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The Dangers of Distracted Driving: How the Law is Fighting Back

By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire        [email protected] In 2015 alone, there were over 14,800 crashes in Pennsylvania in which distracted driving played a role in the crash.  61 of those were fatal crashes.  That’s nearly 5,285 more crashes than those attributed to drunk drivers in the same year. Distracted drivers continue to put our children, parents, […]

DON’T LET YOUR CUSTOMERS SLIP AWAY: Tips for Helping to Prevent Slip & Fall Injuries at Your Business

By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire        [email protected] As a small business owner, whether it’s a retail store, professional service, or any other business establishment with a storefront or office, it is important that your customers remember your business for what you had to offer them there, and not because they suffered an injury there. Here are […]

BACK OFF BOSS: Workplace Bullying is the Next Frontier in Employment Litigation

By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire        [email protected] The manager of a fast food restaurant in Missouri has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the December 2016 suicide of a teenaged worker she supervised. The felony complaint alleges that the manager’s bullying of the teen contributed to the young man’s tragic decision to end his […]

Just Wait Until Your Mother/Father Gets Home!

By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] Your family’s introduction to the juvenile justice system may be the result of a knock on the door or a phone call from the police notifying you that your child has been arrested. Other times, however, it may be the result of an incident of some kind involving your […]

Greater Exposure to Exposure: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds Local Government Agency Can Be Held Liable for Asbestos Exposure

By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire        [email protected] In matter of first impression, the Commonwealth Court recently held that a local government agency – which includes school districts – can be liable to an employee for workplace exposure to asbestos dust if the condition causing exposure falls within one of the exceptions to governmental immunity. The case is Geier […]

Moving On: Transitioning Your Business

By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire        [email protected] If you own a business and are planning to retire, or are just moving on to bigger or better things, you need to prepare for the sale – or “transition” – of your business.  Before you rush to put up a “For Sale” sign, there are many considerations and questions to ask […]

Honor and “Support” Thy Father? Parental Support in Pennsylvania

By: Robert B. George, Esquire        [email protected] You may be surprised to learn that you can be liable for the bill and support of an indigent parent under Pennsylvania law. In fact, Pennsylvania has had some form of law on the books imposing a duty upon a child to support an indigent parent since 1771. Before […]

Another Warning That Your Social Media May Be Discovered and Used Against You in a Civil Lawsuit

By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire        [email protected] If you think about it, social media is a treasure trove of information in litigation. What types of things do you post or comment on? Will it come back to haunt you in 2 or 4 or 6 years? A plaintiff’s Facebook post – and a comment from the […]

Protecting Our Elders? Or Protecting Big Medicine? Federal Court Blocks Agency Rule Banning Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes

By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire        [email protected] In September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”)-a federal agency that controls Medicare and Medicaid funding-announced comprehensive revisions to the federal nursing home regulations, including a ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements. The new rule banning pre-dispute arbitration agreements-along with most of the new rules-was scheduled to take […]

You Can’t Say That: Labor Board Strikes Down Rules Limiting Employee Speech

By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire        [email protected] A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) found that an employee could not be terminated because he had warned a co-worker that the co-worker might be fired. Rather, the NLRB held that the employee’s termination-and the employer’s handbook policies upon which that termination was based-violated the […]

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