My Company is Being Sued – Now What?
My Company is Being Sued – Now What? Someone has sent you a letter stating that they have a claim against your company, or you have just received service of a lawsuit filed against your company, and you discovered that you may not have insurance coverage for the...
PA Businesses Can Document Efforts to Reduce Losses When Filing a Business Interruption Claim From COVID-19
PA Businesses Can Document Efforts to Reduce Losses When Filing a Business Interruption Claim From COVID-19 Nearly every non-essential business in Pennsylvania has been shut down, using a greatly reduced workforce, or telecommuting as a result of the COVID-19...
COVID-19 Produces Its First Wrongful Death Suit in Pennsylvania
COVID-19 Produces Its First Wrongful Death Suit in Pennsylvania As we predicted in a recent blog, the pandemic is likely to prompt a flood of wrongful death lawsuits against private sector and municipal employers. On May 7, 2020,...
Do Act of God Clauses Include COVID-19?
Do Act of God Clauses Include COVID-19? Following the SARS outbreak in 2002, many business interruption insurance policies started including an exemption for pandemics caused by a viral or bacterial outbreak. But even those that do not specifically reference a...
PA Municipal Governments Can Prepare to Defend Against Possible Wrongful Death Lawsuits from COVID-19
PA Municipal Governments Can Prepare to Defend Against Possible Wrongful Death Lawsuits from COVID-19 As of May 6, 2020, in the state of Pennsylvania, there have been nearly 52,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 3,000 deaths. First responders, healthcare workers and other...
Are WARN Notices Required for COVID-19 Layoffs in Pennsylvania?
Are WARN Notices Required for COVID-19 Layoffs in Pennsylvania? As a result of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order, many businesses are having employees telecommute – some for the first time. But others have had to terminate or furlough all or some of their...
Don’t Let COVID-19 Layoffs Trigger Discrimination Complaints
Don’t Let COVID-19 Layoffs Trigger Discrimination Complaints On April 14, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a “COVID-19 Emergency Mitigation Plan for Businesses.” It requires Gov.Tom Wolf to publish guidelines on how businesses can operate while...
Questions and Answers for Pennsylvania Employers About COVID-19, the EEOC, OSHA and ADA
Questions and Answers for Pennsylvania Employers About COVID-19, the EEOC, OSHA and ADA While each organization’s situation is unique, this Q-and-A provides some general guidance on how Pennsylvania employers may keep from running afoul of the Americans with...
Workers Using Medical Marijuana Are Protected from Being Fired
Workers Using Medical Marijuana Are Protected from Being Fired Employees who are prescribed medical marijuana and are terminated by employers for using it in the workplace just received a serious level of protection. A Lackawanna County court said an employee’s suit...
PA Supreme Court: Part-Time Police Officers Entitled to Civil Service Protection
PA Supreme Court: Part-Time Police Officers Entitled to Civil Service Protection In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that part-time police officers are protected by the Police Tenure Act or the Borough Code when a municipality tries to fire...
Defending Products Liability Lawsuits in Pennsylvania
Defending Products Liability Lawsuits in Pennsylvania A products liability lawsuit case is never pleasant for anyone involved. When a products liability lawsuit is filed, it is because someone has been injured, suffered a property loss or – in the worst-case scenario...
Ronald Sherr’s Role in Historical Tropicana Garage Collapse Case
Ronald Sherr’s Role in Historical Tropicana Garage Collapse Case Ask any attorney about the cases of their career that touched them most and they won’t need to think for long – even if it’s been years or decades since those cases have been resolved. We ultimately...
