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May 08, 2024

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NEWS

Pa. High Court Agrees to Eye Whether Employer Must Pay for Injured Worker's CBD Oil

By Aleeza Furman

NEWS

'It Wasn't About the Medicine': Western Pa. Jury Awards $7M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

By Aleeza Furman

“It’s an important case for the medical community to take a look at because these PAs are not doctors,” Richard Godshall said. “They’re being put in position to make decisions that their experience and training just hasn’t met yet.” Read More

COMMENTARY

Why Your Best Move in Arbitration May Be to Use a Chess Clock

By Patrick R. Kingsley

Clients have inserted arbitration provisions to avoid the expensive trappings of litigation, but their counsel sometimes tries to remake arbitration in the familiar image of litigation. Fortunately, there is a tool to keep this trend in check: the chess clock. (Pun intended) Read More

Civil Appeals | Commentary

Blurred Lines: The Ongoing Battle Between iLottery and iGaming

By Casey Alan Coyle and Michael Libuser

The fight is over legislation that prohibits the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (the department), the administrator of the lottery, from offering products that "simulate casino-style lottery games" as part of the iLottery program. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently construed the meaning of that phrase in Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment v. Department of Revenue. Read More

COMMENTARY

The Weirdness of Appeals Under Section 308 of Act 2

By David G. Mandelbaum

Section 308 of Act 2 makes all “decisions by the Department of Environmental Protection involving the reports and evaluations required under Act 2 to be considered appealable actions under” the Environmental Hearing Board Act. That stands out from the rest of Pennsylvania environmental law. It has not been litigated very often, but it may pose risks for practitioners. Read More

News

Pennsylvania Case Digests for the Week

By Bureau Chief

Case digests for state and federal courts in Pennsylvania can be found here. Read More

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