Pennsylvania State Court Decisions
1. Civil Litigation
1.1. Causes of Action - Learned Intermediary
► Superior Court of Pennsylvania
♦ Lineberger v. Wyeth
2006 PA Super 35 (February 23, 2006)
Holding: In a pharmaceutical liability claim against a drug manufacturer, in order to avoid having the claim barred by the learned intermediary doctrine, the plaintiff must prove that the prescribing physician would not have prescribed the drug had the manufacturer provided a different.
1.2. Evidence - Intoxication
► Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
♦ Lock v. City of Philadelphia
No. 1637 C.D. 2005 (March 27, 2006)
Holding: When recklessness or carelessness is at issue, Click here to read more from this article
...
Sometimes people do stupid things, but someone who disobeys a court order is one of the craziest things one can do. In divorce court and family custody matters sometimes lawyers try to convince the judge that because of all the pressure of a divorce his client has acted in an unrational way, unfortunately judges rarely fell compassion when their orders are disregarded.
Divorce attorneys and their clients often use the same tall tales to ignoring court orders. One excuse is the other party also did it or the court's order was based on inaccurate information. These excuses rarely work.
One of the Click here to read more from this article
...
