The Bucks County Court of Common Pleas has announced that, consistent with recent CDC guidance, vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in the Court Common Pleas or Magisterial District Courts. Individual Judges will still have the right to set rules for their own courtrooms, so come prepared with a mask, but it is […]
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PA Legislature Looks to Remove Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Crimes
The Judiciary Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has voted to move two pieces of legislation concerning victims of sexual assault, HB 962 (criminal statute of limitations) and HB 963 (civil statute of limitations), to a vote by the House. The House Bills together are called the Pennsylvania Hidden Predator Act. The House overwhelmingly […]
Now it may be harder for opponents to use social media posts against you in court
Can your social media posts be used against you in court? The simple answer is yes, but only if the posts are properly authenticated. In light of recent hacks to social media sites like Facebook, authenticating social media posts in court is becoming more challenging. There are two basic questions that need to be answered […]
Pennsylvania updates court reporting rules
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has announced adoption of the first new set of rules regulating court reporting and court transcripts in more than thirty years. Among the issues updated are the maximum costs for transcripts, ownership of transcripts and payment therefore (to the court rather than court reporters), waiving fees for litigants who are unable […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Deals Blow to Homeowners
In Conway v. Cutler Group, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a home builder’s implied warranty of habitability does not apply to a subsequent purchaser of the home. Essentially, this means that the subsequent purchaser of a home cannot sue the original builder of the home for any latent defects which the original builder was responsible for. In Conway, […]
