A core mission of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association is to promote, improve and advance the right to a trial by jury. One of the most essential elements of a jury trial is a fair and impartial jury. This impartiality is protected through the voir dire process where potential jurors are vetted to discern actual bias or the appearance of partiality or bias. Last year our Supreme Court, in the case of Shinal v. Toms, 162 A.2d 429 (Pa. 2017), noted that the discretion afforded to a trial judge in granting or denying challenges for cause was directly
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By: Sandra S. Neuman, President Elect Two interesting news items pertaining to medical malpractice crossed my desk this week. The first was a study by two Johns Hopkins physicians who examined the problem of death by medical error. According to the study, medical error was the third leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. As astounding as this fact is alone, it was noted that a very real problem exists in accurately calculating death due to medical negligence. Statistics on death are gathered annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the data is compiled
Read more →By: Max Petrunya, Esquire The WPTLA Education Committee is proud to host another 3-credit CLE presentation with a nationally recognized presenter this year at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Similar to last year’s program with Philip Miller, Esquire, co-author of Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice, the WPTLA is honored to have Mark Kosieradzki, Esquire, present a 3-hour CLE focused on the use of 30(b)(6) depositions. Mark Kosieradzki is an expert on 30(b)(6) depositions and teaches his techniques at seminars across the country. Mr. Kosieradzki is nationally renowned for his knowledge of 30(b)(6) deposition practice and has released a DVD entitled
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