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…
Landslide Damage | Money Recovery in PA
Damages From a Landslide & Other Danger From Property Liability can exist for the failure to safely maintain property, which causes others to suffer damages. That said, landslide cases can be difficult. For example, the defendant usually blames “Mother Nature,” saying the rain was an “act of God” that made…
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 for Local Counsel in Western PA
Local Counsel – Your Pittsburgh Lawyer Experienced Legal Representation in PA Trust a Pittsburgh lawyer at our firm as your 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…
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…
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…
Sued For a Debt? Pittsburgh Lawyers Defend Collection Lawsuits
Sued For a Debt? Our Pittsburgh lawyers successfully defend claims for unpaid credit card debt and all other debt collection lawsuits in Pennsylvania. We challenge in court claims for an unpaid auto loan, student loan, mortgage debt, claims on co-signors, stake debt, junk debt, and other defense issues. Call or…
Free Speech
Boobies. OK, I typed it. What’s the big deal? It’s just a word. It’s nothing compared to other stuff on the internet. But that’s the internet. What about middle school kids expressing themselves in the hallways of their peers? Can they express “I [heart] boobies”? That’s the question before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals right now. As you…
