The state Supreme Court has ruled that school districts in Pennsylvania may provide different forms of free transportation to charter school students than they provide for the district’s own schools. In Bell v....more
A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could have broad implications for internet privacy, and employers should take note. The state’s high court ruled in December that individuals do not have a reasonable expectation of...more
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Legislature recently introduced House Bill No. 1913 that would permit attorneys to suggest to a judge or jury an “appropriate award for all past and future economic or noneconomic damages.”...more
Penncrest School District v. Cagle, No. 31 WAP 2023, 2025 Pa. LEXIS 1258 (Trial Court should have considered additional factors, including whether social media accounts were public and whether accounts had “trappings” of an...more
A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision expanded the circumstances in which school districts and other public agencies can take official action on items not listed on agendas posted at least 24 hours prior to a public...more
This is the third edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2025. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be the significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire...more
One not-so-great litigation trend in 2025 has been lawyers and even a few judges citing or relying on imaginary legal decisions created by generative artificial intelligence databases. This happens when someone asks one of...more
How do agencies for foster parents and potential kinship caregivers ensure that foster parents and potential kinship caregivers’ rights are protected in the wake of the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision?...more
On October 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Yoder v. McCarthy Const. Inc., addressing statutory employer immunity in the context of a construction project under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The...more
A Pennsylvania jury issued a verdict of $15.3 million on November 10, 2025, arising from a 2020 fatal shooting of a store clerk in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. The verdict arose from an incident at a convenience store that offered...more
In Gidor v. Magnus, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether 68 Pa. C.S. § 7512 (“Section 7512”) of the Pennsylvania Home Inspection Law constitutes a statute of repose or a statute of limitations. The Court held that...more
In Pennsylvania, statutes of repose materialized in the 1960s in large part as a result of the construction industry’s concerns with respect to ongoing liability for latent defects. ...more
In Pennsylvania, statutes of repose materialized in the 1960s in large part as a result of the construction industry’s concerns with respect to ongoing liability for latent defects. Pennsylvania’s Home Inspection Law provides...more
In a welcome development for Pennsylvania’s construction industry, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in Gidor v. Mangus reinforces the integrity of legislatively adopted Statutes of Repose. On October 23, 2025,...more
In a nearly unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the City of Pittsburgh’s (City) 3% tax on income earned by City nonresidents while performing at one of its publicly funded sports stadiums, the...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently confronted the issue of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in an order establishing policies for the use of GenAI by court personnel. The new policies authorize court personnel...more
On September 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down the City of Pittsburgh’s 3 percent tax on income earned by nonresident athletes while playing in one of Pittsburgh’s publicly funded sports stadiums,...more
In August, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released its statistical report for 2024. It revealed an interesting trend in the odds the court will grant review in any given case, and that 2024 saw the best odds of the past five...more
Cranes, excavators, loaders, and lifts are examples of equipment that are frequently rented and used on construction projects. Despite their common use, there has been a fair amount of uncertainty as to whether the...more
Key Points: Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the estate of a claimant is entitled to the payment of specific loss benefits because the claimant died from a work-related injury....more
Key Points: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that mere ownership does not render a party indispensable in a premises liability action....more
In its May 6, 2025 decision in Protect Elizabeth Township v. Elizabeth Township, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that a local zoning ordinance required oil and gas facilities to be the principal structures on...more
Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued its long-awaited opinion in Tranter v. Z&D Tour, Inc. clarifying the standard to transfer venue under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Tranter concerned a consolidated...more
Illinois expands jurisdiction and regulation of PFAS, court dismisses suit challenging Minnesota ban on cookware with PFAS, California initiates process to regulate microplastics under state Safer Consumer Products Law, and...more
Democratic Group Backs PA Supreme Court Justices in Retention Fight - The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a national organization focused on electing Democrats to all levels of office, is investing six figures...more