On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 200842 U.S.C. § 2000ff, et seq.
Pennsylvania has adopted the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, PA SB 100 which is effective and enforceable on July 1, 2009.
Update on the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Mandatory Reporting Provisions in Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA)
Toney v. Chester County Hospital
In two opinions issued at the end of the Supreme Court’s most recent term, the Court has drastically altered existing precedent in the employment context Ricci v DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 2658 (June 29, 2009) Gross v FBL Financial Servs., Inc., 129 S. Ct. 2343 (June 18, 2009)
On June 10, 2009, the Governor of Pennsylvania passed what is being referred to as Mini-COBRA.
Brooks v. Frattaroli, PICS Case No. 09-1709
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended effective December 1, 2009.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently issued two decisions that uphold immunity for local governmental entities under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act.
In an exercise of rulemaking authority, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Rules Committee gave the Courts of Common Pleas authority to "at any time," "require, pursuant to a court order, various parties to attend a pre-trial conference, including an insurance or similar representative, who has authority to negotiate and settle the case."