Client Advisories

Update on the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA)

Update on the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Mandatory Reporting Provisions in Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA)

 

Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, PA SB 100

Pennsylvania has adopted the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act,
PA SB 100 which is effective and enforceable on July 1, 2009.

 

Overview of the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008

On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the 
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008
42 U.S.C. ยง 2000ff, et seq.

 

Order Issued in Diehl v W.C.A.B. (June 24, 2008)

Commonwealth Court Issues Order Vacating its Opinion in
Diehl v. W.C.A.B.
 

Amendments to Pa R.C.P. 1042.1 et seq. (June 16, 2008)

The Civil Rules Committee has issued amendments to
Pa R.C.P.1042.1 et seq. governing professional liability actions
 

Update on Sackett v Nationwide

Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
No. 8 WAP 2006, Pa. Supreme Court, December 27, 2007
Everhart v. The PMA Insurance Group
No. 13 WAP 2007, Pa. Supreme Court, December 27, 2007
 

Supreme Court Agrees to Reconsider Sackett v Nationwide

At the urging of the Insurance Department, the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court has agreed to reconsider
Sackett v. Nationwide
 

Signs of Possible Reconsideration of Sackett v. Nationwide

Sackett v. Nationwide, decided on April 17, 2007, has had major
repercussions in the motor vehicle insurance industry in Pennsylvania
 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Important WC/UC Opinions - April 2007

Opinion on Time for Requesting IRE's:
Dowhower v. W.C.A.B. (Capco Contracting)
Opinion on Need for Attorneys at UC Hearings:
Harkness v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
 










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