• March 8, 2018 |

    City of West Liberty v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisCity of W. Liberty v. Emplrs Mut. Cas. Co.Court of Appeals of IowaMarch 7, 2018, FiledNo. 16-19722018 Iowa…

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  • November 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Liability Exposure When Experts Flub

    On Oct. 19, in Fore v. State,1 a Florida appellate court tossed out a civil contempt fine of $6,670 imposed upon an expert after a defendant's criminal trial for drun

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  • July 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Suing for Damages in Cases of Adultery

    The divorce rate continues to climb and so does the cost of divorce litigation. Not to mention attorney fees, experts can cost thousands of dollars, particularly when valuing a business or p

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  • July 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Suing for Damages in Cases of Adultery

    The divorce rate continues to climb and so does the cost of divorce litigation. Not to mention attorney fees, experts can cost thousands of dollars, particularly when valuing a business or preparing a custody evaluation. Waging war is costly.

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  • Sherry Wertz v. Chapman Township, et al.

    Publication Date: 2000-06-26
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    Date Filed: 1999-12-21
    Court: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Judge: Cappy, Zappala, Castille
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    Case Number: No. 134 M.D. Appeal Docket 1998

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.OPINION We granted allocatur to address an issue to which this court has not spoken. Specifically, w

  • Commonwealth v. Andrews

    Publication Date: 2001-03-29
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    Date Filed: 2001-03-26
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Justice Saylor
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    Case Number: 53 E.D. App. Dkt

    [J-148-00]Argued: October 18, 2000OPINIONIn this case, we address the propriety of imposing separate consecutive sentences for multiple counts of criminal conspiracy and possessing an instrum

  • October 19, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Courts Shoot Down Asbestos Causation Theory

    Unobtrusively, but with increasing frequency, some courts are focusing anew on certain forms of asbestos litigation and on certain pivotal issues.1 Despite what the U.S. Supreme Court ca

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  • Commonwealth v. Samuels

    Publication Date: 2001-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2001-08-28
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Chief Justice Flaherty
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    Case Number: 91 M.D. Appeal D

    SUBMITTED: January 8, 2001OPINION OF THE COURTThis appeal from a conviction for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol raises the issue of the state of mind necessary t

  • Lewis v. Erie Insurance Exchange

    Publication Date: 2002-03-25
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    Date Filed: 2002-03-21
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Justice Saylor
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    Case Number: 6 WAP 2001

    Argued: September 11, 2001OPINIONThe question presented is whether technical requirements imposed upon insurers under the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act to effectuate a first named i

  • Murphy v. Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost

    Publication Date: 2001-07-20
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    Date Filed: 2001-07-17
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Justice Cappy
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    Case Number: 40 WAP 2000

    ARGUED: March 5, 2001OPINIONFollowing the termination of his employment as a tenured law professor, the Appellant, Cornelius F. Murphy, Jr., ("Murphy"), sued the Appellee, Duquesne University of