2018 Increases to Black Lung Benefit Payments
The United States Department of Labor, which administers the Federal Black Lung Benefits program, recently announced a 1.4% increase to the monthly benefits paid to disabled coal [...]
Illegal Security Deposit Results In Triple Damages
The PA Superior Court recently found in favor of tenants in an action brought against the landlord to recover of their security deposit. In E.S. Management v. [...]
Insurance Company Liable for Fight at Home
In the recent case of Erie Insurance v. Moore, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that an insurance company had a duty to defend and pay damages following [...]
Real Estate Awarded to Buyer
In the recent case of Oliver v. Ball, 136 A.3d 162 (Pa. Super. 2016), the Superior Court [...]
New Pennsylvania Law Reduces No-Fault Divorce, Waiting Period to 1 Year
The waiting period for a no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania has recently been reduced from two years to [...]
Dangerous Pitfalls in Starting New Job
In the recent 2016 case of Wakeley v. M.J. Bruner, Inc., the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled against [...]
Wrongful Death of College Basketball Player
In the recent Superior Court case of Hill v. Slippery Rock University, a college basketball player collapsed [...]
Store Customer Injured in Fight
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently addressed the issue of a store’s legal duty to keep its customers [...]
PA Supreme Court Rules on PA Workers’ Compensation Law
When a Pennsylvania employee is injured on the job, the employee is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. [...]
Retroactive Application of Sex Offender Registration Ruled Unconstitutional
On July 19, 2017 in the case of Commonwealth v. Muniz, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that [...]