BOTH DEAD: THE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE RULE AND THE DEAD MAN’S RULE IN PENNSYLVANIA

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I have an interesting situation developing where a person is claiming that they are entitled to collect from a wrongful death lawsuit I am pursuing because they are the surviving spouse of the deceased. But the claimant and decedent were never legally married. So, they are claiming a common law marriage, which while outlawed by the Courts post 2000 or …

DOG BITE CASES

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I love a good dog bite case. There really is no defense to the claims and so it is really just a question of how much money the insured dog owner has on their policy. The risk in these cases is the lack of insurance. What is the best dog bite case? Well, the easy ones are where a pit …

PLCAA

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  I am regularly contacted by people who want to sue the City of Philadelphia for any number of reasons. About a third of the time, people are upset by perceived lawlessness and want to sue the City.  For a while, I was getting several calls a month about off road vehicle gangs etc. Recently, calls about shootings have picked …

Proud Boys Verdict and Justice Grinds Slowly But Exceedingly Fine

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Note to self, venue matters! The Proud Boys (PB) were convicted individually, and probably collectively eventually, of conspiring to overthrow the government or interfere with the lawful election process. I will be reading closely to see any juror interviews of their jury. Think about how your average Washington, DC juror would view this case. A notoriously violent thug group comes …

CLARENCE THOMAS WATCH

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  Ah, Clarence. As we all know, a leopard cannot change its spots. Does anyone know anyone who would like to pay for my children to go to private school even though they are not your children? It seems that this is not worth disclosing if you are C larence. It certainly seems like a stain on the ethical credibility …

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO SERVICING A CLIENT

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Last week, something happened that had not happened in the past decade in my practice. A prospective client called with a case that was worth $100,000-$200,000.  However, it was a slip and fall case and would likely have to go into suit and would resolve with a settlement in 2 years. The client had been through a difficult divorce and …

FOX NEWS / DOMINION

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Well, that’s a damn shame. Case is settled for $700 million or so and an apology. My first thought is that I really, really hope that Dominion’s counsel had this on contingency, though I doubt that. Second, I was a bit concerned as to how a company was going to show 1.8 Billion in damages and get a jury to …