Site Map

Blogs

Category: Attorney Malpractice
- The Catastrophe of Infections in American Hospitals
- ATTORNEY MALPRACTICE-STATE ACTION-SETTLEMENT- Kilmer v. Sposito, 146 A.3d 1275 (Pa. Super. 2016)
Category: Attorney's Fees
- ATTORNEY’S FEES-UTPCPL
- ATTORNEY’S FEES-CIVIL RIGHTS-PENNSYLVANIA-PREVAILING PARTY
- Pennsylvania Rules Of Civil Procedure
- ATTORNEY’S FEES-PROCUREMENT CODE-PROMPT PAYMENT PROVISIONS
- Tioga County Crash Claims Life
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-PEER REVIEW-ATTORNEY’S FEES
- ERISA – STANDING – MONETARY EQUITABLE RELIEF – ATTORNEYS FEES
- Attorney’s Fees-ERISA-Catalyst Theory
- CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENT ACT-ATTORNEY’S FEES AND INTEREST-PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS
Category: Bicycle Accidents
- Motorists Have To Share The Road
Category: Brain Injury
- Pennsylvania brain injury: Types, causes and treatments
- A brain injury can affect the victim’s entire family
- Guardian claims substandard medical care led to woman’s injury
- Pennsylvania brain injury: 2 kinds of strokes
- Automobile accident victim testifies against driver
- Pennsylvania car crash results in multiple fatalities and injury
- Can I seek compensation for a brain injury?
- Moving forward after a brain injury can be challenging
- Have you or a loved one suffer a brain injury? Help is available
- Did substandard medical care lead to injuries? Jury thought so
- How is the extent of brain damage determined?
- Teacher suffers traumatic brain injury in Pennsylvania accident
- What is a brain injury and what are the common causes?
- Boy suffers traumatic brain injury, family sues over accident
- Woman suffers brain injury in tragic Pennsylvania car accident
- Pennsylvania boy suffers brain injury in accident
- Pennsylvania passes new brain injury law
- NFL accused of playing down brain injury risk in pro football
Category: Car Accidents
- Distracted Driving Enforcement Increases in Pennsylvania; Distraction Continues to Be a Problem
- ANTI-TRUST-INJURY-UBER
- Helping Your Teen Navigate the 100 Deadliest Days
- It Is Worth Investing Time to Learn Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
- Motorcycle Safety Month – Why It Is Important for All Motorists
- Do Sleep Aids Impair Driving Performance?
- Time for Transportation to Take Sleep Apnea Seriously
- Preventing Crashes on Super Bowl Sunday
- A Look at Pet Peeves Over Pennsylvania Drivers
- Are Construction Zone Dangers a Problem in Pennsylvania?
- Is Pennsylvania Law Too Lenient on Dangerous Drivers?
- Mobile Phone Carelessness and Negligence Play a Role in Auto Collisions
- Man Injured in One Car Crash
- Uber Launch in Williamsport, PA, Brings Complex Legal Questions
- Area Car Accidents This Past Weekend
- Passenger in car injured
- Crash victim’s names released
- Crash injures 2
- Man injured in crash identified
- 4 injured, 1 killed in Pennsylvania car accident
- Teen Hurt in Crash and Other Area Accidents
- Injuries From Area Car Crashes
- Man Dies in Tioga County Crash
- Tioga County Crash Claims Life of Wellsboro Man
- Route 220 Crash One Person Died
- Rear-end car crash injures 5 in Pennsylvania
- 2 Vehicles Collide Injuring 4
- Lane Closed for Hours When Car Crashes Into Barrier
- Freedom Medical Supply v. State Farm Fire, 131 A.3d 977 (Pa. 2016)
- Driver Taken to Hospital
- Motorcyclist in Collision Listed in Fair Condition
- 4 injured in Pennsylvania car accident
- Crash Injures 2, Damages Home
- What is considered distracted driving?
- Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit-Run
- Chain reaction car accident injures 2
- Woman Dies in Collision With Truck
- Motorcyclist in Third Street Wreck Identified, Hospitalized
- 2-Vehicle Crash Seriously Injures 5
- Pennsylvania man struck by a car suffers severe personal injury
- Woman Killed in Crash
- Child Taken to Hospital for Evaluation
- 4 injured in Pennsylvania car crash
- Crash on Route 15 Spur Claims Life of Truck Driver
- 1 killed and 3 injured in Pennsylvania car accident
- I-78 Huge Pileup Kills 3
- Deadly Crash Closes Road in Towanda
- UPS Driver Involved in Fatal Buggy Crash Faces Charges
- Tioga County Man Killed in 4-Wheeler Crash
- Van Overturns Trapping 2 Women
- Child injured in Pennsylvania auto-pedestrian car crash
- Car Crash Injures 71 Year Old Man
- Bicyclist Injured After Being Hit By Jeep
- Driver Crashes Into Guardrail
- Police: Racing WasCause of Motorist Death
- Crash on Lycoming Creek Road Kills Pedestrian
- Teenager Killed In Crash
- New Year’s Eve Crash Injures Three People
- Jersey Shore Crash Injures Woman
- Route 442 Crash Claims Life of Bloomsburg Man
- Worker Killed; Hit by SUV
- Area Crash Injures Jersey Shore Woman
- After City Crash 21-year-old Man is Arraigned On 10 Charges
- Woman Injured When Her Car, State Police Cruiser Collide
- Man Crashes Car and Is Charged With DUI
- Family of 5 injured in car accident in Pennsylvania
- From car accident to compensation, how long does it take?
- One is Dead, One Hurt in Crash
- SUV Crash Brings Down Wires
- Bus Driver Sentenced in Tioga County Court for March Crash
- Pennsylvania car crash: Driving appropriately for road conditions
- Woman Injured In Chase Crash Dies
- Man Found Dead in Burnt Truck
- Four Injured in Crash, Montoursville Man Dies
- Farm Accident Claims Life Of Muncy Man
- Two People Killed In Potter County Crash
- Two Girl, 14, Injured When SUV Collided with a Car
- One Person Dies in Crash
- Car Crash Claims Life of Woman From New York and Her Grandson
- https://www.riederstravis.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=publish&post_type=post&paged=21
- Route 15 Crash Injures 5
- 65-Year-Old Man Dies in Wreck on Route 15 Near Blossburg
- 1 killed in Pennsylvania car crash, several others injured
- 5 Injured in Crash on Route 15 North
- Police: High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash
- Two in Two Car Crash Face DUI Charges
- Woman Killed In Off-Ramp Wreck Identity Released
- Passenger is Killed When Car Hits Road Barriers
- Pedestrian Struck on Route 220
- Potter County Crash Claims The Life Of 2
- 12-year-old Injured In Jersey Shore Crash Dies
- Collision Injures Teen Driver
- Man Dies In I-80 Crash When Jeep Rolls Over
- Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Injuries to City Man
- Motorcycle Crash on Route 54 Claims Life of Danville Man
- Two Teens Lose Lives in Crash
- Vehicles collide on I-180 injure two
- Several injured in Pennsylvania car accident
- Pipeline Worker Killed When Bulldozer Rolls Over
- Man Suffers Injuries In Third Street Crash
- Wreck Near Salladasburg, 1 Dead and Passenger Injured
- Multi-vehicle car crash kills 2 in Pennsylvania
- NEGLIGENCE-MOTOR VEHICLES-PERMITTING UNAUTHORIZED PERSON TO DRIVE
- 1 Killed, 2 Injured in Crash in Milton
- Teen Receives Minor Injury in Crash
- Talking on cellphones is just one of many driver distractions
- Trout Run Teen, 18, Dies in Crash
- Police: Woman Who Crashed on I-180 Was Using Heroin
- Penn Dot Employee Dies In Crash
- Man Dies in Jersey Shore Crash
- Jersey Shore Man Dies in Crash
- Truck-Buggy Crash Claims The Lives of Two
- Crash on Interstate 180 Claims Woman’s Life
- Police Chase Ends With Car Crash, 5 Teens Hurt, 1 Runs Away
- Two Injured in Collision
- Man, Woman Hurt in Motorcycle Crash
- 2 Injured Motorcyclists Identified in Lycoming Creek Road Collision
- riederstravis.com/blog/2015/06/two-injured-in-collision.shtml
- Car, Big Rig Collide
- Fatal auto accident in Pennsylvania still under investigation
- Injured Driver Identified By State Police
- Coroner: Motorist Killed in Wreck Drunk, Likely Texting
- Man Injured in Crash
- Man Spared Jail Time in Triple-Fatal Crash
- 1 of 6 Injured in Route 15 Crash Still Hospitalized
- Tour Bus Collides With Big Rig Leaving 3 Dead
- Crash in Wolf Township Injures 16-year-old
- Woman Hurt in I-180 Crash
- Crashes Causing Injuries Investigated by Police
- Tanker Truck Jackknifes Following Downpour
- Pennsylvania motorcycle accident: Man in hospital after crash
- Teenager Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Lycoming County
- Route 118 Crash Claims Life of Teen
- Driver Is Hurt In Rt. 44 Crash
- 19 Year Old Man, Dies In Motorcycle Crash
- 20 Year Old Union County Man Killed In Crash, Sunday In Mifflinburg
- Man Jailed After High-Speed Chase
- Police: Lawmaker Injured in Crash May be DUI Case
- Car Crashes Around The Area
- Woman Charged After Her Alleged Attempted Suicide
- Man Charged With Leaving the Scene Following Crash
- Police: Woman Sets Fire To Her Car After She Intentionally Crashes Into City Radio Station
- Man Hit By Car Improves Says Hospital
- 2 Vehicle Crash on Route 15 Injures One
- Area Crashes – SUV Flips After Collision
- Distracted driving, a common issue with young drivers
- Woman Identified in Cemetery Road Crash and Updates On Several Other Area Accidents
- Sunday Night Crash Injures Woman
- Rt. 287 Crash Injures 2
- Recent Vehicle Accidents Around the Area
- Car Accidents Around the Area
- Two City Vehicle Accidents
- Group Policy – Blue Cross v. Platt, 3 Pa. D.&C. 4th 561, aff’d. 576 A.2d 1129 (Pa. Super. 1990)
- Irey v. Commonwealth Department of Transportation, 72 A.3d 762 (Pa. Commw. 2013) Case Summary
- Williamsport School Bus Crash Injures 3 Students
- One Vehicle Crash Kills Allenwood Teen
- Rodriguez v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, 59 A.3d 45 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2013) Case Summary
- Stermel v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, 103 A.3d 876 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014)- Case Summary
- Phillips v. Lock, 86 A.3d 906 (Pa. Super. 2014) – Case Summary
- Head-On Collision in Lock Haven
- Pennsylvania drunk driving accidents: 2 on-duty officers hurt
- Full Tort Election
- Procedure in Obtaining Insurance Under the Financial Responsibility Law
- Limited Tort Option
- Financial Responsibility Law – First Party Benefits
- Seeking compensation for injuries suffered in a car crash
- Car crash in Pennsylvania claims 2 lives, injures 1
- Full Tort Election
- Pennsylvania Trooper recovering after car accident
- Distracted driving an issue with teenage drivers in Pennsylvania
- 3 injured in single-vehicle car crash in Pennsylvania
- Distracted driving a concern to all drivers and can be avoided
- BAD FAITH-DAMAGES-PUNITIVE
- ATTORNEY’S FEES-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-PEER REVIEW
- Pennsylvania auto accident on turnpike costs a woman her life
- A motorcycle accident in Pennsylvania claims a life
- Saturday motorcycle crash injures one man
- 2 Flown from I-180 crash
- Route 414 crash kills woman
- Identities of motorists involved in I-180 wreck released
- Man from Tioga dies of injuries following crash
- Injured motorcyclist identified by Police
- Area man dies in crash
- Car accident history at Pennsylvania intersection prompts change
- Man hurt in cycle crash
- ATV involved in crash
- Man dies when car goes off road and plunges into creek
- Car crash shuts down Northway Road in Loyalsock Township
- Car crash shuts down Northway Road
- 2 hurt in separate wrecks released from hospital
- Conditions of local accident victims updated
- At least 2 reported injured in crash
- At least 2 reported injured in crash
- 3 hurt in head-on crash Thursday night
- Man faces charges following crash
- ATV crash injures teenager
- Two vehicle crash in City results in minor injuries
- Serious injuries suffered in crash send woman to hospital
- Motorist ends up in jail after crash
- Woodward Township Crash kills man, 34, Sunday morning
- Fatal crash in Union County
- Car accident in Pennsylvania sends a man to the hospital
- Deer on roadway led to fatal crash
- Fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Clinton County
- Auto accident responsible for Pennsylvania man’s death
- 1-vehicle crash claims life of Morris Township man
- 1 Dead in fatal crash is result of wrong-way driving
- Man from Westfield, PA charged with fatal hit-run crash
- Father and son hurt in Pennsylvania by a driver who was texting
- Crashes Involving Tractor-Trailers in Jackson Township
- Multi-vehicle car accident in Pennsylvania leaves several injured
- Sheet of Ice Injures 2 Near Mall
- Man Dies In Crash Near Troy
- Hit-and-Run Crash Alleged
- Route 220 Crash Claims Life of Driver
- Pennsylvania man convicted for DUI that led to a car crash
- Charges Filed Against City Police Officer in Fatal Crash
- Motorist Killed, Sparks House Fire
- Truck Driver Struck By Jeep Cherokee On Route 220 And Other Local Accidents
- Four Accused of DUI After Crashing Their Cars
- Female Involved in Car Crash
- I-80 Rollover Crash – Two Injured
- Stacking Automobile Insurance Coverage
- Use for Hire Exclusion
- Statute of Limitations in Automobile Cases
- Consent to Settle Clauses in Automobile Insurance and Liability
- Arbitration in Automobile Insurance Cases
- Subrogation and Reimbursement In Automobile Injury Cases
- Who is Covered under Automobile Insurance Policies:
- Federal Law on Automobile Insurance Reimbursement
- Vicarious Liability in Automobile Cases
- Excess Umbrella Insurance Policies in Automobile Liability Cases
- Joinder of Tort Claims with Coverage Issue
- Cancellation, Termination and Refusal to Write Coverage
- The Rescue Doctrine and Superseding Causes in Automobile Liability
- Sudden Emergency / Unexpected Medical Emergency Doctrines in Automobile Cases
- Statute of Limitations for Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Financial Responsibility – First Party Benefits
- Statute of Limitations for Uninsured Motorists
- Bad Faith and Automobile Insurance Coverage
- 3 injured after car accident in Pennsylvania
- Two Drivers Killed Near Lycoming Mall
- Crash on Route 220 Kills City Teenager
- Car accident in Pennsylvania results in tragedy
- One Vehicle Crash
- Woman arrested following Pennsylvania car crash
- Alcohol ruled factor in Pennsylvania car accident
- Friday Crash Sends Local Motorcyclist To Hospital
- One Hurt in Crash
- Pennsylvania man injured in car crash
- Pennsylvania Greyhound bus involved in car crash
- Deadly Bus Crash on I-80 in Union County
- Charges filed after tragic Pennsylvania auto accident
- Driver taken into custody after Pennsylvania auto accident
- Car accident in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of 6 people
- Crash On Pa. Highway Kills 6, Including 2 Kids
- North Central Pennsylvania Crash Sends 2 To Hospital
- Mansfield Woman, 27, Dies in Sunday Crash
- Florida Man killed in Central Pennsylvania
- Jersey Shore Man Injured After His Car Hits Two Embankments
- Girl Struck By Car, Hurt
- Tioga County PA Crash Claims Life of 22 Year Old
- Excessive Speed Causes Accident
- Elderly Passenger Listed As Critical After Crash
- Drunk Driver Hits Volunteer Firefighter Near Towanda, PA
- Police Provide More Details About Crash
- Pennsylvania red light car crash
- Pennsylvania Man Killed In Crash
- ATV & Golf Cart crashes claims one life and injuries two others
- Car accident involving a buggy injures Pennsylvania children
- Car accident claims the lives of 2 different Pennsylvania men
- Pennsylvania teen charged with DUI for car accident
- Pennsylvania car accident injuries four people
- Families of car accident victim win large settlement
- Car accident involving motorcycle claims life of Pennsylvania man
- Pennsylvania personal injury trial being slowed by media giant
- Car accident causes severe injury, brings DUI charges
- Jury award for personal injury reduced by half
- Driver suffers injuries after car accident involving school bus
- 5 people injured in Pennsylvania car crash
- Several injured in Pennsylvania car crash involving 5 vehicles
- 1 dead, 2 injured in Pennsylvania car crash
- Pennsylvania car crash causes injuries; Drunk driving suspected
- Pennsylvania single car crash seriously injures 4 teens
- Cause of fatal car crash in Pennsylvania is yet to be determined
- Pennsylvania State Police warn against texting while driving
- 5 injured in car accident in Pennsylvania
- 2 people lose their lives in Pennsylvania car accident
- Pennsylvania car accident leaves 5 people dead, 1 injured
- Driver in Pennsylvania truck accident won’t face criminal charges
- Pennsylvania hit-and-run motorcycle accident kills 60-year-old
- Car accident kills mother and son on Route 309
- State trooper charged with DUI after fatal car accident
Category: Civil Rights
- CIVIL RIGHTS-TITLE IX-TRANSGENDER STUDENT’S BATHROOM USE
- CIVIL RIGHTS-ARREST
- CIVIL RIGHTS-RETALIATION-SPEECH
- DEFAMATION-FALSITY-CLAIM OF SEXUAL ABUSE
- CIVIL RIGHTS-DRUG TESTING
- CIVIL RIGHTS-JOB DISCRIMINATION-RACE-TITLE VII-1983
Category: Constitutional Law
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE-CAKE DECORATING FOR GAY COUPLE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-10TH AMENDMENT-ANTI-COMMANDEERING DOCTRINE-GAMBLING
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FOURTH AMENDMENT-ARREST-EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE-SHOOTING
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-SEPARATION OF POWERS-ALIEN TORT STATUTE
- Digital Realty Trust v. Somers
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FOURTH AMENDMENT-PROBABLE CAUSE-ARREST OF PARTYGOERS
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-STATE CREATED DANGER CLAIM-POLICE OFFICER TRAINING
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIFTH AMENDMENT-EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE-POLITICAL PARTIES-SIGNATURE GATHERING REQUIREMENTS
- Barna v. Board of School Directors of the Panther Valley School District, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24712 (3rd Cir. December 7, 2017) Chagares, C.J.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE DISQUALIFICATION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-TAXICAB REGULATION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIFTH AMENDMENT-TAKINGS CLAUSE-REGULATORY STRUCTURE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-4TH AMENDMENT-SEARCH AND SEIZURE-DETAINEES
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-RELIGION-FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE-DENIAL OF BENEFITS TO A CHURCH BECAUSE IT IS A CHURCH
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION – ENVIRONMENTAL AMENDMENT
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FOURTH AMENDMENT-SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-PENUMBRAL RIGHTS-RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT HOW PUBLIC SERVANTS OPERATE IN PUBLIC
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-RETALIATION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-SEGREGATION IN PRISON
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-8TH AMENDMENT-SUICIDE-DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-8TH AMENDMENT-OVER-DETENTION STANDARD
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-PROPERTY-CRIMINAL ACQUITTAL
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-SPEECH-COMMERCIAL SPEECH
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-CHILD ABUSE REPORT
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-DUE PROCESS-SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS-GRANDPARENTS’ CUSTODY
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FOURTH AMENDMENT-EXCESSIVE FORCE
- Curry v. Yachera, 835 F.3d 373 (3rd Cir. 2016)
- Black v. Montgomery County, 835 F.3d 358 (3d Cir. 2016)
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FIRST AMENDMENT-POLITICAL ACTIVITY-DEMOTION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION-DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
- WRONGFUL LIFE-CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION-ARTICLE III OF PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – EIGHTH AMENDMENT – CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT – MEDICAL CARE – RETROGRADE EJACULATION CONDITION
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-LIBERTY INTEREST-STIGMATIZING STATEMENT
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION-ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-STANDING
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION-ARTICLE III, SECTION 1
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-14TH AMENDMENT-EQUAL PROTECTION-ATTORNEY ADMISSIONS-RECIPROCAL PRIVILEGES
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FIFTH AMENDMENT – TAKINGS CLAUSE – JUST COMPENSATION – RAISIN GROWERS CROP SET ASIDE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FOURTH AMENDMENT – SEARCH AND SEIZURE – HOTEL RECORD OF GUESTS
- NEGLIGENCE-MISREPRESENTATION-ECONOMIC LOSS DOCTRINE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FOURTH AMENDMENT-SEARCH AND SEIZURE-GOVERNMENT REGULATION, LABELING REQUIREMENTS
- CIVIL RIGHTS-TITLE VII-RELIGION-REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION-MUSLIM HEAD COVERING
- CIVIL RIGHTS-IMMUNITY-QUALIFIED IMMUNITY-SUICIDE SCREENING-PRISON
- CIVIL RIGHTS-IMMUNITY-QUALIFIED IMMUNITY-ARREST-FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-SPEECH-JUDGES PERSONALLY SOLICITING FUNDS FOR THEIR CAMPAIGNS
- Hess v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 107 A.3d 246 (Pa. Commw. 2014) Case Summary
- Zauflik vs. Pensbury School District, 104 A.3d 1096 (2014) – Case Summary
- Holt v. Hobbs, 135 S.Ct. 853 (2015) Case Summary
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-RELIGION-PRISON GROOMING POLICY-BEARDS
- Montanez v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 773 F.3d 472 (3d Cir. 2014) Case Summary
Category: Contracts
- CONTRACTS-UNENFORCEABILITY-ILLEGALITY-FEDERAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM
- CONTRACTS-DAMAGES
- CONTRACTS-EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL
- CONTRACTS-LAW FIRMS-FEE DISPUTE
- CONTRACTS-PUBLIC POLICY-CUSTODY AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT-SANCTION CLAUSE
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-CONTRACTS
- CONTRACTS-MINERAL LEASE-AMBIGUITY
Category: Criminal
- MALICIOUS PROSECUTION-CRIMINAL CHARGES
- CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION
- CRIMINAL LAW-EXPUNGEMENT-CRITERIA
Category: Dangerous Drugs
- Defendant AbbVie Seeks to Delay Androgel Bellwether Selection in Multi-District Litigation
- Xarelto Cases To Be Selected for Early Trial Dates
- Actos Bladder Cancer Settlement Reached
- Pradaxa Reversal Agent Gets Expedited FDA Review
- Attorneys Involved in the Testosterone Multi-District Litigation are Scheduled to meet with the Presiding District Court Judge Today at Status Conference
- Benicar Cases Consolidated In New Jersey MDL
- First Lipitor Bellwether Trial Scheduled
- Xarelto Related Bleeding More Likely in Patients at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Embolism According to New Research Sponsored by Drugs’ Manufacturers
- Arguments Over Benicar Multi-District Litigation Centralization
- Settlement Reached in Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit During Trial
- Xarelto Clinical Study Data Scrutinized
- Lance v. Wyeth, 85 A.3d 434 (Pa. 2014) – Case Summary
- Maya v. Johnson & Johnson, 97 A.3d 1203 (Pa. Super. 2014) Summary
- Xarelto Lawsuits in Pennsylvania Organized as Mass Tort
- New Clinical Study : First Time Testosterone Users Face Increased Heart Attack Risk
- Portola Pharmaceuticals Says it Developed Antidote to Xarelto Bleeding
- Benicar Diarrhea Case Numbers Grow
- Link Between Risperdal and Prolactin Examined in New Study
- Xarelto MDL Consolidated in Louisiana
- New Study: Pradaxa and Xarelto are No Safer than Generic Warfarin, Despite Manufacturer Claims
- JPML to Hear Oral Argument Regarding Potential Xarelto MDL
- Case Summary – U.S. v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, 769 F.3d 837 (3d Cir. 2014)
- GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Lawsuits on the Rise
- Mirena Lawsuits Increase Over Device Perforation and Migration
- First Round of Federal Bellwether Trials Draws to Close in Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Against C.R. Bard
- First Status Conference Next Week in Byetta/Januvia/Janumet/Victoza MDL
- Marketing Claims Over Lack of Blood Monitoring to be Key Issue in All Xarelto Lawsuits
- First Androgel Testosterone MDL Trial Dates Set for Late 2016
- Xarelto Consolidated Federal Lawsuit Opposed by Bayer and Johnson & Johnson
- Lipitor Diabetes MDL Moves Forward
- Xarelto Monitoring May Identify Bleeding Risk Among AFib Patients – Study
- Motion Filed to Centralize Xarelto Lawsuits in MDL
- Cook IVC Filter Litigation Centralized in Indiana Multidistrict Litigation
- Eliquis Antidote May Be Available Before Xarelto or Pradaxa Antidote
- Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Reached to Settle Nearly All AMS Cases
- Bellwether Trials Set in Risperdal Lawsuits
- Breaking News: Testosterone Cardiovascular Risks Require Additional Clinical Studies According to FDA advisory Committee
- Testosterone Drug Safety Risks to be Weighted by FDA Panel
- Second MDL Motion Filed by Defendants over OxyElite Pro Lawsuits in Federal Court
- Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Trial Results in $73 million Plaintiff’s Verdict in Texas State Court
- Jury Awards $3.27 Million Award Against Vaginal Mesh Manufacturer
- Xarelto Lawsuits Mount as Manufacturer Seeks to Expand Indications for Use
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-PHARMACEUTICALS-PREEMPTION
- Bayer Faces Thousands of Additional Birth Control Lawsuits re Yasim and Yaz
- Mirena IUD – First Bellwether Trial Set for March 2016
- Bard Settles 500 Vaginal Mesh Cases
- New Study Highlights Diabetes Risks with Statin Drugs Including Lipitor and Crestor
- Link Between Testosterone and Cardiovascular Adverse Events Results in Warning from Health Canada
- FDA Advisory Committee Hearings Scheduled to Consider Testosterone Replacement Drug Risks
- Xarelto Complications Increase, With Adverse Event Reports Exceeding Pradaxa
- Discovery Progressing in Byetta, Januvia, Janumet, Victoza Lawsuits
- Defendant Takeda Seeks New Trial Following $9 Billion Actos Verdict
- Testosterone Blood Clot Warnings Added by FDA
- First Status Conference Scheduled in Testosterone MDL
- GranuFlo Bellwether Trial Schedule Set
- Xarelto cases Expected to Increase
- Effexor Bellwether Trials to Begin in November 2015
- Lipitor Lawsuits Involving Over 3,000 Women to be Transferred to MDL
- New Clinical Study Shows Slight Increased Risk of Diabetes with High Dose Statin Drugs
- Mirena IUD Cases Selected for Initial Trial Pool in NJ State Litigation
- New Research Study: Viagra Causes 84% Increase in Melanoma
- Victoza Recall Urged by Public Citizen Due to Pancreatitis Risks
- Breaking News: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits Consolidated in Single MDL in Illinois Federal Court
- Second Wave of Boston Scientific Lawsuits Selected in Vaginal Mesh MDL
- Master Complaint Filed for Lipitor in Federal MDL
- Pfizer Settles Neurontin Antitrust Lawsuit
- Testosterone Lawyers Argue MDL Consolidation Before JPML
- Trial Dates Scheduled for Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Lawsuits in New Jersey Action
- Breaking News – Pradaxa MDL Settlement Reached
- Breaking News – Committee of Lawyers Appointed to Negotiate Pradaxa Settlement
- Breaking News: Pradaxa Makers Admit Leaving Bleeding Incidents Out of Study
- Lipitor Bellwether Discovery Plan Outlined by Federal Judge
- Vaginal Mesh Removal Surgery Often Fails to Correct Problems
- Second Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Trial to Begin in August
- FDA: Lunesta May Cause Problems the Next Day
- Testosterone Black Box Warning Opposed by Doctors With Industry Ties
- Xarelto Adverse Evenets Now Outnumber Pradaxa
- Transvaginal Mesh May Receive Warning From Health Canada
- Lawyers in Lipitor MDL toReview Discovery Plans
- Settlement Reached in Bard Avaulta Mesh Bellwether Lawsuit
- Pradaxa Stomach Bleed Risks Higher than Warfarin – FDA
- Topamax Jury Verdict for Plaintiffs Upheld by Philadelphia Judge
- Punitive Damages Excluded from Pennsylvania Risperdal Breast Growth Lawsuits
- First MDL Trial for Zoloft Litigation Delayed Until January 2015
- Proposed Trial Schedules Submitted for Fresenius Granuflo Lawsuits
- Pfizer Says MDL for Testosterone Should Be Limited to Gel Treatments
- Lipitor Bellwether Trials Set for July 2015
- Numbers of Mirena Lawsuits Continue to Grown
- Breaking News – Endo Will Pay $830 Million to Settle Most Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Against It
- Testosterone Makers Split Over Motion for MDL For All Lawsuits
- Stryker MDL Judge Seeks Coordination with Stryker Hip Medication Program in NJ State Court
- Risperdal Plaintiffs’ Lawyers to Meet With Philadelphia Judge in Gynecomastia Cases
- Lawsuits Grow Over Benicar Diarrhea Side Effects
- Breaking News: Motion Filed to Centralize All Testosterone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits into Multidistrict Litigation, Not Just Androgel Cases
- Fresenius Dialysis Treatment Cases to be Selected for Bellwether Trials in Multidistrict Litigation
- Pretrial Schedule Established for First Pradaxa Lawsuit in MDL
- J&J Vaginal Mesh Injuries Highlighted by Corporate Watchdog Group
- Mirena IUD Lawsuits to be Selected for Bellwether Early Trial Dates in MDL
- Testosterone Replacement Drug Heart Risks Being Reviewed by European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- FDA Awaits New Over the Counter Drug Approval Process
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee Selected for Lipitor MDL
- Amid Bleeding Safety Concerns, Pradaxa Expanded by FDA for New Indication
- More Stryker Hip Settlements Reached
- Topamax Settlements Reached to Resolve Birth Defect Lawsuits
- Ethicon Travsvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Results in Plaintiff’s Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
- Breaking News – Actos Lawsuit Result in Landmark $9 Billion Punitive Damages Verdict in Federal Court
- Closing Arguments in First Federal Actos Trial Start Today
- Pradaxa Bleeding Side Effects May Be Stopped by Reversal Agent
- Parties in C.R. Bard Vaginal Mesh Multidistrict Litigation Ordered to Select Cases for Second Round of Bellwether Trials
- Lawsuits Over Fosamax Fractures Prior to September 2010 Dismissed
- Biomet Cases Must be Filed in Two Weeks to Be Eligible For Settlement
- Zimmer NexGen Kneww Cases Selected for Bellwether Trials in 2015
- Fresenius Bellwether Trial Proposals Submitted
- First Lipitor Status Conference in Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Set For This Week
- Stryker Rejuvenate Bellwether Trials to Begin in Summer 2015
- Diabetes Risk Seen with Lipitor, Crestor and Other Statins According to New Study
- New Study Shows Risperdal Increases Gynecomastia Risk In Young Boys
- New Sanctions Imposed on Defendant in Pradaxa Multi-District Litigation
- Coordination Sought For Zimmer NexGen Knee Cases
- Actos Trial Begins in Nevada State Court
- More Than 250 Lipitor Diabetes Cases Pending in MDL
- Breaking News: AndoGel MDL Motion Filed to Centralize Testosterone Gel Lawsuits
- GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Use Identification Process Outlined by Judge
- Coloplast Agrees to $16 Million Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Settlement
- Topamax Lawsuit Over Birth Defect Results in $3 Million Verdict
- Pradaxa Trial Dates in MDL Pushed Back to September 2014
- https://www.riederstravis.com/granuflo-naturalyte-use-identification-process-outlined-judge/
- Mirena Federal Bellwether Trials Postponed By 60 Days
- New Testosterone Replacement Drug Approved by FDA Despite Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
- Medtronic Infuse Lawsuits Over Bone Growth Complications Reach 1,000
- First Testim Lawsuit Filed Over Stroke from Low Testosterone Gel
- Generic Drug Makers Oppose FDA Label Change
- Public Citizen Calls For Black Box Warning for Testosterone Replacement Therapy Risks
- FDA Refuses to Recognize Pancreatic Cancer Risk with Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza
- Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Case Numbers Continue to Rise
- Neomedic Cases Added to Vaginal Mesh MDL in West Virginia
- Xarelto Lawsuit Filed Over Uncontrollable Internal Bleeding
- Motion to Establish Byetta, Januvia and Victoza MDL for Thyroid Cancer Lawsuits Withdrawn By Plaintiffs
- Mirena Birth Control Lawsuit Filings Approach 1000
- Boston Scientific Obtryx Sling Lawsuits Consolidated for Trial
- Breaking News – Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits Centralized in Multi-District Litigation
- First Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Bellwether Ends in Judgment for Defendant
- New Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuit Filed Against AbbVie Concerning AndroGel
- FDA to Wait for Study Results Before Changing NSAID Safety Labeling
- Breaking News – J&J Prevails in First Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Trial With Directed Verdict
- Fresenius Granuflo Lawsuit Statute of Limitations May Be Approaching
- Plaintiffs Allege J&J Trying to Renege on Risperdal Settlements
- Xarelto Expanded Use Again Rejected by FDA
- Astra Zeneca Buys Bristol-Myers Squibb Diabetes Interests, Including Byetta Amid Mounting Lawsuits
- Competing Case Management Proposals Submitted in Incretin Mimetic Litigation
- FDA to Review Heart Failure Risk With Diabetes Drug Onglyza
- Alloderm Hernia Patch Lawsuits to be Selected for Early Trial Dates in New Jersey
- Sales of AndroGel Drop with New Studies on Safety of Testosterone Replacement Therapies
- Endocrine Society Calls for Long Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy Study
- MDL Trial for Ethicon Gynecare Mesh Lawsuit to Begin This Week
- Bellwether Plan to be Proposed for Propecia Sexual Side Effects Litigation
- Breaking News – Merck Agrees to $100 Million Nuva Ring Settlement
- Judge in Actos Trial to Allow Jury to Hear Evidence that Defendant Takeda Destroyed Files
- Biomet Settlement Reached
- New Androgel Lawsuits Filed Over Heart Attacks from Testosterone Gel
- Pradaxa Manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim May Have Suppressed Critical Report
- Another Stryker Rejuvenate Lawsuit Settles
- Motion Filed to Centralize Incretin Mimetic Thyroid Cancer Cases with JPML
- Breaking News: FDA Reviewing Heart Attack and Stroke Risks with Testosterone Gels Like Androgel After New Clinical Study
- Two Bellwether Cases Selected for Further Trials in AMS Vaginal Mesh Litigation
- Breaking News: Judge Finds Takeda Acted in Bad Faith, Destroyed Documents in Actos Litigation
- Master Complaint Approved for Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation
- Depakote Multi-District Litigation Moving Forward With Order to Produce Documents
- First Actos Bellwether Trial Set to Commence in Federal Multi-District Litigation
- Hearing Scheduled for Motion for Sanctions Filed by Plaintiffs in Ethicon Vaginal Mesh MDL
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Lance v. Wyeth
- Judge in Mirena Litigation Orders More Coordination Between State Court and Federal Court Discovery Proceedings
- FDA Panel Recommends Against Xarelto Expansion for Johnson & Johnson
- NuvaRing Lawsuits On Hold as Bellwether Trial Cancelled
- New Study Finds Small Increase in Development of Diabetes from Lipitor and Other Statins
- Breaking News – Third Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh Bellwether Trial Postponed Indefinitely
- First Federal Actos Bladder Cancer Case Set for Trail on January 27
- Bard Denied Motion to Exclude Evidence in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits; Trial Set for January 10
- Statute of Limitations for Lipitor Diabetes Claims May be Approaching
- Pradaxa Bleeding Risk Safety Assessment Ordered by FDA
- Bard Vaginal Mess Case Census Ordered by Federal Judge
- Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to Hear Neomedic Vaginal Mesh Consolidation Arguments on January 30
- Motion Filed to Modify Zoloft Lawsuit Trail Pool in Federal MDL
- Fresenius Dialysis Lawsuits May be Delayed
- Boehringer Ingelheim May Face Additional Sanctions in Pradaxa Litigation
- MDL Consolidation Hearing for Lipitor Cases Scheduled for January 30
- Second Component of Da Vinci Robot Flagged for Potential Complications by FDA
- Biomet Hip Trials to Begin In June 2015
- Nuva Ring Bellwether Trials Set for January 2014
- Master Complaint Approved for GranuFlo Lawsuits Against Fresenius
- Abbott Ordered to Produce Overdue Documents in Depakote Litigation
- Uninsured / Underinsured Motorists’ Coverage
- Stryker Settles Some Rejuvenate Hip Cases During Mediation
- Wall Street Hails IUD Effectiveness as Mirena Mass Tort Litigation Grows
- Pradaxa Manufacturer Boehringer Ingehleim Fined Nearly $1 Million in Federal Litigation
- AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Set For First Two Bellwether Trials
- Pfizer Again Opposes Centralization of Lipitor Cases for Diabetic Women in Multi-District Litigation
- Plaintiffs Push for Seventh Vaginal Mesh MDL
- Breaking News – Ethicon Unit of Johnson & Johnson Faces Possible Sanctions in Vaginal Mesh MDL
- Master Complaint Approved for Byetta, Januvia, Victoza Multi-District Litigation
- Breaking News – Defendant Boehringer Ingelheim Fined $1 Million Over Bad Faith Conduct in Pradaxa Litigation
- Fosamax Settlement Reached for Jaw Injuries
- Plaintiffs File Motion for Sanctions Against Ethicon in Transvaginal Mesh MDL
- Actos Trial Underway in Nevada State Court
- GSK Prevails in Paxil Summary Judgment Ruling in Pennsylvania State Court
- Class II Recall Issued for DaVinci Robot by FDA
- Transvaginal Mesh Bellwether Trial Postponed
- Plaintiffs Can Seek Punitive Damages in Zomenta Cases, PA Judge Rules
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Insurers in DePuy ASR Cases
- FDA Eases Warning for Avandia
- Update on Transvaginal Mesh Litigations
- New Study Warns of Pancreatitis Risk with Byetta
- Breaking News: Link Between Byetta, Januvia, Janumet, Victoza and Pancreatic Cancer Confirmed by New Italian Study
- New Statin Guidelines Could Increase Use – And Risks
- First Zoloft Trial in MDL Set for November 2014
- Injuries from Robotic Surgery On the Rise
- Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza Users Nearing Death From Pancreatic Cancer Will Be Allowed to Testify Early in MDL Proceeding
- New Study Shows that Pradaxa Reversal Agent in Development May Reduce Bleeding Risk Associated with Pradaxa
- Bellwether Selection Process Ongoing In Biomet Hip MDL
- Philadelphia Jury Awards $11 Million to Topamax Plaintiff Over Birth Defect
- Settlement Announced in DePuy ASR Hip Litigation
- Risperdal Plaintiffs in Pennsylvania Ask Judge to Enforce Settlements
- Safety Concerns Mount About Victoza and Cancer Connection
- Discovery Schedule Set in GranuFlo / NaturaLyte MDL
- Boehringer Ingelheim Tries to Stop Depositions from Going Forward in Pradaxa MDL
- Vaginal Mesh Manufacturers Engaged in Settlement Talks
- First Lexapro Birth Defects Trial Scheduled for May 2014
- FDA Issues Warning Over Some Medtronic Guidewires
- First Federal Nuva Ring Trial Scheduled for January
- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push for False Claims Legislation Over Risperdal Settlement
- Mirena Lawsuits Increase
- Tentative Settlement Reached in DePuy ASR Hip Litigation According to NY Times Report
- Complaints to FDA Concerning Da Vinci Robot Go Up for 2013
- Schedule Set for Pradaxa MDL Bellwether Trials
- Actos Federal MDL Set to Begin Bellwether Trials in January
- FDA Moves to Make Generic Drug Manufacturers More Accountable
- Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Litigations Continue to Grow
- Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Received Second Request for Consolidated Lipitor Litigation in South Carolina Federal Court
- Propecia Sexual Dysfunction Lawsuits Press Forward
- JAMA Study Raises Red Flag About Risks of Testosterone Drugs
- Lipitor Plaintiffs File Second Request for Federal Consolidated Multidistrict Litigation
- Johnson & Johnson to Pay $2.2 Billion in Settlement for Improper Promotion of Risperdal
- Plaintiffs’ Seek Special Master in Biomet Hip Litigation MDL
- Defendant Boehringer Ingelheim Fined for Discovery Violations in Pradaxa Litigation; MDL Continues to Build Momentum
- Ariad’s Leukemia Drug Inclusig Pulled From Market
- J&J’s Risperdal Gynecomastia Suits Continue to Grow
- FDA Puts Black Box Warning on GSK’s Potiga
- Bellwether Litigations Selected for Vaginal Mesh Cases Against Boston Scientific
- Discovery Extending in DePuy ASR Hip Recall Litigation in New Jersey; First Federal Trial in Ohio MDL Delayed 90 Days
- GSK Facing Avandia Racketeering Lawsuits
- GranuFlo and NaturaLyte MDL Enters Discovery Phase
- Pradaxa Lawsuits On the Rise
- Januvia/Byetta/Victoza Multi-District Litigation Moving Forward
- Transfer in Fosamax Cases Delayed by Judge Kennan to Encourage Settlement
- Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Recall Cases Move Forward, as Minnesota Judge to Appoint Plaintiffs Steering Committee
- Bayer settling $1.4 billion In Safyral Contraceptive Claims
- Pradaxa Flagged for Side Effects by Institute for Safe Medicine Practices
- FDA Investigating Blood Clots with Ariad’s Inclusig Leukemia Drug
- Settlement Negotiations Ongoing in Large Vaginal Mesh MDLs
- Pfizer Lipitor Litigation Update
- Blood Clots Raise Concern in Ariad Pharmaceuticals’ Leukemia Trials
- GranuFlo Lawsuits Continue to Increase
- C.R. Bard Settles Second Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
- Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG III Hip Replacement Lawsuits Gathering Steam
- Bayer Settles 7000 Yasmin/Yaz Cases for Close to $1.4 Billion
- Judge Sets Aside Another Actos Jury Verdict Post-Trial
- First Byetta State Court Trial Date Set for November in California
- Roche Escapes Liability in Accutane MDL, but New Jersey State Litigations Continue
- Bayers Xarelto Seeing Increased Adverse Event Reports
- Bellwether Trials Scheduled To Begin In October 2014 in Zoloft Antidepressant MDL
- Canadian Court Certifies DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Class Action; Bellwether Trials in Ohio MDL Begin This Month
- Fosamax Cases To Be Transferred Out Of NY MDL To Original Courts
- FDA Announces Safety Measures Concerning Extended Release and Long Acting Opioids
- Da Vinci Robot Injuries Underreported to FDA – New Study Says
- Motion to Consolidate Lipitor Cases Into MDL Denied by Federal Judicial Panel
- Second Actos State Court Trial Underway in Maryland State Court
- Manufacturers of Da Vinci Robot Get Warning from FDA
- Actos Litigations continue to Move Forward in Federal and State Court
- Breaking News – Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza Cases Consolidated Into California MDL
- FDA Issues New Acetaminophen Warning Related to Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- New MDL Created For Effexor Birth Defect Lawsuits in Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- $2M Awarded by Jury in First Transvaginal Mesh Case
- FDA gives New Warning for Fluoroquinolone Drugs, Including Levaquin; Levaquin Tendon Rupture MDL Advances
- FDA Won’t Increase Januvia or Byetta Warnings Based on Current Risks
- Conflicting Rulings on Preemption Issue in Medtronic Infuse Spinal Device Cases
- Concern Continues To Grow About Januvia Risks
- Lipitor Studies Show Wealth of Conflicting Information on Diabetes
- Number of Mirena IUD Lawsuits Continue To Grow
- Bayer Set Aide $1.5 Billion to Cover Yasmin/Yaz Lawsuits
- Request for MDL In Eastern District of Pennsylvania Made for Effexor Litigations
- Granuflo and NaturaLyte Lawsuits Consolidated into MDL in Massachusetts
- MDL Approved for Pfizer Products Liability Diabetes Lawsuits
- More Studies Link Merck’s Januvia to Pancreatic Cancer; Reports Indicate Unpublished Data Shows Risk
- Actos Trials Scheduled to Move Forward in Louisiana MDL on Accelerated Schedule
- Momentum Continues to Build For Newly Filed Pradaxa Litigation
- Hearing Scheduled for Proposed MDL for Byetta, Januvia and Victoza Diabetes Drugs
- Supreme Court Follows PLIVA, Abandons Consumers in Recent Court Decision Exempting Generic Drug Manufacturers From Defective Design Drug Cases
- AMA: Obesity is a Disease
- Zyprexa Relprevv Deaths Lead to FDA Investigation
- J&J Currently Settling Levaquin Drug Cases With Injured Plaintiffs
- New Black Box Warning Added for Pradaxa in April 2013 – Lawsuits on the Horizon
- Colchicine Gout Drug
- FDA Adds Black Box Warning to Tigecycline
Category: Defamation
- DEFAMATION-DOCTOR-INNUENDO
Category: Dram Shop Act
- Dram Shop Act
Category: Employment Rights
- ARBITRATION-EMPLOYMENT
- ERISA-ANTI-ASSIGNMENT CLAUSE
- DAMAGES-NON-ECONOMIC-WHISTLEBLOWER LAW
- EMPLOYMENT LAW-MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD-SERIOUS ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION
- WORKERS’ COMPENSATION-SUBROGATION-WAIVER
- Gross v. Nova Chems. Servs., 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 290
- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE-SUMMARY JUDGMENT
- FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT-CAUSATION
- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE-FILING OF A COMPLAINT
- WHISTLEBLOWER LAW
- Davis v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, 131 A.3d 537 (Pa. Commw. 2015)
- Sukenik v. Township of Elizabeth, 131 A.3d 550 (Pa. Commw. 2016)
- CIVIL RIGHTS-SEX DISCRIMINATION-EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- CIVIL RIGHTS – TITLE VII – TEMP EMPLOYEES
- WHISTLEBLOWER LAW-JUDICIARY
- C.A.B. (Derry Area School Dist.), 2016 WL 56261, ___ A.3d ___ (2016)
- WHISTLEBLOWER-CAUSATION- Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 123 A.2d 300 (Pa. 2015)
- CIVIL RIGHTS-SUSPENSION WITH PAY-ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION-TITLE VII
- EMPLOYMENT LAW-WHISTLEBLOWER LAW-PUBLIC POLICY
- Estate of Denmark ex rel. Hurst v. Williams, 117 A.3d 300 (Pa. Super. 2015)
- FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993-CURE OF DEFICIENCIES IN MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Domtar Paper Company, 113 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2015)
- Stewart v. Fed Ex Exp., 114 A.3d 424 (Pa. Super. 2015)
- Rothstein v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 114 A.3d 6 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2015)
- WORKERS’ COMPENSATION-SUBROGATION-DIRECT THIRD PARTY ACTION
- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE-WHISTLEBLOWERS-DODD-FRANK-PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
- Howard v. A.W. Chesterton Company, 78 A.3d 605 (Pa. 2013)
- Doherty v. School District of Philadelphia, 772 F.3d 979 (3rd Cir. 2014) – Case Summary
- CIVIL RIGHTS-IMMUNITY-QUALIFIED IMMUNITY-FIRST AMENDMENT-RETALIATION
- FIDUCIARY DUTY-INVESTMENTS
Category: Evidence
- EVIDENCE-SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY-FRYE
- EVIDENCE-FACEBOOK
- EVIDENCE-EXPERTS-CROSS-EXAMINATION-PRESENT SENSE IMPRESSION
- EVIDENCE-RELEVANCY-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-MEDICAL RECORDS OF OTHER PATIENTS TO SHOW HOW BUSY DOCTOR WAS
- EVIDENCE-PRIVILEGE-ATTORNEY-CLIENT-HEALTHCARE DISPUTE
- EVIDENCE-DEAD MAN’S STATUTE-NEGLIGENCE CASE
- EVIDENCE-PRIVILEGE-REPORTED PRIVILEGE-DEFAMATION
- EVIDENCE-PRIVILEGE-ATTORNEY CLIENT-VIDEOTAPED STATEMENTS
- TOXICOLOGIST-SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
- ASBESTOS-SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
- EVIDENCE-AUTHENTICITY-CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
- EVIDENCE-PAROLE EVIDENCE RULE-STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
- EVIDENCE-WITNESSES-EXPERT WITNESSES-IMPEACHMENT
- EVIDENCE-EXPERT TESTIMONY-DAUBERT-ANTITRUST
Category: Financial Responsibility Law
- FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-SUBROGATION-HEART AND LUNG ACT BENEFITS
Category: In The News
- Why You Should Test Your Residence For Radon
- Is Pa. Still the Keystone State for Products Liability Litigation | The Legal Intelligencer
- Deadly Crash Closes Section of Interstate 80 in Clinton County | WNEP.com
- CLIFF RIEDERS PRESENTS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW AT SEMINAR 11/3/16 IN PHILADELPHIA PRESENTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE
- Cliff Rieders Profiled in Fall 2016 ZOA Report
- CLIFF RIEDERS ATTENDS BILL SIGNING IN HARRISBURG FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
- Cliff Rieders speaks at Lycoming Law Association Seminar
- Latest edition of Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Law and Forms, by Cliff Rieders
- Medical Malpractice and Beyond Seminar
- Attorney’s Cliff Rieders and Jeff Dohrmann to Present at the PBI Section 1983 Seminar
- PA Senate Passed Resolution No. 136 Condemning Boycotts of Israel
- The Iran Quandary
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of P.A. Has Certified a Class Action Concerning Employees of Farmers Insurance
- Attorney Sasha Coffiner Admitted to the PA Bar
- Attorney Cliff Rieders Named Super Lawyer
- Law Firm Dedicates Conference Rooms to 3 Federal Judges
- Attorney Sasha Coffiner Appointed to Science Committee
- Attorney Cliff Rieders – Reappointed to PSA
- UGI Penn Natural Gas Litigation
- Polett v. Public Communications, Inc., 83 A.3d 205 (Pa. Super. 2013).
- Apologies for Terrorists
- Cliff Rieders’ Updated Resume
- The Law Show – Featuring Mark Hager
- Cliff Rieders Presented at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Webinar
- The Law Show
- 2014 LLA Fair Share Award
- Estate of Lagano v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
- Attorney Corey Mowrey Representing the YLD Angel Tree Toy Drive
- Cliff Rieders Presents on the New Face of Strict Liability Law in Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Attorney Cliff Rieders wins $3 3 million settlement for victim of Rockview State Prison rape
- Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc.; Does it Contain Every Element Necessary to Make it Safe?
- Cliff Rieders Presented to the Pennsylvania Association for Justice on Medical Malpractice
- Cliff Rieders Cited in Doylestown Intelligencer Editorial
- Attorney Rieders Quoted in Timesonline.com State News Regarding Appointment as Opposed to Election of State Judges
- Stryker Hip Recall Settlement Results in Payment of More than $1 Billion
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UM/UIM COVERAGE-WAIVERS-AFTER ACQUIRED VEHICLE CLAUSE/ENDORSEMENT
- LEGAL MALPRACTICE-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-VICARIOUS LIABILITY-CORPORATE CLAIM
- INSURANCE-HOMEOWNERS-INTENTIONAL ACT-OCCURRENCE-DANCING
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-PENNSYLVANIA STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION ACT-DISCOVERY RULE-OBJECTIVE STANDARD-REASONABLE DILIGENCE
- Important United States Supreme Court Whistleblowing Decision
- Prison Inmate Wins Federal Court Verdict
- Dottie Sandusky Blaming Victims
- 2014 LLA Annual Meeting
- LLA Officers Attend Bar Leaders Conference
- Supreme Court Affirms Superior Court in Favorable Decision in Passarello Case
- Plaintiffs Attys Group Wants Rehearing In Pa. Tort Law Case
- Tom Waffenschmidt Quoted In The Law360 Article Regarding Malpractice
- Penn State pays close to $60 million to Sandusky victims
- Penn State continues to settle with Sandusky victims
- More Sandusky victims settle, some still coming forward
- Sandusky litigation slows as legal process takes its toll
- Sandusky victims nearing settlement
- Attorney Cliff Rieders to release Sandusky victim documentary if conditions are not met
Category: Insurance
- INSURANCE-BAD FAITH-AUTOMOBILE APPRAISAL
- INSURANCE-ENVIRONMENTAL-BURDEN OF PROOF
- INSURANCE-FLOOD INSURANCE-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UNINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
- INSURANCE-AUTISM COVERAGE LAW-EXCLUSIONS
- INSURANCE-LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE-LIMITS
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-NAMED INSURED-DRIVER LISTED ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY
- INSURANCE-AUTISM COVERAGE
- INSURANCE-BAD FAITH-CRITERIA
- INSURANCE-AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE ACT-CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE-EXCEPTIONS
- INSURANCE-FIDUCIARY DUTY
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UM/UIM COVERAGE-STACKING-AFTER-ACQUIRED VEHICLE PROVISION
- INSURANCE-HOMEOWNERS-EXCLUSION-SEWAGE BACKUP
- FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACT OF 1959-SUBROGATION
- INSURANCE-EXCLUSIONS-ENVIRONMENTAL
- ASBESTOS-INSURANCE
- INSURANCE-BAD FAITH-TITLE INSURANCE
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UIM/UM COVERAGE-REJECTION FORM-COMPLIANCE
- WORKERS’ COMPENSATION-SUBROGATION-INSURANCE COMPANY AS PLAINTIFF WITH REAL INTEREST IN LAWSUIT
- Babcock & Wilcox v. American Nuclear Insurance, 131 A.3d 445 (Pa. 2015)
- INSURANCE – HEALTH INSURANCE – SCHOOL BASED APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, AUTISM – COVERAGE OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
- INSURANCE-COMMERCIAL-EXCLUSIONS-“PRIOR PUBLICATION” EXCLUSION
- INSURANCE-LIFE INSURANCE-FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP-EVIDENCE-UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW-RETROACTIVITY-DECEPTIVE PRACTICES
- INSURANCE-CANCELLATION-LICENSE SUSPENSION IMPOSED FOR UNDERAGE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-ERISA-PLAN NOTIFICATION
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW-LIFE INSURANCE-FRAUD-COMMON LAW FRAUD
- INSURANCE-DISABILITY POLICY-TOTAL DISABILITY-BAD FAITH
- INSURANCE-COMMERCIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY-UMBRELLA POLICY-EXCLUSION-EMPLOYERS LIABILITY-SEPARATION-OF-INSUREDS CLAUSE
- INSURANCE-HOMEOWNERS-ATV ACCIDENT
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UIM COVERAGE-FOSTER CHILD-WARD OF THE INSURED
- INSURANCE-BAD FAITH-PUNITIVE DAMAGES
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-1718-NAMED DRIVER
- INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-RESERVATION OF RIGHTS LETTER-TIMELINESS
- INSURANCE-FIDUCIARY LIABILITY POLICY FOR ERISA-EXCLUSIONS-FRAUD, CRIMINAL ACTS OR OMISSIONS
Category: Legal Malpractice
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-LEGAL MALPRACTICE
- ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT-CYNTHIA L. POLLICK
- LEGAL MALPRACTICE-WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM-SETTLEMENT
- Stein v. Magarity, 102 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. 2014) – Case Summary
- Brief Synopsis of Legal Malpractice Law
Category: Medical Malpractice
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY-CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE
- JURY SELECTION-JUDGE’S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PEER REVIEW PROTECTION ACT-OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PEER REVIEW-DOCTOR STATEMENT TO BLUE CROSS FIRST PRIORITY HEALTH
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-EXPERTS-CAUSATION-REMITTITUR
- Quality of Care May Depend on Nurses’ Health
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-SURVIVAL ACTION
- Patients Cannot Get Enough Nursing Time
- Is the VA Concealing Medical Malpractice?
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-TOLLING-DISCOVERY RULE
- NURSING HOMES-DAMAGES-PUNITIVE
- Dental Malpractice and its Consequences
- Pennsylvania Gets Poor Grades on Home and Community Safety
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-EXPERTS-CONSORTIUM CLAIM
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NURSING HOMES
- More Hurdles to Bringing Legitimate Medical Negligence Claims
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NEW TRIAL
- Too Many Mothers Die in Childbirth
- Noneconomic Damages: What is Below the Tip of the Iceberg?
- What Do Hospital Rankings Show?
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-INFORMED CONSENT-RISK/COMPLICATION EVIDENCE
- National Patient Safety Awareness Week
- ARBITRATION-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NURSING HOME MALPRACTICE-POWER OF ATTORNEY
- Rare Blood Cancer May Be Linked to Breast Implant
- Dangerous Drug Combinations
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-MENINGITIS DEATH
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-ARBITRATION
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PEER REVIEW
- Negligent Intubation
- Signs of Medical Malpractice
- Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc., No. 03913, Control No. 15083405 (C.C.P. Philadelphia September 30, 2016)
- Vaccaro v. Scranton Quincy Hospital Company, No. 14 CV 7675 (C.C.P. Lackawanna October 27, 2016)
- Crespo v. Hughes, No. 2231 EDA 2016 (C.C.P. Philadelphia September 2, 2016)
- ARBITRATION-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NURSING HOMES
- Talcum Powder & Cancer
- Frey v. Potorski, 145 A.3d 1171 (Pa. Super. 2016)
- Heart Surgery Infections
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-DRUG USING EMPLOYEE-DANGER TO PATIENTS AND THIRD PARTIES
- How Electronic Health Records Contribute to Medical Malpractice
- Birth injury lawsuit wins $53 million verdict
- NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS-STILLBORN BIRTH
- Pennsylvania medical malpractice: Deaths caused by medical errors
- PHARMACEUTICALS-PAXIL/ZOLOFT-EXPERT WITNESSES-METHODOLOGY-ADMISSIBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC OPINION TESTIMONY
- Surgical malpractice suit filed against Yale doctors
- Pennsylvania medical malpractice: Hospital acquired infections
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-DOCTORS CREDENTIALS AND PRIVILEGES
- Pennsylvania medical malpractice: Why file a wrongful birth suit?
- ARBITRATION-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- Deni v. Banka, MD, No. 0327 (C.P. Phila. October 22, 2015)
- Green v. Pennsylvania Hospital, 123 A.3d 310 (Pa. 2015)
- Man files legal claim after alleged surgical error
- Radiology errors are unfortunately common
- Bock v. Novartis, No. 2:10-cv-1338 (WD Pa. Oct. 7, 2015) Hornak, J.
- Pennsylvania man wins medical malpractice case
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PEER REVIEW
- Pennsylvania medical malpractice: Diagnosing errors concerning
- v. Rackish, et al., No. 13-01,871 (C.P. Lycoming Aug. 20, 2015)
- Nursing negligence believed responsible for patient’s death
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-DISCOVERY-PHYSICIAN MEDICAL RECORDS
- Did negligence of a medical provider lead to man’s death?
- How can you reduce emergency room errors as a patient?
- MEDICAL MALPRATICE-PHARMACEUTICALS-BIRTH DEFECTS
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PODIATRIST
- Informed Consent: The Relationship Between Doctor and Manufacturer
- After a stroke, a delayed diagnosis can result in injury or death
- It is possible to seek compensation following medical errors
- Did diagnostic mistakes lead to the death of child?
- Venosh v. Henzes, PICS Case No. 14-1553 (C.P. Lackawanna Sept. 4, 2014) Case Summary
- Consumer Notification Act No. 2014-169
- Medical Diagnosis and Liability Insurance, Act No. 2014-134
- Does cell phone use contribute to surgical error?
- Can I File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?
- WHERE CAN I FILE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT?
- How Long Do I Have to File a Medical Malpractice Claim?
- Maya v. Johnson & Johnson, 97 A.3d 1203 (Pa. Super. 2014) Summary
- Gynecological injury possible from some surgical procedures
- What might qualify as medical malpractice?
- Case Summary – Pollina v. Dishong, 98 A.3d 613 (Pa. Super. 2014)
- Taransky v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 760 F.3d 307 (3d Cir. 2014)
- Florida Jury Awards $26 Million in Vaginal Mesh Case
- Wayne M. Chiurazzi Law v. MRO Corp., 97 A.3d 275 (Pa. 2014)
- Misdiagnosis, unfortunately, a common occurrence nationwide
- I think I’m the victim of medical malpractice, now what?
- Settlement reached in out-of-state birth injury case
- Jury finds in favor of family in medical malpractice case
- Settlements continue to be reached for Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Cases
- Negligence of a medical provider leads to legal claims
- Delayed diagnosis and treatment could lead to claims against VA
- Family files suit against hospital for misdiagnosis, son’s death
- DePuy ASR HIP Settlement Requires Registration By January 6, 2014
- Family wins birth injury case in Pennsylvania
- Negligence of a medical provider: Unnecessary cardiac stents?
- Family awarded compensation for surgical error, mother’s death
- Family of Pennsylvania man to get medical malpractice settlement
- First Verdict Entered for Plaintiff in DePuy Hip Replacement Cases in California State Court; Federal Cases Up for Trial Beginning in September 2014
- New Black Box Warning Added for Pradaxa in April 2013 – Lawsuits on the Horizon
- Majority of malpractice cases come from misdiagnosis
- Doctor and healthcare system sued for medical malpractice
- Medical malpractice? Possible insulin pen risk in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania hospital accused of misdiagnosis in years of exams
- Pennsylvania veteran sues VA for PTSD medical malpractice
- Medical malpractice case may interest Pennsylvania readers
- Medical malpractice case ends in a success for man’s family
Category: Miscellaneous
- FAIR CREDIT BILLING ACT-BILLING ERRORS
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT-VIOLATION OCCURRENCE
- TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT-FAXES-UNSOLICITED-JURY CHARGE
- STANDING-AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
- RELEASE-FELA
- VICARIOUS LIABILITY-CORPORATE LAW-PARTICIPATION THEORY-CORPORATE OFFICERS
- CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS-SELF-DEALING
- MALICIOUS PROSECUTION-FALSE ARREST
- LANHAM ACT-FALSE ADVERTISING BY LAW FIRM
- ARBITRATION-LOAN AGREEMENT-ILLUSORY FORUM
- MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
- RELEASES-AUTHORIZATIONS-STUDENT ATHLETES
- HOME IMPROVEMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT-QUANTUM MERUIT-REASONABLE VALUE OF SERVICES
- DISCOVERY-EXPERTS-FRYE ISSUE-ERGONOMICS
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-VICARIOUS LIABILITY-AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINT-AMPLIFICATION
- ERISA-ADMINISTRATOR’S INTERPRETATION-DEFERENCE
- STANDING-CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTES
- RELEASE-FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993
- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-TACTILE INTERPRETER
- IMMUNITY-QUALIFIED IMMUNITY-CONCUSSION INJURY IN SCHOOL SPORTING EVENT
- PARTNERSHIPS-COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING
- CIVIL RIGHTS-1983-LIBERTY INTEREST-STIGMA CASE-ACQUITTAL OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW-NURSING PROGRAM
- How to Make Arbitration Work in Disputes with Your Bank
- JURORS-JURY SELECTION-RELATIONSHIP
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-MEDICAL MONITORING CLAIM-TOLLING
- RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW-MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDINGS-VIDEO-AUDIO-STATE POLICE
- FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PAYMENT ACT-COLLECTION EFFORTS-BAR CODE-REVEALING PRIVATE INFORMATION
- TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT-UNSOLICITED CALLS
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-MINORS TOLLING STATUTE-SEXUAL ABUSE
- MEDICARE SET-ASIDE ARRANGEMENT
- FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT
- DEFAMATION-IMMUNITY-MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT
- PRISONER LAW-RETALIATION
- Villani v. Seibert, 2017 Pa. LEXIS 939, Chief Justice Saylor decided April 26, 2017
- CIVIL RIGHTS-ARREST-PROBABLE CAUSE
- ARBITRATION-HOME INSPECTION AGREEMENT
- ARBITRATION-INTENT TO BE BOUND-WEBSITE
- STATUTE OF FRAUDS-MORTGAGE
- INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT-EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
- CIVIL RIGHTS-PRISONERS-MEDICAL NEEDS-DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW-RELIANCE-MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
- DAMAGES-INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS-MEDICAL TESTIMONY
- STANDING-BENEFICIARIES OF CDs
- CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENT ACT-PROPERTY OWNER’S AGENTS
- Barnes v. Alcoa, Inc., 145 A.3d 730 (Pa. Super. 2016)
- Dempsey v. Bucknell University, 834 F.3d 457 (3rd Cir. 2016)
- N.A.A.C.P. v. City of Philadelphia, 834 F.3d 435 (3d Cir. 2016)
- The United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Watson v. Rozum, 834 F.3d 417 (3d Cir. 2016)
- STANDING-FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATION-RELIGION
- DAMAGES-ECONOMIC LOSS DOCTRINE
- DEFAMATION-PUBLIC FIGURE-ACTUAL MALICE-LOCK HAVE EXPRESS
- DRAGONETTI-DAMAGES-PROOF OF WRONGFUL USE OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
- WARRANTY-IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY-AVIATION EQUIPMENT
- SPOLIATION
- GOOGLE-WIRETAP ACT
- ARBITRATION-WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL
- Angino & Rovner v. Lessin & Associates, 131 A.3d 502 (Pa. Super 2016)
- Mammaro v. New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, 814 F.3d 164 (3d Cir. 2016)
- RICO-DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
- MALAPPORTIONMENT-POPULATION BASED DISTRICTS
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-STATUTE OF REPOSE-RIGHT TO FARM ACT
- JURISDICTION-VENUE-FORUM NON CONVENIENS-SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
- PREEMPTION-ERISA-HEALTHCARE PLAN DISCLOSURE
- DEFAMATION-LIMOUSINE SERVICE
- ARBITRATION-GAS LEASES
- ERISA-SUBROGATION-THIRD PARTY SETTLEMENT-MEDICAL EXPENSES
- COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL-DRAGONETTI CLAIMS-RULE 11
- CIVIL RIGHTS – 1983 – COLOR OF STATE LAW
- ANTITRUST-STANDING-MONOPOLY-ANTITRUST INJURY
- PRISONER LAW-BODY CAVITY SEARCH
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-WIRE TAP ACT-TWO YEARS
- ARBITRATION-POWER OF ATTORNEY-MANOR CARE
- ARBITRATION-CONSUMER MATTERS
- CIVIL RIGHTS-PURSUIT OF DRIVER
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
- CIVIL RIGHTS-IMMUNITY-QUALIFIED IMMUNITY-CLEARLY ESTABLISHED RIGHT-SCHOOL SWIMMING ASPHYXIATION
- Schmigel v. Uchal, 800 F.3d 113 (3rd Cir. 2015)
- INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT-INJUNCTION DURING PENDENCY OF CLAIM
- NEGLIGENCE-PECULIAR RISK DOCTRINE
- PRISONER LAW-CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
- ANTITRUST-RULE OF REASON-AGREEMENT TO DELAY ENTRY IN THE MARKET
- FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT-MATERIALITY-FALSE STATEMENT
- CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENT ACT-OWNER-PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
- RELEASE-WHITE WATER RAFTING
- ASBESTOS-WARNING
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-JUDICIAL CODE-NOTICE REQUIREMENT
Category: Motorcycle Accidents
- Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Category: Negligence
- NEGLIGENCE-INCREASED RISK OF HARM
- NEGLIGENCE-CAUSATION-INJURY OR HARM
- NEGLIGENCE-HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE-SKIING
- NEGLIGENCE-SLIP AND FALL-HILLS AND RIDGES
- NEGLIGENCE-SLIP AND FALL-INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS-RETAINED CONTROL EXCEPTION
- Uber Halts Project After Pedestrian Death
- March 11 – 17: Patient Safety Awareness Week
- NEGLIGENCE-BUS ACCIDENT-PEDESTRIAN
- NEGLIGENCE-CAUSATION-FACTUAL CAUSE, DEFINITION
- NEGLIGENCE-GROUP HOME LIABILITY-CHOKING CASE
- Pregnant Women in Rural America Are Not Getting Needed Medical/Hospital Care
- NEGLIGENCE-BLOOD ALCOHOL
- NEGLIGENCE-AIRPORT SCREENINGS
- NEGLIGENCE-RADIATION
- NEGLIGENCE-PROXIMATE CAUSE-CRIMINAL ACTS-SUPERSEDING CAUSE
- NEGLIGENCE-SECURITY SERVICES
- NEGLIENCE-LANDOWNERS LIABILITY-CITY OBLIGATION TO CLEAR ICE AND SNOW
- NEGLIGENCE-AIRLINES
- Distracted Walking
- NEGLIGENCE-SMOKE ALARMS
- NEGLIGENCE-PROXIMATE CAUSE-INCREASED RISK OF HARM-SICKLE CELL ANEMIA-COLLEGE ATHLETES-NCAA
- NEGLIGENCE-DUTY-SUPERVISION
- Ramara Inc. v. Westfield Insurance Company, 814 F.3d 616 (3d Cir. 2016)
- NEGLIGENCE-SLIP AND FALL-HILLS AND RIDGES-RES IPSA LOQUITUR-NOTICE, ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE
- Euceda v. Green, DO, No. 13 CV 3373 (C.P. Lackawanna October 19, 2015) Nealon, J.
- Magditch v. Lehigh County, No. 2012-C-5428 (C.P. Lehigh July 31, 2015) McGinley, P.J
- Palmer v. Rackish, No. 15-1556 (C.P. Lycoming Aug. 20, 2015) Gray, J
Category: Nursing Home Abuse
- Do Administrative and Nursing Home Complaints Help?
Category: Personal Injury
- Safety Tips for Going Back to School
- Personal Injury Lawsuits Drop
- Improving Work Zone Safety in Pennsylvania
- Class Action Lawsuits Face a Serious Threat
- Personal Injury Plaintiffs and Social Media Do Not Mix
- CONFLICTS OF LAW – CHOICE OF LAW – SLIP & FALL – APPLICATION OF MARYLAND LAW
- Chaudhuri v. Capital Area Transit, 131 A.3d 589 (Pa. Commw. 2016)
- ARCHITECTS-NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION
- NEGLIGENCE-COMMON CARRIERS-JERK AND JOLT DOCTRINE
- NEGLIGENCE-VALET SERVICE-VISIBLY INTOXICATED PERSON
- CIVIL RIGHTS – EXCESSIVE FORCE – PRETRIAL DETAINEE
- 1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Farm Incident
- NEGLIGENCE-SLIP & FALL-BUSINESS INVITEE-CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE
- Asbesto’s ‘Any Exposure” Arguments Delve Into Causation
- Patton vs. Worthington Associates, Inc., 43 A.3d 479 (Pa. Super. 2012) – Case Summary
- Betz v. Pneumo Abex, LLC, 44 A.3d 27 (Pa. 2012) Case Summary
- Bole v. Erie Insurance Exchange, 50 A.3d 1256 (Pa. 2012) Case Summary
- Gillingham vs. Console Energy Inc., 51 A.3d 841 (Pa Super. 2012) Case Summary
- Bole v. Erie Insurance Exchange, 50 A.3d 1256 (Pa. 2012) Case Summary
- Rosenberry vs. Evans, 48 A.3d 1255 (Pa. Super. 2012) Case Summary
- Octave ex rel. Octave v. Walker, 103 A.2d 1255 (Pa. 2014) Case Summary
- White v. City of Philadelphia, 102 A.3d 1053 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014)
- Overdose Response Immunity, Act No. 2014-139
- NEGLIGENCE-SLIP & FALL-TRIVIAL DEFECT
- Nertavich v. PP&L Electric Utilities, 100 A.3d 221 (Pa. Super. 2014)
Category: Pharmaceutical Drugs
- RISPERDAL
- PHARMACEUTICALS-RISPERDAL
- PHARMACEUTICALS-RISPERDAL-CAUSATION-DAMAGES
- PHARMACEUTICALS-ZOLOFT
- PHARMACEUTICAL-PREEMPTION
- Adverse Drug Events
Category: Procedure
- PROCEDURE-JURISDICTION-DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP-TRUSTS
- PROCEDURE-CLASS ACTION-DEFECTIVE ROOF SHINGLES-SPECIFIC DEFECT
- PROCEDURE-FORUM NON CONVENIENS-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- PROCEDURE-JURISDICTION-FORUM NON CONVENIENS-JONES ACT
- PROCEDURE-DISCOVERY-DEPOSITION-PRESENT SENSE TESTIMONY
- PROCEDURE-COMPLAINT-AMENDMENT TO COMPLAINT-EXCUSABLE NEGLECT OR MISTAKE
- PROCEDURE-VENUE-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-PERFORMANCE OF STUDIES
- PROCEDURE-VENUE-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- PROCEDURE-INJUNCTIONS-PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
- PROCEDURE-DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
- PROCEDURE-DISCOVERY-PROPORTIONALITY-LAWNMOWER GASOLINE CAP
- PROCEDURE-JOINDER-PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE – DEFENDANT SUING INSURANCE COMPANY
- PROCEDURE-DISCOVERY-PRECOMPLAINT DISCOVERY-CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
- PROCEDURE-PRECOMPLAINT DISCOVERY-PROTECTIVE ORDER
- PROCEDURE-COMPLAINT-SPECIFICITY
- PROCEDURE-MOOTNESS-INSURANCE COVERAGE-DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION
- PROCEDURE-DISCOVERY-PEER REVIEW ACT
Category: Products Liability
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS-HIP REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-TINCHER
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-RISPERDAL-GYNECOMASTIA-CAUSATION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-RETAIL SELLERS
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-NUCLEAR RADIATION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-NUCLEAR RADIATION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-ASBESTOS
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-STRYKER GAMMA3 NAIL SYSTEM
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-TINCHER
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-TINCHER
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-TINCHER STANDARDS
- Roundup and Cancer
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – CASE IN CONTROVERSY – PREEMPTION – AVIATION SAFETY – PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-AVIATION-PREEMPTION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-LAWNMOWER-FIRE
- RICO-STANDING-MISREPRESENTATION-SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AVANDIA
- FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT-SUMMARY JUDGMENT, APPEAL FROM
- NEGLIGENCE-AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-ASBESTOS-CAUSATION
- NEGLIGENCE-POST-SALE DUTY TO WARN
- Mirena Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in New Jersey State Court Proceeding
- Krauss v. Trane U.S., Inc., 104 A.3d 556 (Pa. Super. 2014) Case Summary
- Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014) Case Summary
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-ASBESTOS-CAUSATION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY-TINCHER
- Indalex, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance, 83 A.3d 418 (Pa. Super. 2013)
- Oklahoma DePuy ASR Trial Verdict
- FDA Fails to Ban Power Morcellators in Gynecological Sugery – Only Places Black Box Warning
- MDL Judge Pushes Bard to Try and Settle Vaginal Mesh Cases
- Boston Scientific Obtryx Bladder Sling Trial Results in $18.5 Million Jury Award in MDL for Four Women
Category: Sovereign Immunity
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ACT-DAMAGES-WRONGFUL DEATH-DECEDENT’S FUTURE SERVICES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TORT CLAIMS ACT-EXCEPTIONS-UTILITY EXCEPTION
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-INDEMNIFICATION
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TORT CLAIMS ACT-EXCEPTIONS-REAL PROPERTY-FALL OVER COMPUTER CABLES
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-MANDAMUS-DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTIONS-EMPLOYMENT
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-COMMONWEALTH IMMUNITY-EXCEPTIONS-VEHICLE LIABILITY
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TORT CLAIMS ACT-EXCEPTIONS-MOTOR VEHICLE-TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-TAPPING FEES
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-DERIVATIVE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
- FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES-FOREIGN ACCIDENT
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TORT CLAIMS ACT-EXCEPTIONS-VEHICLE LIABILITY-DAMAGES-PAIN AND SUFFERING-PERMANENT LOSS, DISFIGUREMENT OR PERMANENT DISMEMBERMENT
- NEGLIGENCE – PECULIAR RISKS DOCTRINE – LOCAL AGENCY – SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT-EQUITABLE TOLLING
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY-POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TORT CLAIMS ACT-EXCEPTIONS-REAL PROPERTY-INMATE ATTACKING LAWYER
Category: Truck Accidents
- A Tragic Multiple-Vehicle Crash on I-80 Claims Two Lives
- Sanitation workers suffer personal injury in recent truck crash
- Sleep apnea a problem among drivers of commercial vehicles
- Accidents with commercial vehicles and spinal cord injuries
- Truck accidents caused by illegal turns an issue in Pennsylvania
- Woman injured in tractor-trailer accident may seek compensation
- Drivers of commercial vehicles must pass medical requirements
- Commercial vehicles and weight restriction changes
- Pennsylvania personal injury: truck accident details matter
- Truck accident occurs when its driver strikes another car, truck
- Fatal truck accident in Pennsylvania claims 3 lives
- Fatigue is often a contributing factor in truck accidents
- Those injured in a recent coal truck crash may seek compensation
- Failure to maintain commercial vehicles can lead to accidents
- Fatal truck accident claims the life of Pennsylvania woman
- Federal guidelines in place to help prevent truck accidents
- What damages can be compensated for after a truck accident?
- Truck accident in Pennsylvania kills child, injures 2 others
- 13 people suffer personal injury following Pennsylvania accident
- Food truck accident in Pennsylvania results in multiple injuries
- Elderly man dead after fatal truck accident in Pennsylvania
- Truck accident in Pennsylvania ends with multiple fatalities
- Speeding believed to be a factor in truck crash in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania woman suffers personal injury in accident with truck
- Fatal truck accident in Pennsylvania claims the lives of 2 men
- 2 pedestrians killed on I-80
- Crashes involving tractor-trailers in Jackson Township
- Pennsylvania woman injured by salt truck may seek compensation
- Car crushed in a fatal truck accident in Pennsylvania
- Truck accident in Pennsylvania injures driver
- Pennsylvania family involved in a fatal truck accident
- Pennsylvania Interstate closed after truck accident
- Brakes fail, causing truck accident in Pennsylvania
- Fatal truck accident claims life of Pennsylvania pedestrian
- Cause of Pennsylvania fatal truck accident yet to be released
- Pennsylvania Turnpike employee dies in truck accident
- One life lost in truck accident with seven cars in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania truck accident claims the life of 1 driver
Category: Uncategorized
- CONTRACTS-EXCULPATORY CLAUSE
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION-ARTICLE I, SECTION 5, THE FREE AND EQUAL ELECTIONS CLAUSE-CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
- STANDING-FOOTBALL TICKETS
- CIVIL RIGHTS-BIVENS ACTION-PRISONER LAW
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NURSING HOME
- CIVIL RIGHTS-JOB DISCRIMINATION-RACE
- Late Night Crash Closes Route 15
- New FDA Warning on Levaquin Peripheral Neuropathy Risk Leads to New Lawsuits
- Pennsylvania Woman Blamed for Her Own Rape
- Annual Update of the Law
Category: Wrongful Death
- ARBITRATION-WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIMS-SIGNATURE BY DECEDENT’S RELATIVES
- 2 killed in Pennsylvania motorcycle accident
- Jury agrees emergency room errors resulted in unborn baby’s death
- DAMAGES-WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL-LOSS FOR CHILD’S SOCIETY, COMFORT OR COMPANIONSHIP
- 1 killed in single vehicle car accident in Pennsylvania
- ARBITRATION-ASSISTED LIVING-MANOR CARE
- Pennsylvania car accident: Head-on crash kills 2
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL ACTION-MCARE ACT
- 1 killed in Pennsylvania car accident
- Head-on car accident in Pennsylvania kills 1
- 2 killed in Pennsylvania car accident
- Lost a loved one in an accident? Damages may be compensable
- Elderly woman killed in pedestrian accident
- 2 killed in Pennsylvania pedestrian accident
- Another fatal pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania
- DAMAGES-WRONGFUL DEATH-NON-PECUNIARY LOSSES-SEPTA-SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ACT
- Lost a loved one in an accident? It is okay to question liability
- ARBITRATION-WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL ACTION
- DAMAGES-WRONGFUL DEATH-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
- Matharu v. Muir, 29 A.3d 375 (Pa. Super. 2011) Case Summary
- What does failure to exercise reasonable care mean?
- Brain damage caused by negligent behavior may be compensable
- Pennsylvania bicycle accident: Injuries often prove fatal
- No criminal charges for officer, but wrongful death suit possible
- Impaired driving believed responsible for fatal car accident
- Statutory Basis For Death Actions
- STATUTORY BASIS FOR DEATH ACTIONS
- Pennsylvania man dies after pedestrian accident
- Car accident in Pennsylvania claims a life
- Did negligence lead to the death of 1 woman in Pennsylvania?
- Wrongful death claims may help gain compensation and closure
- What are the benefits of filing a wrongful death lawsuit?
- Pennsylvania woman killed in pedestrian accident
- Pennsylvania man dead after motorcycle accident, wife injured
- Manufacturing CEO killed in pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania man killed in a motorcycle accident
- Pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania claims the life of a student
- A fatal car accident in Pennsylvania claims the life of one man
- Car accident in Pennsylvania ends in double fatality and injury
- Elderly man killed in pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania woman charged in fatal car accident
- A car accident in Pennsylvania results in injuries and death
- Car accident in Pennsylvania results in fatalities and injuries
- Car accident on Turnpike claims the life of a Pennsylvania man
- Pennsylvania pedestrian accident deaths increasing
- Western Pennsylvania man killed in truck accident
- Pennsylvania man killed in pedestrian accident after concert
- Pennsylvania family has lost a loved one in an accident
- Pennsylvania pedestrian accident results in death of local man
- Pennsylvania truck accident kills 2, texting and driving blamed
- Pennsylvania driver faces charges from deadly pedestrian accident
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Pennsylvania property owner
- Failure to exercise reasonable care has serious consequences
- Indiana man charged in fatal car accident
- Wrongful death? Tourist van crash kills 1 in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania man sentenced for fatal car accident involving DUI
- Semi seized after fatal pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania teen faces criminal charges after fatal car accident
- Pennsylvania police investigate fatal pedestrian accident
- Fatal Pennsylvania car accident leads to murder charge
- Pennsylvania family files wrongful death, receives huge verdict
- Wrongful death in Pennsylvania: Boy, 7, struck down in front yard
- Pennsylvania parents sue resort for wrongful death
- Pennsylvania man run over in own driveway: Wrongful death?
- Pennsylvania woman sentenced in fatal pedestrian accident
- Pennsylvania mother presses on in son’s wrongful death suit
- Pennsylvania Highway Patrol officer dies in motorcycle accident

Practice Areas

Our Legal Team

AttorneyClifford A. Rieders

Partner

AttorneyRonald C. Travis

Partner

AttorneyJohn M. Humphrey

Partner

AttorneyC. Scott Waters

Partner

AttorneyJeffrey C. Dohrmann

Partner

AttorneyPamela L. Shipman

Associate

AttorneyCorey J. Mowrey

Associate

AttorneySasha B. Coffiner

AttorneySean P. Gingerich

RECENT ARTICLES

State trooper charged with DUI after fatal car accident
Most of the time, we trust in police officers to do their best as citizens, both on-duty and off, and we trust that they will act as responsible members of the community. But on Friday, May 18, one Pennsylvania state trooper found himself the apparent cause of a car accident. The driver of the other car, a 21-year-old Nort
Car accident kills mother and son on Route 309
Pennsylvania hit-and-run motorcycle accident kills 60-year-old

1-800-326-9259

GET HELP NOW - email us

Site Map

Blogs

Practice Areas

Our Legal Team

AttorneyClifford A. Rieders

AttorneyRonald C. Travis

AttorneyJohn M. Humphrey

AttorneyC. Scott Waters

AttorneyJeffrey C. Dohrmann

AttorneyPamela L. Shipman

AttorneyCorey J. Mowrey

AttorneySasha B. Coffiner

AttorneySean P. Gingerich

RECENT ARTICLES

State trooper charged with DUI after fatal car accident

Car accident kills mother and son on Route 309

Pennsylvania hit-and-run motorcycle accident kills 60-year-old

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER