rule For Civil Procedure To Address “Doe” Defendants
Effective April 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has adopted new Rule 2005, which codifies the initiation of suit against “John Doe” defendants. This new rule lays out the proper procedure that Plaintiffs can use to initiate a suit against unknown defendants, commonly referred to as “John Doe” defendants. A “John Doe” defendant refers […]
Can We Prevent More Suicides?
The incidence of suicide is on the rise, and some have even termed it a public health crisis. On March 5 the Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray medication for treatment resistant depression. The nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine) is a form of the well-known and widely used anesthetic ketamine. Ketamine was found […]
I Do It For Her
Although practicing law is often highly rewarding (e.g., helping a client obtain a favorable verdict or settlement and possibly affecting a positive change in the law), it can also be extremely frustrating. And exhausting. Earlier this year, I experienced one of those days (or maybe it was weeks?) where I was both frustrated and exhausted. […]
Proposed Rule May Help Victims of Medical Negligence
“A Pennsylvania Supreme Court proposal that would allow medical malpractice lawsuits to be filed in Pennsylvania counties other than where the harm allegedly occurred has doctors warning of the potential for treatment delays and backlogged courts in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Since 2003, medical malpractice lawsuits have only been allowed to be filed in the counties […]
Pennsylvania jurisdiction over out-of-state corporations may be up in the air
Not long ago, it seemed clear that if an out-of-state corporation had registered to do business in Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania court could exercise personal jurisdiction over it by the doctrine of consent. That may now be up in the air. A Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion that found such jurisdiction, Murray v. American LaFrance, 2018 WL […]
Lyft agrees to pay their New York City drivers the minimum wage
This is a major win today for Lyft drivers of New York. The company, which was unhappy with these new regulations because they incentivized shorter rides and discouraged trips outside of the city, has given in and decided to pay their workers a liveable wage. The Independent Driver’s Guild had stated prior to this, contract drivers […]