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Building Trades and IBEW Local 98 Volunteer to Repair Cemetery
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The IBEW reports that members of Philadelphia Building Trades and IBEW Local 98 are volunteering their time and resources to repair a vandalized cemetery in the City of Brotherly Love. In February, vandals toppled hundreds of headstones in the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery. In response to the incident, the Philadelphia… Continue reading
First-Year Doctors to Begin Working 24-Hour Shifts
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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced on March 10 that first-year doctors will be allowed to work 24-hour shifts in hospitals starting July 1. The cap currently limiting physicians to 16 consecutive hours of patient care will now be lifted. The new standards will allow four hours… Continue reading
Lawsuit Filed Under Pennsylvania’s Human Trafficking Law
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In the first civil lawsuit under the Pennsylvania human trafficking statute, a hotel in Northeast Philadelphia has been accused of providing rooms to human traffickers. The statute establishes that businesses that directly or indirectly benefit from human trafficking can be forced to pay compensation to victims. A person commits an offense… Continue reading
Manufacturer Guarantees Surgical Sponge-Scanning System
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According to an article in Outpatient Surgery, every day, operating room (OR) teams nationwide leave almost a dozen surgical sponges inside their patients. To improve patient safety, Stryker implemented its “SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System” to keep track of surgical sponges. Reducing or eliminating the number of surgical sponges left behind reduces… Continue reading
Handgun Regulation in Community Associations
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An entire textbook and law school class could be devoted to the topic of handgun regulation. This article will focus on two recent United States Supreme Court (“Court”) decisions, briefly discuss some of the ways in which the Court’s decisions could apply to community associations, and identify practical issues that… Continue reading
Bill Creating Medical Malpractice Panels Passes in Kentucky
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On March 3, 2017, a bill that would require medical malpractice claims to be reviewed by expert advisory panels before proceeding to court won final passage in the Kentucky Senate, two days after it narrowly passed in the House of Representatives. The bill will now be sent to Gov. Matt… Continue reading
Insufficient Insurance Coverage, Running With Play-Doh, and Other Risky Activities
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As someone who manages risk for a living and can find potential liability in even the most mundane and (seemingly) harmless activities, I don’t get invited to many parties. Statements such as “Are you crazy!?! Those kids shouldn’t be running with an open container of Play-Doh” and “You do realize… Continue reading
Night of the Undead . . . Mortgages (Zombie Mortgages)
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Spoiler alert! The zombie apocalypse in this article was not caused by a top secret government experiment, well-intentioned vaccination protocol, or ancient (and very cold) magic. The zombies discussed in this article were created by men and women garbed in Brooks Brothers (ok, probably Joseph A. Banks) and Anne Taylor…. Continue reading
Electric Scooters Recalled
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As of January 24, 2017, Pulse Performance Products, a division of Bravo Sports, has commenced a Fast Track Recall with the assistance of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall children’s electric scooters.
Are Homeowners Responsible for Sidewalk Condition During Transition?
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During the transition process from declarant to homeowner control of an association, one common area of dispute is the condition of the sidewalks. The new sidewalk surfaces may be scaling, cracking, spalling, discolored, holding water, or otherwise falling apart. The association attributes the condition of the sidewalks to defective construction… Continue reading
