In the case of Lindsay v. Delaware and Hudson Railway Co., Inc., No. 2019-CV-3949 (C.P. Lacka. Co. March 3, 2025 Nealon, J.), the court addressed a pre-trial Motion In Limine filed by the Defendants seeking to preclude the opinions of a Plaintiff’s medical expert in a personal injury claim arising out of the Federal…

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In the case of Twigg v. Varsity Brands Holding Co., No. 4:23-CV-00067 (M.D. Pa. March 7, 2025 Brann, C.J.), the court provided the latest pronouncement on the Rules of Admissibility for an expert witness under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. This products liability case arose out of an accident during which a baseball coach…

In the case of Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, No. 2:24-CV-05521-KNS (E.D. Pa. Feb. 4, 2025 Scott, J.), the court granted a Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand this case from federal court back to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. According to the Opinion, this case arose out a trip and fall case that…

In the case of W.W. v. Allegheny Health Network, No. 2:23-CV-01163-CCW (W.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2025 Wiegand, J.), the court denied a Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration of the Plaintiff’s claims after finding that the Arbitration Agreement, which was contained in a document that could be accessed through a link to the Defendant’s website,…

 I thank Harris Bock for inviting me to present at his famous annual CLE this year.I will be presenting an update on notable court decisions and trends in Pennsylvania personal injury litigation matters over the past year or so as highlighted on my Tort Talk Blog (www.TortTalk.com).Need CLE credits?Please consider registering for this seminar at…