In a product liability case where a manufacturer is defending a claim that a product it designed was defective and the cause of a plaintiff's injury, the manufacturer may attempt to introduce evidence at.
Actor Bill Cosby has been denied parole after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania.
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The Pennsylvania Superior Court has vacated the life sentence a Franklin County jury gave to a teenager convicted of second-degree murder.
The court ruled that the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas must resentence Adiel Sanchez-Frometa. Now 21, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in December 2019 for the stabbing death of a Fayetteville man three years earlier. A jury convicted him of second-degree murder and related charges but acquitted him of first-degree murder.
Sanchez-Frometa, New Jersey, appealed his sentence on the grounds that Pennsylvania law does not allow defendants who committed second-degree murder while ages 15-17 to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
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Despite Tincher, Pennsylvania Superior Court Determines “Industry Standards” Is Still Not a Viable Defense to Product Liability Claims Thursday, May 27, 2021
In a product liability case where a manufacturer is defending a claim that a product it designed was defective and the cause of a plaintiff’s injury, the manufacturer may attempt to introduce evidence at trial showing its product was manufactured in accordance with applicable industry standards. Proof that the product was designed in accordance with industry standards, in some instances, can establish that the product was built with the latest technological advancements being used by other manufacturers in the marketplace. However, a recent decision in
Black Lives Matter movement sparks electoral defeat for FOP
By Betsey Piette posted on May 27, 2021
Protesters call on Krasner to “Free Mumia” in Philadelphia, March 12.
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For decades, the endorsement of the powerful Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police was sought by almost every candidate running for office in the city and throughout Pennsylvania. Through the power of its purse strings, the FOP has been able to fill the courts with judges who favor capital punishment, high bail and long sentences, even for minor crimes. It could count on politicians to pass “get tough on crime legislation” and to look the other way when victims of police brutality demanded justice.