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Provider Liability Under EMTALA: An Overview
Article by Ryan King, Esq. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that Congress enacted in 1986 to prevent...
New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Exclusion To Be A Hidden Trap
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently found that the intra-family liability step-down...
Why Do I Need An Estate Plan?
Article by Aleksandra Kocelko, Esq. Many people are quick to dismiss the need for an estate plan. They might make excuses like, “I’m too young to...
The Expansion Of Telemedicine: Opportunities & Challenges For Healthcare Providers In Pennsylvania
Article by: Ryan J. King, Esq. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of telemedicine was exploding. In 2019, Healthcare Finance...
From ‘Reginelli’ to ‘Leadbitter’: The Evolution Of The Peer Review Protection Act
Article by Ashley Griffin, Esq. and Daniel Margonari, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 28, 2022 Confidentiality (or lack...
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act’s Limitations On Vaccine Recipients’ Right To Sue
Article by Megan Kelleher, published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 27, 2022 Enacted in 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Grants Allowance Of Appeal In Stacking Case
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently granted a Petition for Allowance of Appeal in a case involving the issue of...
Cybersecurity Incident Reporting For CIRCIA 2022 Establishes New Requirements For Critical Infrastructure Companies
Article by Lyle Washowich, Esq. and Daniel Inadomi, Esq. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for...
Pennsylvania Contractors Working On Out-Of-State Projects, Beware…
Article by Gerard Hornby, Esq. In February, the Pennsylvania Superior Court handed down a decision that has important implications for Pennsylvania...
“Continued” Denial Of Coverage Does Not Extend Statute Of Limitations
Article by Kaavya Ramesh, Esq. The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad faith claim after finding...
HIPAA Compliance: A Primer For Healthcare Providers
Article by Ryan King, Esq. Each year, health systems and individual health providers incur millions of dollars in fines for violating the Health...
Cleaner Materials & Project Labor Agreements: Recent Construction Law Developments From The Federal Government
Article by Gerard Hornby, Esq. In the first few months of 2022, the Biden Administration has made several decisions impacting contractors pursuing...
Privacy, Possession & Preservation: E-Discovery Considerations For Pennsylvania Employers
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. While e-discovery has always presented challenges, these challenges have become even more pronounced with the...
“Premium-Reducing” RV Policy Stacking Waiver Upheld
Article by Daniel Inadomi, Esq. The Western District of Pennsylvania recently found that an insured failed to state a claim for breach of contract...
New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act Passed, On Governor’s Desk
Article by: Daniel Inadomi, Esq. On January 10, 2022, the New Jersey Senate passed S.B. 1559, known as the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act...
PA Supreme Court Decision: Reasonable Contest Attorney’s Fees Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act
Article by Alana Staniszewski, Esq. On December 22, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Lorino v. W.C.A.B....
Traveling Employees? What Is Your Liability?
Article by Danielle Parks, Esq. As COVID restrictions are lifted and employers move into their post-pandemic reality, many employers are resuming...
Using Judicial Estoppel To Prevent Employees From Pursuing Fraudulent Claims
Article by Nicole Bazzy, Esq. Judicial estoppel is an equitable doctrine that allows the courts to use their inherent discretion to prohibit...
Wages, Overtime, Security & COVID-19 Screenings: What Pennsylvania Employers Need To Know
In Pennsylvania, employers’ obligations to pay minimum wages and overtime are primarily governed by two statutes: (i) the federal Fair Labor...
Railroad Industry COVID-19 Whistleblower Update
Article by Jeffrey Jackson, Esq. The Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) is a key piece of federal legislation for railroads and their employees....
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations, or Testing/Face Covering for Employers
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), requiring that employers...
UTPCPL Claim Against Insurance Professional Fraudulently Joined
In Holohan v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied an insured’s motion to remand under the fraudulent joinder doctrine...
The COVID-19 Pandemic & Its Impact On Commercial Leasing
Approximately 18 months have passed since the first coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdowns were imposed. Much has changed. In the commercial lease...
Put a Ring On It!
Article by Aleksandra Kocelko, Esq. If you are glued to your TV on Monday nights watching The Bachelorette speak her mind and hand out red roses,...
Professional Liability & COVID: What Healthcare Providers In Pennsylvania Need To Know
Article by Andrew Hazi, Esq. and Ali Erndl, Esq. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained Pennsylvania’s healthcare system in unprecedented ways. In...
No Obligation to Pay “Undisputed Amount”
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently denied an insured’s motion for summary judgment after finding that an insurer did not concede...
Alexandersen and Hamilton Obtain Summary Judgement for Large Manufacturer
Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Brooke Hamilton obtained a summary judgment motion for a large forklift manufacturer in a mesothelioma asbestos...
No Bad Faith In Concluding Injury Would Not Breach Limited Tort
The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss a bad faith claim after finding...
International Women’s Day 2021
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD)—recognizing all the remarkable women helping the firm to support its clients! IWD recognizes the...