Oct. 28 at 7:30 PM: PA Commonwealth Court Session from Oct. 20

Recorded 10.20.21. Issues include: a driver who does not speak English and whether they can give informed consent when he refused blood alcohol testing for DUI; a past DUI charge that was expunged under the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program count counts as a prior offense; and workers’ compensation injury treatment fee review when a treatment […]

PA Supreme Court Session from Sept. 23

Recorded Sept. 23. Issues include: workers’ compensation attorney fees recovery; nonlawyer filing wrongful death complaint; and medical malpractice.

PA Supreme Court Session from Sept. 22

Recorded Sept. 22. Issues include: venue standards for internet-based defamation; search warrant applying to all digital devices; bail revocation & best evidence standards; and multi-unit housing zoning minimum variance test.

May 27 at 2:15 PM: PA Supreme Court Session from May 19

Recorded 5-19-20. Issues include: fentanyl overdose due to prescription misuse when a medication was picked up by a relative; child protective services and whether they have probable cause to enter a home; unconventional gas wells; and involuntary termination of parental rights. Watch on PCN on May 27 at 2:15 PM.

May 27, 10 AM: PA Supreme Court Session from May 18

May 27, 10 AM: PA Supreme Court Session from May 18 Recorded 5-18-20. Issues include: personal injury governmental liability; trial court reopening of record; student expulsion for social media terroristic threats; domestic steel products use in public construction project; political committee member removal; and consolidated jury bench trial inconsistent verdicts. Watch on PCN on May […]

PA Commonwealth Court Session from May 12

Recorded 5-12-21 via Webex. Issues include: gas utility customer assistance program; casino rewards points valuation and taxation; police pension fund dual eligibility; and wrongful death liability.

PA Appellate Court System

A special program recognizing two PCN appellate court coverage anniversaries aired on Jan. 28 at 8:30 PM. It discussed the role of the Pennsylvania appellate court system, how judges are selected, and what modernizations and improvements can be made to Pennsylvania’s courts going forward. Guests are former Superior Court Judge Phyllis Beck, who served from […]

PA Commonwealth Court En Banc Session from Nov. 10

Recorded 11-10-20 via Webex. Topics include: water authority assets sale approval, unemployment compensation benefit repayment when repayment notice was not received in a timely fashion; research and development tax credit; and immigrant families seeking asylum living Berks County Residential Center.

PA Supreme Court En Banc Session from Oct. 22

Recorded 10-22-20 via Webex. Topics include: termination of parental rights; oil and gas well leases; notice of appeal in consolidated cases; and involuntary commitment to mental health facility.