Mar 29, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Courtney Barbacane, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 28, 2023 What happens when an autopsy is performed, in anticipation of litigation, and the body is subsequently cremated? Regardless of whether the autopsy is performed by a...
Mar 23, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. While there are several steps involved in presenting a successful case on appeal, crafting the appellate brief is unquestionably one of the most—if not the most—important. The briefs are the appellate court’s first introduction to...
Mar 20, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Michelle Kaminski, Esq. This research was conducted in regard to civil immunity in professional liability actions, secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes an introductory analysis of the May 6, 2020 Executive Order (“EO”) and the PREP Act. In short,...
Mar 20, 2023 | Articles & Updates
Article by Kenneth Rafferty, Esq. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the phrase “cause of death” refers specifically to medical cause of death, as that phrase is used in Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act (“MCARE”) § 513(b), stating that...
