Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Major Piece of Workers’ Compensation Act.
In Protz v. W.C.A.B., 2017 WL 2644474 (Pa Supreme Court, June 20, 2017), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down Section 306 (a.2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Case Summaries
Case Notes from Richard E. Freeburn, Esquire, “The Lawyers Lawyer”.
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Admissibility of Evidence of Intoxication.
In Partlow v. Gray, 2017 WL 2590738, (June 15, 2017), the Superior Court held that intoxication evidence was admissible in a wrongful death motor vehicle accident case even though the Defendant had admitted negligence and the trial court had dismissed Plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages.