by Cheryl A. Garber | Aug 21, 2014 | Laws
Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID Law signed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett in March 2012, will require voters to show photo ID prior to voting at the polls in the November 2012 Presidential election. See Pennsylvania’s Election Code Omnibus Amendments Act of March...
by Cheryl A. Garber | Aug 21, 2014 | Laws, News
Social media/networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have become both an increasingly fruitful source of evidence for trial lawyers, and the subject of more court opinions. Depending on which side of the fence you practice, social networking sites may...
by Cheryl A. Garber | Aug 20, 2014 | Laws, Torts
Despite recent rumblings to the contrary, unless and until the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopts The Restatement (Third) of Torts, The Restatement (Second) of Torts, which was adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Webb v. Zern, 220 A.2d 853 (Pa. 1966), still...
by Cheryl A. Garber | Aug 20, 2014 | Litigation
While navigating the local court rules in Bucks County has been described as a daunting task, it turns out the mysterious B.C.R.C.P. 208.3(b) is not so mysterious after all. Indeed, while an Explanatory Comment following the Rule proves helpful, let me break it down...