Aug 4, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Na Lee Ha, Esq. Comparative negligence reduces a plaintiff’s recoverable damages by their own degree of negligence. Pennsylvania follows the 51 percent bar rule, which precludes plaintiff from recovery of damages if they are found 51% or more at fault. In...
Aug 4, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Michelle D. Kaminski, Esq. The rule of ostensible agency is heavily relied upon in the world of professional liability, particularly in the context of a summary judgment argument. Upon a review of both the rules that formed the basis for ostensible agency...
Aug 4, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Anne Frankel, Esq., and Josey Richards, Law Clerk This article discusses whether drug and rehabilitation centers may assert the defense of comparative negligence in personal injury claims arising from plaintiff’s illegal drug consumption. Almost every...
Aug 4, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Alexandra Hambsch, Law Clerk The following offers a brief overview of the unpublished decision, McLaughlin v. Nahata, 2023 WL 4842015, decided in the Western District of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on July 28, 2023. At issue in this matter was whether...
