Battles in the Insurance Industry There is an ongoing information war throughout the insurance industry between the big insurance companies and their sales agents. The battles are taking place in state and federal court in every state, involving work restriction disputes and claims of “trade secret” theft or misappropriation. There’s…
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A Surcharge For Using Plastic to Pay, Legal in PA?
A Surcharge For Using Plastic in Pennsylvania Our Pittsburgh lawyers defend civil litigation cases, including credit card debt cases. We attack the items of damages claimed, such as “late fees” as improper penalties charged, as contrary to contract law. But what about surcharges? There are merchants who charge a surcharge…
Evidence Needed to Prove a Claim for Non-Payment
Our Pittsburgh lawyers are often asked: how do I defeat a claim for non-payment of credit card debt in Pennsylvania? There are mainly two ways: one, by raising a legal defense, such as the statute of limitations or the lack of a written contract for the amount demanded by the…
Pittsburgh Company in Federal Court: Protected Info Stolen?
Our Pittsburgh lawyers keep a close watch on decisions that impact Pennsylvania law regarding noncompete agreements and trade secret disputes. As we have previously written, changes are coming to PA law — to possibly eliminate the enforcement of non-compete agreement. With this, employers will pivot from employment restriction enforcement to…
Cost of Options That Waive Rights to Sue
Our Pittsburgh lawyers often have bad news for the injured motorist who had elected “limited tort” to save a little money on the cost of car insurance. “Limited” tort does just that. It limits your ability to sue for the consequences of an accident caused by another. You see,…
Lowest Court “Judgment” to Execute on Real Property?
Our Pittsburgh attorneys often get asked: I won in small claims court (before a magisterial district judge), so now how do I enforce it against the defendant’s real property? First of all, before you can do anything, the opposing party has thirty days to appeal. Then, the local magistrate’s decision…
Update on FTC Trade Restriction Ban: No Vote Until 2024
UPDATE: On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission has banned enforcement of noncompete agreements in employer-employee contracts. Click here for more. This article had been written prior to the ban. Status of the FTC’s Coming Ban on Trade Restriction Clauses Our Pittsburgh noncompete law firm has previously reported…
Defend a Case to Verdict in PA?
Each Pittsburgh lawyer in our litigation section handles cases on both the plaintiff and defense side. To date, we’ve written at length about bringing claims on the plaintiff side of litigation: overcoming the limited tort defense, bringing a claim as an injured pedestrian, or filing suit for a bike injury. …
Mediation in Pittsburgh PA – Is it Mandatory?
Mediation in Federal and State Court Our Pittsburgh civil litigation lawyers have marveled at the federal court system’s use of mediation to help avoid protracted litigation. In fact, in the Western District of PA, the federal rules require litigants to participate in mediation (or another form of alternative dispute resolution)…
Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise, But Why?
Deadly Pedestrian Injury Despite New Technology The risk of death to a pedestrian via motor vehicle accident is not new. We’ve had gas powered cars in the US since 1893! Since then, technology has advanced dramatically in ways that help drivers steer clear of pedestrians (pun intended). For example: There…
