Articles In This Issue: 1. Walking A Fine Line: An Employer’s Right To Review Its Employee’s Electronic Messages 2. Workers’ Compensation Fraud: Tilting At Fraud Mills No Longer Quixotic 3. Building On Fraud: Qui Tam Issues In The Construction Industry 4. Federal Preemption Of Failure-To-Warn Claims After Wyeth v. Levine 5. Corporate Demise And The Search For… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti has been appointed as co-chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee Qui Tam Subcommittee for a two-year term. The American Bar Association Subcommittees are essential to the overall functions of White Collar Crime Committee and are vital to retain members, mentor future leaders, accomplish goals, implement Projects, analyze and… Read more »
Recently the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a premises owner is not liable for asbestos tort claims when the exposure takes place off the premises. This ruling effectively bars liability for premises defendants in ‘take home exposure’ cases where the plaintiffs claim the plaintiff was exposed to asbestos by laundering a worker’s clothes. In a… Read more »
Tyler J. Smith authored the article “Five-Star Makes Complaints Against Nursing Homes Even More Serious,” which appeared in the July 6, 2010 issue of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and Assisted Living publication. Related Information: Five-Star Makes Complaints Against Nursing Homes Even More Serious
Bryan S. Neft was the recipient of the Nora Barry Fischer Award for 2010. The Nora Barry Fischer Award serves to recognize an attorney within the Firm who has given back to the legal profession and the community at large. Mr. Neft has shown such a commitment to the legal profession and the community through his… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti was reappointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. Mr. Raspanti has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing for three years. The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing is an agency of the General Assembly affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University. The Commission was… Read more »
Douglas K. Rosenblum has been elected to the Villanova Law Alumni Association Board of Advisors for a three-year term. The Association exists to strengthen alumni connections to Villanova Law and one another, to promote a commitment to serving those in need, and to assist the Law School and alumni in the pursuit of excellence in legal… Read more »
Joseph D. Mancano was elected to the Board of Governors of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia interprets the struggle for freedom, equality, and national unity in the mid-19th century; tells the story of the Civil War from the perspectives of the individuals who shaped it; and inspires a renewed… Read more »
Northwest Victims Services presented Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLPwith the 2010 Community Service Award. The Community Service Award is presented annually to an organization that has demonstrated long standing commitment and dedication to the advancement of NVS and community goals. The award was presented to Pietragallo at the Northwest Victims Services Annual Fundraiser event… Read more »
Gaetan J. Alfano, partner in Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP was re-elected to serve as vice chairman of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. He has served as the Commission’s vice-chair since 2007. Mr. Alfano was appointed in August 2005 by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to the 10-member Delaware River Joint… Read more »