On March 23, 2020, President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark declared a judicial emergency. A full copy of the Order regarding this judicial emergency can be viewed at www.alleghenycourts.us.
Pittsburgh personal injury attorney Noah Fardo has been named to the 2016 Top 100 Trial Attorneys for the state of Pennsylvania by The National Trial Lawyers Association. This is the second time he has been recognized by the nationally recognized association (2014). According to The National Trial Lawyers website, the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers is […]
There is a medical malpractice bias in Pittsburgh. This article will discuss the medical malpractice bias by jurors in Allegheny County and throughout western Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania law says to win a medical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff must prove that a doctor was negligent, and caused harm. In western Pennsylvania and in Pittsburgh, the standard is
Effective July 15, 2013, Allegheny County has raised the civil division arbitration limits from $25,000.00 to $35,000.00. What is Arbitration? Arbitration is a method of the courts to help resolve lawsuits early, and only involves civil cases under a certain monetary threshold. Arbitration involves a formal court hearing held in front of three lawyers instead