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Key Court Ruling of Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp. by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
On August 16, 2023, a decision was rendered in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp. The Court commenced its opinion by stating: Not all work clothes are alike. Some are simply aesthetic, reflecting the worker’s own preference or an employer’s fashion choice…. Read More »
Matter of Faith: Attorney Pinned His Legal Hopes on Art of Relationship Building
By Tom Kirvan As published in the April 2022 Primerus Paradigm Around the time he opened his law practice in 2000, Tom Paschos was asked if he had a business plan, the type of document designed to assure interested parties that he had a blueprint for achieving financial – and legal – success. “Prayer,”… Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Court Review to Confirm or Vacate Arbitration Awards in the Case of Badgerow v. Walters
On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States rendered a decision in the case Badgerow v. Walters. This is a very important decision in the field of arbitration awards, especially now that so many cases proceed to arbitration. The U.S. Supreme Court stated that an application to confirm or vacate… Read More »
Cyber Coaching in the Age of Cyber Breaches
It appears as though cyber breaches have become more commonplace, as there is no shortage of such events in the news. Just recently, it was reported that the cellphone carrier T-Mobile suffered a massive data breach, wherein hackers stole data of over 40 million people.[1] Similarly, insurance firms Tokio Marine and Ryan Specialty just… Read More »
Product Liability Defense Implications In Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Et Al.
Product Liability Defense Implications in Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Et Al. In product liability lawsuits, when can specific jurisdiction allow a plaintiff to file a product liability claim in that plaintiff’s home state even when the company does not have any clear contacts within that state? This is a… Read More »
Understanding the Elements of a Legal Malpractice Claim-Our Firm Defends Law Firms and Lawyers
Attorneys and law firms throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey take thousands of client cases, and not all of those cases can turn out favorably for the client. In some cases, an unfavorable result in their case can lead a client to seek damages for legal malpractice. To be sure, a lawyer or a firm… Read More »
How Employers Can Prevent Discrimination Complaints
How Employers Can Prevent Discrimination Complaints Employers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will deal with a wide variety of employee issues in the course of running a business, including issues pertaining to alleged discrimination in the workplace. Yet it is essential for employers to know that there may be ways to prevent employment discrimination… Read More »
September 2020 Newsletter
The Latest Trends in Business Interruption Coverage Litigation as a Result of COVID-19 By Thomas Paschos, Esq. Insurers have scored a number of favorable decisions around the country involving “business interruption” claims. The scorecard is not perfect though, and with over a thousand filings, and decisions on defendants’ Motions to Dismiss coming down daily,… Read More »
A New Pandemic; COVID-19 Lawsuits Target Colleges and Universities.
By Thomas Paschos, Esq. Even before local and state authorities issued stay at home and suspension of business orders, Colleges and Universities around the country canceled in-person classes and directed students to vacate dormitories. Suddenly the college experience became virtual. Classes resumed over webcasts, seniors logged into their commencement ceremonies, downloaded their diplomas, and… Read More »
The New Shape of Litigation in Business Interruption Claims and Lawsuits as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Restaurants were some of the first businesses directed by civil authorities to suspend or limit operation, the first businesses to receive a hard denial of “interruption of business” claims, and their framing of recently filed complaints gives the best illustration of the shape of litigation to come from the myriad of businesses not far… Read More »