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Western Pa. Jury Hits Surgeon With $2.2M Verdict Over Patient's Loss of Leg

By Aleeza Furman

The verdict is one of the largest to come out of a medical malpractice case in Indiana County in 25 years. Read More

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Justices Wary of Overturning Longstanding Precedent on Tort Immunity for General Contractors

By Aleeza Furman

“In case after case,” Howard Bashman argued, “the statutory employer doctrine inflicts a profound injustice on Pennsylvania-based construction workers injured by the negligence of a general contractor who did not qualify as a statutory employer because the employee's actual direct employer had paid workers' compensation benefits to its own employees.” Read More

Reconsidering How the Environmental Hearing Board Fits

By David G. Mandelbaum

In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion that may require environmental practitioners to reconsider how they think about the Environmental Hearing Board. Cole v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection holds that the Natural Gas Act does not preempt EHB jurisdiction over a third-party appeal from issuance of a permit to construct—known as a “plan approval”—under the Air Pollution Control Act for a compressor station on a gas pipeline. That holding seems to conflict with a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in related litigation, Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. Read More

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Pennsylvania’s Expanding Vicarious Liability Standard

By Brad Haas

The Pennsylvania Superior Court’s Jan. 31, 2025, ruling in Coryell v. Morris represents an expansion in the state’s approach to vicarious liability for franchisors. In Coryell¸ the court upheld a jury verdict that found Domino’s Pizza vicariously liable for the negligence of a franchisee’s delivery driver. The case arose out of an auto accident involving the plaintiff and a delivery driver of the franchisee. Read More

The Miracle in Toronto and the Ongoing Investigation

By Jason Matzus

Investigators are meticulously analyzing the remains of the Bombardier CRJ900LR aircraft. They are documenting any structural failures, damage patterns and signs of external impact. The position of the landing gear, condition of the wings and fuselage integrity will be examined closely. Even though the aircraft came to rest overturned, determining how it lost control on landing is a crucial first step. Read More

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Pennsylvania Case Digests for the Week

By Max Mitchell

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

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