Volume 2026-2027

• Issue 1 - 250th Anniversary
  • The "Pursuit of Happiness" - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • The Miracle on Market Street: The Declaration of Independence and the "Benefits of Trial by Jury" - Thomas N. Sweeney, Esq.
  • Free and Equal: The Right to Vote Under the Pennsylvania Constitution - Ben Geffen, Esq.
  • William Penn: A brief story in privilege and civic responsibility - Andra Laidacker, Esq.
  • Omnipresent and Obscure: One Judge's Reflections on the Declaration of Independence - Chief Judge Cathy Bissoon
  • Common Sense - Thomas Paine
  • Our Independence - Our Constitution - Corrie Woods, Esq.
  • Visit History in Philadelphia

 

Volume 2025-2026

• Issue 3
  • In Memory of Jason A. Daria, PTLA President - Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP
  • It’s Settled: Different Approaches to ADR - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • Early Interpretations of  the Ending Forced Arbitration Act: What it Means for Sexual Assault Victims - Francesca A. Iacovangelo, Esq.
  • Effective Mediation Representation, Sharon B. Eckstein, Esq.
  • A Mediator's Recommendation - Thomas P. Wagner, Esq.
  • Chilutti v. Uber: The Saga Continues - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Holds That a Parent Cannot Extra-Judicially Agree to Arbitration of Mino Child's Claims - Thomas J. Foley, III, Esq.
    
     
• Issue 2 - Psych Update
  • Liability for Gross Negligence in Denying Voluntary Psychiatric Treatment - Michael D. Shaffer, Esq.
  • Minimizing Discovery of Mental Health Records in Sexual Assault Cases - Brenda A. Harkavy, Esq.
  • Are Damages for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Income-Taxable? - Latisha Bernard Schuenemann, Esq.
  • Azaravich v. Wilkes-Barre Hospital: New Pathways to Corporate Liability in Psychiatric Care Cases - David S. Senoff, Esq.
     
• Issue 1 - Justice Musmanno Award / Association News
  • Larry Bendesky, Esquire - 2025 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • 2025-2026 Officers and New Members of the Board of Directors
  • PTLA’s Annual Election Meeting

 

Volume 2024-2025

• Issue 3 - Premises Liability
  • Goldilocks and the Three Barristers - Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • Minimizing de minimus - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • If a Tree Falls… - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Defining the Ownership of Tracks in Philadelphia: Where Should I look? - Cormick McLaughlin, Esq.
  • Case Note of Interest: Timothy White v. Anthony and Trudy Nesbeth
  • Case Note of Interest: Shante Jackson v. LIVE! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
     
• Issue 2 - Trucking Update Part I
  • The Long Haul to Protecting Motorists from Underride Truck Crashes - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • The Assured Clear Distance Ahead Rule vs. The Sudden Emergency Doctrine - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Corporate Negligence Claims in Trucking Cases Are Viable Even When Agency Has Been Admitted - No Matter What the Defense Might Want Everyone to Believe! - Danielle L. Duffy, Esq.
  • Evaluating What Comes Next for FAAAA Preemption - Edward Ciarimboli, Esq.
     
• Issue 1 - Justice Musmanno Award / Association News
  • Joseph L. Messa, Jr., Esquire, 2024 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Francesca A. Iacovangelo, Esq. and Thomas N. Sweeney, Esq.
  • 2024-2025 Officers and New Members of the Board of Directors
  • PTLA’s Annual Election Meeting
  • President’s Message - Andrew R. Duffy, Esq.
  • Immediate Past President’s Message - Alfred J. Carlson, Esq.

 

Volume 2023-2024

• ISSUE 4 - Civil Procedures
  • Changing Venue in an Already-Filed Case - Charles L. Becker, Esq.
  • Venue v. FNC - Litigating Where the Action Will Take Place - Cormick McLaughlin, Esq.
  • John Doe Pleadings - Elizabeth Bailey, Esq.
  • Requesting Records Under CHRIA's New Crime Victim Right of Access Provisions - Keith West, Esq.
  • How Many Examinations Can Defense Get? - Danielle L. Duffy, Esq.
     
• ISSUE 3 - NJ vs. PA
  • A Trial Lawyer’s Primer as Interlocutory Appeal Practice Comes of Age - Ruxandra M. Laidacker, Esq.
  • Statutory Employer Defense – PA & NJ - E. Douglas DiSandro, Jr., Esq.
  • Navigating the Notice Requirements of PA and NJ - Brian Doyle, Esq.
  • Navigating the Delaware River Waters: Key Procedural Differences for the Pennsylvania Lawyer Trying a Medical Malpractice Case in New Jersey - Elizabeth A. Crawford, Esq. and Michelle A. Paznokas, Esq.
     
• iSSUE 2 - jUSTICE mUSMANNO dINNER AND WORKERS' cOMP
  • Samuel H. Pond, Esquire - 2023 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Jerry M. Lehocky, Esq.
  • Defendant’s Misuse of the Litigation Process Cost an Amputee Her Workers’ Comp Benefits - Keld R. Wenge, Esq.
  • Successfully Litigating COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Cases Against SEPTA - Samuel H. Pond, Esq.

 

• Issue 1 - Association News and Workers' Comp. 
  • President's Message - Alfred J. Carlson, Esq.
  • 2023-2024 PTLA Officers and New Board of Directors
  • PTLA Annual Election Meeting
  • Recent Workers’ Compensation Cases Impact Numerous Practitioners - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • All On Board with Medical Marijuana? - Jenifer Dana Kaufman, Esq.
     

Volume 2022-2023

• ISSUE 3 - SPORTS INJURIES
  • Double Bounce:  Will an Arbitration Agreement Bounce Your Client Out of Court? - Scott B. Berger, Jr., Esq.
  • Tubing Uphill: How An Appellate Battle in a Snow Tubing Injury Case Helped Create a Path for Overcoming Pre-Injury Exculpatory Releases - Michael Malvey, Esq.
  • For College Sports Teams Who Voluntarily Protect Athletes, a Duty to Act Reasonably Follows - Andra Laidacker, Esq.
  • Heightened Standard of Care for “Nonprofit Association” Injuries - Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • FORE!-seeability of Successful Claims for Golf Course (and Other Sports) Injuries - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
     
• Issue 2 - Issues in Sex Abuse Cases - ParT II
  • Litigating Adoption and Foster Care Abuse Cases - Adam J. Pantano, Esq., and Scott A. Fellmeth, Esq.
  • The Post-2019 Landscape For Bringing Claims Against Local Government On Behalf of Child Abuse Victims - Michael D. Shaffer, Esq.
  • The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Of 2008 - Keith Thomas West, Esq.
  • K.W. v. School District of Philadelphia, et al.- Benjamin Present, Esq.
  • We're All on the Same Page - George J. Audi, ChSNC, CSSC 

• Issue 1 - JUSTICE MUSMANNO AWARD / ASSOCIATION NEWS 
  • Retired Trial-Blazing Jurist Frederica Massiah-Jackson to Receive 2022 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award - Ruxandra M. Laidacker, Esq., and Danielle L. Duffy, Esq.
  • 2022-2023 Officers and New Members of the Board of Directors
  • President's Message - Ken Fulginiti, Esq.
  • Immediate Past President's Message - Daniel C. Levin, Esq.
     

Volume 2021-2022

• Issue 5 - Issues in Sex Abuse CaseS - Part I
  • Five Practice Pointers for Representing Survivors of Sexual Abuse - Bethany R. Nikitenko, Esq.
  • Insurance Coverage Issues and Implications for Advocacy in Sexual Abuse Cases - Nancy J. Winkler, Esq.
  • WANTED:  Judge Pro Tems - Ken Fulginiti, Esq.
     
• ISSUE 4 - Tincher Update
  • Tincher’s Jury Instruction Innovations - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Davis v. Volkswagen Group of America - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • Sullivan v. Werner Co.: the More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same - Daniel Bencivenga, Esq.
  • Amazon – A Seller Without Consequences - Ken Fulginiti, Esq.
  • Comment k and Judge-Made Immunity for Medical Device Manufacturers, an Appellate Lawyer’s Perspective - Andra Laidacker, Esq.
     
• ISSUE 3 - EMERGING/NEW AREAS OF LAW
  • Reconciling MDL Judicial Process With the Needs of CPAP and BiPAP Users Whose Devices Have Been Recalled - Daniel C. Levin, Esq. and Sandra L. Duggan, Esq.
  • Emotional Distress Claims: Be Sure to Pleas Negligence - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • Dukich v. IKEA: A Warning to Manufacturers Regarding the Sufficiency of Their Product Recalls - Alan M. Feldman, Esq., Daniel J. Mann, Esq., and Edward S. Goldis, Esq.
  • NIED Claims & the Observance Requirement - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • Estate of Henry v. Colangelo, et al. - JP Faunes, Esq. and Bethany Nikitenko, Esq.
     
• ISSUE 2 - EXCLUSIONS
  • Regular Use Exclusion Invalid - Scott B. Cooper, Esq.
  • Don't Exclude These Arguments - Evan Aidman, Esq. and Aaron Gorodetzer, Esq.
  • The Insurance Exclusion Twilight Zone - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • PTLA Gold Sponsor - American Legal Records
     
• Issue 1 - Police Misconduct
  • PTLA Resolution on Racism and Social Injustice
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association 2021-2022 Officers and New Board of Directors
  • “This has to stop” - Qualified Immunity as Discussed in Jamison v. McClendon - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Excessive Force & Qualified Immunity - S. Lee Merritt, Esq. and Daniel Purtell, Esq., McEldrew Young Purtell & Merritt
  • “Blue Lies” (And Videotape):  Confronting False Police Allegations - Robert J. Levant, Esq., Levant Law / Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP

 

Volume 2020-2021

• ISSUE V - COVID-19
  • Outgoing President's Message - Daniel Jeck, Esq.
  • Responding to Forum Non Conveniens Motions in the Time of COVID-19 - Bethany R. Nikitenko, Esq.
  • How to Prepare Clients for a Successful Online Mediation - Hon. Lisa M. Rau (Ret.)
  • The PREP Act & COVID-Era Claims - Elizabeth A. Bailey, Esq., and Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • Jury Trials Through COVID Crucible - Nicholas L. Palazzo, Esq.
  • Commonwealth v. Mark Andrew Delmonico, 2021 Pa. Super. 85 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)
  • Wetzel v. Mervin K. Beiler, et al.
     
• Issue IV - Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity for Attorneys:  The Ethics of Incident Response - David G. Ries, Esq.
  • Working from Home:  Internet Connections - Jennifer Ellis, Esq.
  • Security Assessments for Law Firms - Michael C. Maschke, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., and John Simek
  • Cyber Armageddon:  Ways to Protect Your Law Firm from Annihilation - Theodore M. Schaer, Esq. and Elizabeth S. Fitch, Esq.
  • Trial by Zoom - What You See May Not Be What You Want - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
     
• ISSUE III - Protecting the Elderly
  • Litigating COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes - Martin S. Kardon, Esq. and Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • A Tribute to Amber M. Racine - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Guardianship Appointments - Rosalind T. Kaplan, Esq.
  • Four Crucial Estate Planning Documents - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq. and Patricia M. Larrimore, Esq.
     
• Issue II - Opioid
  • Opioid Litigation: Confronting the Origins of a National Epidemic - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  •  Ethical Implications in Representing a Personal Injury Client Addicted to Opioids - Dino Privitera, Esq.
  • Oklahoma v. Purdue Pharma: The Beginning of the End - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
     
• Issue I - Sovereign Immunity
  • Driving Around Auto Limits & Immunity on the Roosevelt Boulevard & Other PA Roadways - Jason A. Daria, Esq.
  • Support PTLA Gold Sponsors 
  • 2020-2021 Officers and New Board of Directors 
  • Real Property Exception Gets a Boost - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • Shedding Light on Sovereign Immunity - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • Defeating Sovereign Immunity - Thomas O. Fitzpatrick, Esq., and
    Neilay B. Shah 
  • Finally! A Logical Definition of “Operation” of a Vehicle Under the Tort Claims Act - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.

 

Volume 2019-2020

• Issue IV - Past Issues
  • Videoconferencing Options - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • Forced Arbitration Update - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Protecting Consumers From Defective Products: Pennsylvania Products Liability Law and The Consumer Expectation Test of Defect - Larry E. Coben, Esq.
  • Putting Liability Waivers in Their Place - Benjamin J. Simmons, Esq.
  • Valentino v. Philadelphia Triathlon - Express Assumption of Risk Precludes Wrongful Death Claim - James P. Faunes, Esq.
  • New Ethics Opinion Addresses How to Practice Remotely - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
     
• Issue III - Trial Procedure Issue
  • Waiver of Appellate Issues by Failure to Properly Object to Jury Charge or Verdict Sheet - Richard K. Teitell, Esq.
  • Smith v. Cordero - Judges Presiding Over Voir Dire - Nancy J. Winkler, Esq.
  • Shiflett v. Lehigh Valley Health Network - Elizabeth Amesbury, Esq.
  • Is that Verdict Inconsistent?  Or Against the Weight of the Evidence? - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • MILs:  Just an MSJ in Disquise? - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
     
• Issue II - Liens
  • Medicare – Avoiding Problems with Past Reimbursments and How to Deal with Medicare’s Future Interest - Amanda Greenburg, Esq. and Clayton Starnes, Esq.
  • Limited Subrogation in New Jersey - Thomas S. Farnish, Esq.
  • Negotiating Strategies to Lien On - Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • Limit Subrogation Liens in DUI Cases - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Walker v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al.
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• Issue I - Justice Musmanno Award Dinner and Association News
  • Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esquire - 2019 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Andrew R. Duffy, Esq.
  • In Celebration of PTLA's 60th Anniversary - Past President Survey - Joseph L. Messa, Jr., Esq.
  • President's Message - Thomas W. Sheridan, Esq.
  • 2019-2020 PTLA Officers and New Board of Director Members
  • From Dissent to Doctrine:  Justice Musmanno's Legacy of Change - Scott C. Berger, Esq.
  • Rivera v. Jeffrey Bado, D.O., et al.

 

Volume 2018-2019

• Issue V - Technology
  • Can I Send My Client A Regular Email After ABA Formal Opinion 477R - Gregory B. Heller, Esq.
  • In Celebration of PTLA's 60th Anniversary: Past President Survey - Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq.
  • One Step Ahead: Fitness Trackers - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • Chasing Trails: Audit Trail Discovery Through Third Parties - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • We're All eDiscovery Lawyers Now. Wait, What? - Gregory B. Heller, Esq and William Saccani, Esq.
  • Facebook Privacy: A How to Guide for Clients (and Attorneys!) - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
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• Issue IV - Civil Procedures
  • Third Circuit Permits Removal by In-State Defendants Prior to Service - Mary E. Levy, Esq.
  • Jones v. Ott:  Preserve Your Objections to the Charge to the Jury - Ian M. Bryson, Esq.
  • Motions to Amend:  Adding Punitive Damages After the SOL - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • New Matter Defenses:  Some Just Should Not Be Asserted - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Justice Delayed is Justice Denied:  An Overview of PA Civil Rule 229.1 - Dino Privitera, Esq.
  • Stapas v. Giant - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
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• Issue III - Qui Tam
  • A Primer on the False Claims Act for Trial Lawyers - Daniel Purtell, Esq.
  • Is it a Potential Qui Tam Case? - David Williams, Esq.
  • When Might a Personal Injury Client Have a Potential Whistleblower Case? - David J. Caputo, Esq.
  • Welcome to 2019:  #JusticeLivesHere - Ms. Alexandra D'Angola Fetzko
     
• Issue II - Insurance Adjusters
  • Insurance Adjusters are People Too - Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • Drafting Demand Letters that Get Results - Bethany R. Nikitenko, Esq.
  • Dealing with Workers' Compensation Adjusters - An Inside Look - Mr. Michael Brown
     
• Issue I - 2018 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award
  • Even When He's Flying, He's Grounded: Tom Duffy to be Honored with the 2018 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • President's Message - Timothy R. Lawn, Esq.
  • Justice Musmanno Opinions: A Few of My Favorites - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.

 

Volume 2017-2018

• Issue IV - Ethics
  • President's Message - Timothy R. Lawn, Esquire
  • Social Media Ethics - Daniel J. Siegel, Esquire
  • Ethical Issues of Joint Client Representation in Personal Injury Cases - Dino Privitera, Esquire
  • Mikey Likes It: Do The RPCs? - Abraham C. Reich, Esq., and Mr. David A. Doty, Temple University Beasley School of Law
     
• Issue III - Juries
  • Eight Days in December - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • A View on Jury Selection from Both Sides of the Bar - Hon. Gerald A. McHugh, Jr.
  • Jury Trials with the Honorable Linda Carpenter - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *1900
  • iPad Over Easy Redux - Mark J. LeWinter, Esquire
  • Closing Arguments: What CAN We Say? - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
     
• Issue II - Cases on the Cutting Edge
  • Hospitals’ Duties Extend Beyond Their Own Patients - Frank Mangiaracina, Esq.
  • Liability for Sending a Text Message? - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Protz, Where Do We Go From Here? - Nicole A. Kratzer, Esq.
  • When Facebook Fights Back - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • Distracted Driving and the Philadelphia Amtrak Train Derailment - Evan Aidman Esq.
  • Scampone Redux: Corporate Liability for Negligent Care - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
     
• Issue I - Supreme Court
  • Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993) - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Thurgood Is Coming - Kevin Harden, Jr., Esq., and Tianna K. Kalogerakis, Esq.
  • General Jurisdiction: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • 2017-2018 U.S. Supreme Court Term Stacked With Important Arbitration Cases - Priscilla Jimenez, Esq.
  • Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Corporations After Daimler - What Now? - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.

 

Volume 2016-2017

• Issue VII - Justice Musmanno Award Dinner and Discovery - Part II
  • Alan M. Feldman, Esquire - 2017 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Discovery in Med Mal Cases – Obtaining Electronic Medical Records and Proving Your Case - Jamie L. Zadra, Esq.
  • Defendant Doctors Need to Answer Standard of Care Questions - Gregory B. Heller, Esq.
  • Multi-jurisdictional Practice and Depositions Within New Jersey - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • Barbara Andrade v. Sea World Parks & Entertainment, LLC
     
• Issue VI - City Hall
  • How to Survive and Thrive in Discovery Court: An Interview With Peter Divon, Discovery Court Program Manager - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • Case Management Conferences in Philadelphia - Stanley Thompson, Esq., and Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • What You Don’t Know About Your City Hall Access Card - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Advice From a Law Clerk - Sarah O. Schindler, Esq.
     
• Issue V - Discovery - Part I
  • Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act: Making Life Easier - Sarah F. Dooley, Esq.
  • The "Usual Stipulations" - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Minimizing the Costs of Obtaining Medical Records - Kenneth F. Fulginiti, Esq.
  • Maximizing Your Pool of Potential Witnesses - Matthew T. Stone, Esq.
  • Case Note of Interest:  Stephen Rudzik, et al. v. Benjamin Foods, et al.
     
• Issue IV - PA, NJ & DE
  • Some Basic Differences Between Pennsylvania and New Jersey Personal Injury Law - Rosalind T. Kaplan, Esq.
  • Delaware Laws You Should Know - Brian A. Wall, Jr., Esq., and Timothy A. Dillon, Esq.
  • Pennsylvania Borrowing Statute - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • New Jersey Medical Malpractice Actions and the Tort Claims Act - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • The Battle to Remove Caps on New Jersey Hospital Damages - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
     
• Issue III - Mandatory Arbitration:  Issue 2 of 2
  • Mandatory Arbitration: Federal Agencies vs. Congress - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Nursing Home Industry Rushes to Court, Persuades Federal Judge to Invalidate Agency Rule That Would Have Restored Rights of Families to Sue Facilities in Court - Leslie Bailey, Esq.
  • Valentino vs. Philadelphia Triathlon - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Wrongful Death Claims Are Not Subject to Mandatory Arbitration - Michael D. Pomerantz, Esq.
  • Arbitration and Contract Revocation - Gregory B. Heller, Esq.
     
• Issue II - Mandatory Arbitration:  Issue 1 of 2
  • Nursing Home Arbitration:  Good News, Bad News - Daniel B. Bencivenga, Esq.
  • Invalidating Arbitration Agreements: Wert and Wisler - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • CMS Giveth and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Taketh Away - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • Avoiding Mandatory Arbitration: Be Careful in Drafting Your Complaint - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
     
• Issue I
  • Tom Kline, Esquire - 2016 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Priscilla Jimenez, Esq.
  • President's Message - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • Justice Michael A. Musmanno - Nicole A. Kratzer, Esq.
  • Musmanno Opinions: A Few of My Favorite - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • The IKEA Dresser Tip Over Litigation - Helping Clients and ConsumersAcross America - Alan M. Feldman, Esq.

 

Volume 2015-2016

• Issue VI
  • Statute of Limitation in All Asbestos Cases (Including Wrongful Death Actions) Commenses at the Time of Diagnosis - Priscilla Jimenez, Esq.
  • Future Leader Lobby Day - Josh Rosen, Esq.
  • The MCARE Act's Statute of Repose: Harsh Consequences - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • First Party Insurance: Don't Miss Your Filing Deadline - Anthony DiUlio, Esq.
  • Statute of Limitations May Not Be So Cut & Dry in Limited Tort Actions - Jennifer Gomez Hardy, Esq.
  • Statute of Repose in Construction Claims - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
     
• Issue V
  • F.N.C. After Bratic? - Cheeseman Lives! But Distance Matters - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Preliminary Objections to Venue - Rosalind T. Kaplan, Esq.

• Issue IV
  • Preliminary Objections to Corporate Negligence Claims: Re-Reading Scampone - Joseph Z. Traub, Esq.
  • Preliminary Objections Based on Failure to Identify Negligent Employees - J. Craig Currie, Esq.
  • Responding to Connor Preliminary Objections - Evan Aidman, Esq.
  • Responding to PA's to Allegations of Recklessness and Punitive Damages - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Preliminary Objections for Failing to Plead Agency with Specificity - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
• Issue III
  • Supreme Court Adopts New Rules on Jury Instructions
  • Jury Orientation in the Eastern District - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Lawyers Researchin Jurors on the Internet - Thomas S. Farnish, Esq.
  • Are Jurors Biased Due to Media Coverage of Trials? - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Interview with Jury Commissioner Daniel Rendine - Dino Privitera, Esq.
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• Issue II
  • Wrongful Death, Survival Actions, Minor's Compromise - Getting it Done - Kenneth F. Fulginiti, Esq.
  • PTLA Luncheon Lecture: Court Approval for Settlement Distribution of Minors' Claims and Wrongful Death and Survival Act Claims - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Two Foster Children v. Friendship House

• Issue I
  • Lance Cooper, Esquire - 2015 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • Mendel v. Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Jacob Philipose and Aniamma Puthppallil v. Debra Jlinger and Neil Klinger

 

Volume 2014-2015

• Issue VI
  • Social Media In E-discovery - Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., and John W. Simek
  • Social Media Discovery - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Social Media Ethics - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • How Lawyers Can Use LinkedIn to Develop Business - Allison C. Shields, Esq.
     
• Issue V
  • Litigating Closed Head Injury Cases - Sol H. Weiss, Esq.
  • The Best Experts in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Law Witnesses - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • Diffuse Axonal Injury - The overlooked traumatic microscopic brain injury - Stacey Kearney, RN, BSN, CLNC

 

• Issue IV
  • President's Message - Lawrence R. Cohan, Esq.
  • Five Things to Ask When a Client Calls About a Defective Product Case - Marc P. Weingarten, Esq.
  • Toxic Tort Cases - What to Ask Potential Clients - Lawrence R. Cohan, Esq.
  • The Medical Device Case:  Five Questions to Ask the Potential Plaintiff - T. Matthew Leckman, Esq.
  • Five Steps to Take in a Crashworthiness Case - Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq., & Daniel J. Sherry, Esq.
  • What You Need to Know When a Client Calls About a Lemon Law Case? - Robert M. Silverman, Esq.
  • New Jersey Verbal Threshold Claims:  What You Need to Know - Thomas S. Farnish, Esq.
  • Five Questions to Consider Before Taking a Mass Tort Case - Priscilla E. Jimenez, Esq.
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• Special Edition on Tincher
  • Pennsylvania Products Liability: Instructing the Jury - Larry E. Coben, Esq.
  • Cancelleri v Ford Motor Company: Analyzing Products Liability Law After Tincher - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • A New Day in Products Liability - The Defense Perspective on Tincher - Kim R. Plouffe, Esq., and Jacob C. Lehman, Esq.
     
• Issue III
  • President's Message - Lawrence R. Cohan, Esq.
  • Five Pitfalls to Avoid with Expert Witnesses - Dino Privitera, Esq.
  • An Unconventional Approal to Jury Selection in Complex Cases - Frank P. Murphy, Esq.
     
• Issue II
  • Five Mistakes Plaintiff Lawyers are Making at Arbitration - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Common Mistakes Made at Mediation from the Prospective of the Mediator - Allan H. Gordon, Esq.
  • Fine Case Selection Rules - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
     
• Issue I
  • Roberta D. Pichini, Esquire - 2014 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient - Alan M. Feldman, Esq.
  • President's Message - Lawrence R. Cohan, Esq.
  • Case Notes: Two Plaintiffs Injured by Vaccines Receive $9 and $4.5 Million: Stephens v. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Behie v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

 

Volume 2013-2014

• Issue VI
  • Interview with Outgoing and Incoming PTLA Presidents Nancy Winkler and Larry Cohan - Robert C. Hunn, Esq.
  • PTLA's Final Luncheon Lecture and Annual Meeting
  • No Discovery of Communications Between Counsel and Experts - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • Case Note: Martinez v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
     
• Issue VI
  • The Troubled Plaintiff - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • Casting Call for New Clients: A-Listers and Starlets Only Need Apply - Royce W. Smith, Esq.
  • Problem Clients: Prior Accidents and Injuries - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Case Note: Hook v. Cougles Recycling, Inc. & Timothy Cougle
     
• Issue IV
  • Proving Damages for Hearing and Vision Loss in Third Party Cases - Evan K. Aidman, Esq.
  • Florida Supreme Court Rejects Caps on Noneconomic Damages in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Cases - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Have Your Heard? Occupational Hearing Loss Is For Real - Lee S. Fiederer, Esq.
  • Develop A “Nose” for Handling Loss of Smell Cases - Douglas V. Stoehr, Esq.
     
• Issue III
  • Four Things to Consider Before Taking a Discrimination Case - Alice W. Ballard, Esq.
  • Public Policy Implications in Wrongful Discharge Cases - Exceptions to the Employment At-Will Doctrine Based on Public Policy Implications - Traci M. Greenberg, Esq.
  • A Primer on Employment Law - Alice W. Ballard, Esq.
     
• Issue II
  • Business Owners' Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties - Dino Privitera, Esq.
  • Personal Injury Lawyers Through The Eyes of a Former District Attorney - Prince Holloway, Esq.
     
• Issue I
  • U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley - 2013 Justice Musmanno Award Recipient - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • PTLA's Final Luncheon Lecture and Annual Meeting
  • Case Note: Ferguson v. Pathmark, Inc., et al.
     

Volume 2012 - 2013

• IssuE I 
  • Edward F. Chacker, Esquire - 2012 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Recipient
  • 2012-2013 PTLA Officers
  • Annual Meeting and Final Luncheon Lecture
  • Case Note: Sneeringer, II, Sneeringer, and Cook v. GLC Transportation, Inc., et al.
     
• Issue II
  • Future Leaders Giving Back By Helping To End Distracted Driving - Jason A. Tucker, Esq.
  • Future Leaders - Who are They? - Riki R. Strosser, Esq.
  • Why Should I Join The Future Leaders - Royce W. Smith, Esq.
  • Letter from the Editor - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • Case Note: Foriano v. Bergman, M.D., et al.
     
• Issue III
  • Finding Insurance Coverage in a Tractor Trailer Accident Case - Daniel J. Mann, Esq.
  • Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • The Viable Defendant: A Primer on Where to Look for Insurance Coverage in Construction Cases - Larry Bendesky, Esq. and William A. Weiss, Esq.
  • Sources of Recovery in Motor Vehicle Claims - Dale G. Larrimore, Esq.
  • Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Victims of Crime - Jeffrey P. Fritz, Esq.
  • The Business of Nursing Home Ownership - Charles J. Galvin, Esq.
     
• Issue IV
  • How New Jersey Personal Injury Practice Differs From Pennsylvania - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Multi-Jurisdictional Practices: What are the Pitfalls? - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • Credentialing Requirements in Medical Negligence Cases Under NJ's Patients First Act - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq.
  • Compensable Damages in New Jersey - Michael Barrett, Esq.
  • Case Note: Hatwood v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
     
• Issue V
  • The New Joint and Several Liability Law if UNFAIR to Victims of Crime - Scott B. Cooper, Esq.
  • Pennsylvania Dram Shop Liability: Proving "Visible Intoxication" - Dino Privitera, Esq.
     
• Issue VI
  • Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law: The Basics - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq. & Molly Barker Gilligan, Esq.
  • Coming and Going Law - Thomas More Holland, Esq.
  • Work Injuries Resulting in Death: Who is Entitled to Benefits? - Samuel H. Pond, Esq. & Andrew F. Ruder, Esq.
  • Coordination of the Third Party Case with the Workers' Compensation Case - George Martin, Esq.
  • Case Note: Hetrick v. Verizon Communications
     

Volume 2011 - 2012

• Issue I
  • ​Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf to Receive 32nd Annual Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award - Royce W. Smith, Esq.
  • PTLA’s Final Luncheon Lecture and Annual Meeting
     
• Issue II
  • ​President’s Message:  Plan to Ensure Justice’s Survival in Pennsylvania - Laura Feldman, Esq.
  • Editor’s Column - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • PTLA Luncheon Lecture - Update on Liens
  • Kenneth and Sandra McCarthy v. Leonard A. Brody, M.D.
     
• Issue III - Special Pro Bono Issue
  • ​Voice of Freedom - Dino Privitera, Esq.
  • PTLA’s Toys for St. Christopher’s Hospital
  • VIP Celebrates 30th Anniversary - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Estate of Elsie Te v. Erie Insurance Exchange
     
• Issue IV
  • ​Long Term Care Litigation - the ABCs - Martin S. Kardon, Esq.
  • Serving Older Americans: The Diverse and Dynamic Field of Law and Aging - Karen C. Buck, Esq.
     

Volume 2010 - 2011

• Issue I
  • ​Bernard W. Smalley, Esquire, to Receive 31st Annual Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award - Royce W. Smith, Esq.
  • President’s Message - Ronald A. Kovler, Esq.
  • PTLA’s Final Luncheon Lecture and Annual Meeting
  • Estate of Brian Pluck v. Arcelor-Mittal, at al. 
     
• Issue II
  • ​Asbestos Litigation - Alive and Well in Philadelphia - Riki R. Redente, Esq.
  • Helen Campbell, Executrix of the Estate of Thessely Campbell v. Allied Signal, et al.
     
• Issue III
  • ​President’s Message:  Where Do We Go From Here - Ronald A. Kovler, Esq.
  • Legislative Update - Mark E. Phenicie, Esq.
  • 31st Annual Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Dinner
  • Michelle Joseph, as Guardian & Legal Custodian of Rhayanna Binns, a minor; Michelle Joseph, as Administratrix of the Estate of Mikael Job Monroe, Deceased; Michelle Joseph as Parent and Natural Guardian of Malachi Monroe, a minor; and James A. Francis, Esquire, Administrator of the Estate of Shereece Sasha Joseph, Deceased v. Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Company and Jacqueline Gordon 
     
• Issue IV - Social Media
  • ​Your Worst Nightmare: Your Client is on Facebook  - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • The Murky Beginnings of Social Media Jurisprudence - Evan Y. Liu, M.D., J.D.
  • The Savvy Social Shoemaker’s Children Still Have Cold Feet - Gina Furia Rubel, Esq.
     
• Issue V - Lawyers Without Borders
  • Carpetbaggers Beware - Abraham C. Reich, Esq. and Michael L. Temin, Esq.
  • Managing a National Litigation Practice - Daniel S. Weinstock, Esq.
  • Out-of-Office Attorney - Melinda Spitzer, Esq.
  • Sara and Frank Cathcart v. Health Access Network
     
• Summer IssuE - Mediation
  • ​Preparing the Mediator - Hon. Abraham J. Gafni (Ret.)
  • Mediation in the New Millenium – Brotherly Love Lost? - Robert L. Sachs, Jr., Esq.
  • Mediation – Defense Perspective - Peter J. Hoffman, Esq.
    
     

Volume 2009 - 2010

• Issue I - Workers Comp.
  • ​Pennsylvania Uninsured Employer Guaranty Fund - Matthew L. Wilson, Esq. and Leah Cilo, Esq.
  • Courts Grapple with WC Pension Offsets - Molly B. Gilligan, Esq.
  • Practice Tips: Effectively Handling Your Workers' Compensation Mediation - Marla A. Joseph, Esq.
  • A Summary of Recent Workers’ Compensation & Employment Law Appellate Decisions  - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
     
• Issue II
  • ​President’s Message - Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq.
  • Something is Better than Nothing: Product Liability and Crashworthiness Claims Allowed against Chrysler and GM, Results May Vary Depending on Date of Injury - Riki R. Redente, Esq.
  • PTLA’s Final Luncheon Lecture and Annual Meeting
     
• Issue III
  • ​President’s Message - Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq.
  • BIG Returns with Big Brothers Big Sisters - Ruben Honik, Esq.
  • Making Your Premises Liability Case a Winner: Summary of Recent PTLA Luncheon Lecture - Riki R. Redente, Esq.
  • Judge Sandra Mazer Moss in Plain Clothes - Claudine Q. Homolash, Esq. 
  • Summary of Recent Appellate Decisions -  Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
     
• Issue IV - Diversity
  • ​President’s Message - Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq.
  • Commentary on Diversity - Royce W. Smith, Esq. 
  • Diversity: How to Live it and Market it - Royce W. Smith, Esq. and Gina F. Rubel, Esq. 
  • Diversity: A Case Study - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
     
• Issue V
  • ​Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims: Will Your Insurance Cover You? - Ezra Wohlgelernter, Esq. and Thomas Martin, Esq.
  • Potential New Law to Expand Victim’s Rights - Robert N. Hunn, Esq.
  • Not so fast, Charlie! - Peter Gulia
     
• Issue VI
  • ​Technology at the Beach - Daniel J. Siegel, Esq.
  • The Thrill is Gone; Determining the Validity of Release of Liability Contracts - Riki R. Redente, Esq.
  • Schuenemann v. Dreemz, LLC