Philadelphia business court judge Nina Wright Padilla, supervising judge of the Commerce Case Management Program, recently denied a petition to disqualify counsel. The dispute involved…
We have been remiss in not posting on annual reports from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in 2019 and 2020, addressing the Philadelphia Commerce…
The excellent Tort Talk Blog, has posted a summary of a Philadelphia Commerce Court ruling concerning the limits of liability for commercial insurance agents and…
Commerce Court Judge Remy Djerassi recently issued a short, but very interesting, Order (1) rejecting an argument that there was a failure to join indispensable…
Pittsburgh business court judge Christine Ward has issued a Covid-19 coverage opinion, allowing the insured to proceed against its carrier for income loss. Judge Ward’s…
No Covid-19 Litigation Stay In his last few days serving in Philadelphia’s Commerce Court, Judge Gary S. Glazer issued an Order denying an insurer’s request…
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Administrative Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris has issued a Notice to the Bar that the Honorable Leon W. Tucker is assigned to…
A Philadelphia restaurant, Taps & Bourbon on Terrace, LLC, (Taps & Bourbon) sought business interruption insurance coverage from Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (Lloyds) arising…
Philadelphia’s Commerce Court has created an innovative new program to assist businesses struggling with the Covid-19 crisis. The Temporary Financial Monitor Program utilizes volunteer lawyers…
The force majeure defense, and related defenses like impossibility, impracticability and frustration of purpose, are becoming commonplace in the Covid-19 era. While prior case law…