Injury attorneys in Pennsylvania never liked PA’s “Fair Share Act.” This is because it generally did away with the ability in PA to collect the full amount of an injury claim against any party responsible, even if only 1% at fault! On March 18, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court decided…
Agreement For Arbitration: Binding in PA?
Pennsylvania has joined at least twenty (20) other states in adopting the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) that now governs all agreements to arbitrate in Pennsylvania. Arbitration can come up in numerous areas of law: Employment contracts, involving non-compete clauses or non-disparagement agreements, Construction contracts, often involving AAA arbitration, A…
Dangerous Conditions of Property
Liability can exist for the failure to safely maintain property. Here are two classic examples in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania where our lawyers practice: (1) a landslide (the moving of property) causing damage to another person’s at a lower elevations, If you suffered damage to your property from movement…
Mechanic’s Lien | Pittsburgh Lawyer For Claims & Defenses
Experienced & Reliable Mechanic’s Lien Lawyers Each Pittsburgh lawyer in our firm handles any mechanic’s lien and construction law dispute in state and federal court, and in arbitration and mediation in Western PA. Plus, we bring claims and present defenses. We look into a variety of solutions, such as joint…
Pittsburgh Lawyer | Local Counsel in PA | Pro Hac Vice
Local Counsel – Your Pittsburgh Lawyer Experienced Legal Representation in PA Trust a Pittsburgh lawyer at our firm for local counsel in Western Pennsylvania or pro hac vice admission in PA. Click here for more. In fact, our Pittsburgh attorneys commence and defend civil litigation in state court, federal court, or…
New Hope For Home Builders?
Hope For New Home Builders in PA In this article, we look at the difficulties that home builders have faced over the years, and a fairly recent decision that provides a ray of hope for builders in Pennsylvania. The past few years have been rough for small to medium-sized residential builder/developers…
Pittsburgh Lawyer | Trade Secret Claims and Defenses
A Trade Secret in Pennsylvania Misappropriating a trade secret can expose you to a claim for compensatory and punitive damages plus the Plaintiff’s attorney fees. You should talk to a Pittsburgh lawyer at our firm if anyone threatens a “trade secret” claim against you. “[Mr. Elliott is] The Complete Package”…
Grounds For a New Trial: A Minefield for Lawyers
Experience Counts Anyone seeking to hire a lawyer for contentious litigation needs to be aware of his lawyer’s actual experience in court, specifically in civil litigation cases. Why is this true? For one thing, few cases are going to trial these days; 95% settle; so there are “trial lawyers” who…
I Googled Myself and…Oh No!
Our law firm gets plenty of calls from people who want to prevent their name from coming up in a “Google search,” especially where there exists a criminal record (that has been expunged but still appears in a Google search) or other embarrassing information available online. Some progress is being made on this front. The European Union…
Frivolous Lawsuits in PA
Frivolous Suits in PA Our Pittsburgh trial lawyers handle claims against those whose frivolous civil lawsuits (civil litigation versus family law or criminal law). These kinds of suits often cause stress, lost time, business interruption, the expense of attorney fees, and more for the victim. Serious stuff.For this reason, we…
