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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Accepts Review of Superior Court’s Ruling That Peer Review Documents Obtained During The Credentialing Process Are Not Protected By The PRPA
In an opinion authored by the Honorable Alice Beck Dubow, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that the Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA)[1] did not protect disclosure of professional opinions and performance evaluations of a surgeon which were obtained...
National & Local Breast Implant News
National On November 17, 2006, the FDA announced that it approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants made by Allergan Corp. (formerly Inamed Corp.) and Mentor Corp. The FDA stated that "The extensive body of scientific evidence provides reasonable...
Superior Court Reviews Scope of Privilege in Attorney / Third-Party Administrator Communications
In Brown v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 2016 PA Super 108 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 24, 2016), the Pennsylvania Superior Court reviewed issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine in the context of attorney and third-party administrator...
Court of Common Pleas Permits Corporate Negligence Claim Against Professional Corporation
In a recent decision, the Court of Common Pleas determined that claims for corporate negligence were sufficiently plead against a professional corporation. In Astleford v. Delta Medix, P.C., et al.[1], the trial court held that plaintiff’s claims for...
Superior Court Holds Statute of Limitations Bars Legal Malpractice Claim
A unanimous Pennsylvania Superior Court panel reversed a $3.28M legal malpractice verdict against an attorney where Plaintiff-Appelle failed to timely file his claims within the two-year statute of limitations. In the underlying matter in Lorenzo v. Milner v....
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Accepts Review of Superior Court’s Ruling That Peer Review Documents Obtained During The Credentialing Process Are Not Protected By The PRPA
In an opinion authored by the Honorable Alice Beck Dubow, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that the Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA)[1] did not protect disclosure of professional opinions and performance evaluations of a surgeon which were obtained...
National & Local Breast Implant News
National On November 17, 2006, the FDA announced that it approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants made by Allergan Corp. (formerly Inamed Corp.) and Mentor Corp. The FDA stated that "The extensive body of scientific evidence provides reasonable...
Superior Court Reviews Scope of Privilege in Attorney / Third-Party Administrator Communications
In Brown v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 2016 PA Super 108 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 24, 2016), the Pennsylvania Superior Court reviewed issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine in the context of attorney and third-party administrator...
Court of Common Pleas Permits Corporate Negligence Claim Against Professional Corporation
In a recent decision, the Court of Common Pleas determined that claims for corporate negligence were sufficiently plead against a professional corporation. In Astleford v. Delta Medix, P.C., et al.[1], the trial court held that plaintiff’s claims for...
Superior Court Holds Statute of Limitations Bars Legal Malpractice Claim
A unanimous Pennsylvania Superior Court panel reversed a $3.28M legal malpractice verdict against an attorney where Plaintiff-Appelle failed to timely file his claims within the two-year statute of limitations. In the underlying matter in Lorenzo v. Milner v....
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9 Attorneys Selected to 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Each year, on a state-by-state basis, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations along with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and those selected...