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Welcome to Upon Further Review, an electronic publication for MBA members which links lawyers to legal news and analysis over the previous month.

The MBA is grateful to and acknowledges the courtesy extended by the Philadelphia Bar Association in allowing us to publish this content.  We hope you will find this monthly feature helpful as we aim to assist the working attorney with the practice of law.

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December 2011
America Invents Act Provides Sweeping Patent Reform Alan G. Towner, Esq
  Beneficiary of Estate Successful in Fraudulent Transfer Action Ryan Harmon, Esq.
  Till Death Do Us Part? The Dissolution Dilemma for Same-Sex Married Couples
Tiffany L. Palmer, Esq
  Supreme Court Denies Capital PCRA Brady Claim Burton A. Rose, Esq
November 2011
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes, et al., The Supreme Court Steps In to Reign In Class Action Litigation Shelly R. Pagac, Esq.
  Network Automation, Inc.: The Ninth Circuit's Attempt to Provide Clarity on Whether the Use of Trademarks as Keywords Constitutes "Use in Commerce" Brandon S. Bruce, Esq.
  Episcopalian Evicted and Vestry Vacated James W. Cushing, Esq.
  PA Supreme Court Rules on Expert Testimony on Prescription Drugs in DUI
Burton A. Rose, Esq.
October 2011
Follow Up Story: Jordan Brown's New Decertification Hearing Brad V. Shuttleworth, Esq.
  So What Can You Do with a Law Degree? Albertine Y. DuFrayne, Esq.
  Supreme Court Rules on Luring Child Into Car
Burton A. Rose, Esq.
  The Month in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation: September 2011 At-A-Glance
Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
July
2011
Supreme Court Spotlight: The Positive Aspects of Turner v. Rogers
Albert S. Dandridge, III
  Divorce, Dead Men, and ERISA James W. Cushing, Esq.
  Superior Court Rules on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Burton A. Rose, Esq.
  The Month in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation: June 2011 At-A-Glance At-A-Glance
Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
March
2011
Supreme Court Spotlight: No “Cure” For Injuries Caused by Vaccines?
Theodore Y. Choi, Esq.
  What to Expect in Pennsylvania in 2011 on the Issue of Immigration
Robert S. Nix
  The Latest on Internet Privacy Dan Giancaterino
  PA Supreme Court Rules on Right to DNA Evidence and Confession Burton A. Rose, Esq
  The Month in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation: February 2011 At-A-Glance Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
January 2011
What You Need to Know About the New Custody Statute Helen E. Casale, Esq.
  Gross Decision (?) James W. Cushing, Esq.
  Does Seeking Interim Relief Waive the Right to Arbitrate? Charles F. Forer, Esq
  Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation: Recent Decisions At-a-Glance Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
October 2010
School Bullying and Education: The Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010
Amara Chaudhry, Esq.
  Ripeness Spoils Church’s Efforts James W. Cushing, Esq.
  Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation: September 2010 At-A-Glance Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
  8th Circuit Remands Bomb Case for Resentencing Burton A. Rose, Esq.
September 2010
The Use of Arbitration to Resolve Commercial Disputes Eric P. Reif, Esq.
  Superior Court Rules on Oral Motion for Lineup, Use of Experts on Memory Burton A. Rose, Esq.
  Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation: August 2010 At-A-Glance Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
June 2010 Is Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders a Life Without Redemption? Sara Jacobson, Esq.
  The Discoverability of Psychiatric Records James W. Cushing, Esq.
  Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation: April 2010 At-A-Glance
Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
  In Recent Decisions, U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Miranda and Reviews the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006 Burton A. Rose, Esq.
May 2010 Pennsylvania Courts Issue Rules Implementing 2006 PA Interpreter Certification Law Arthur N. Read, Esq.
  The Condemned: The Power of Eminent Domain Harper J. Dimmerman, Esq.
  Superior Court Rules On RRRI Sentence in Drug Case Burton A. Rose, Esq.
  TAX ETHICS: Failure to Account for an Estate Asset or Improperly Depriving a Beneficiary of a Rightful Interest
Paul C. Heintz, Esq.
April 2010
Teen Sexting: To Parent or To Prosecute Sara Jacobson, Esq.
The Answer to Prison Overcrowding is Not to Ship State Prisoners Out of State Natalie Hrubos, Esq.
There’s No Business Like Snow Business James W. Cushing, Esq.
Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation: March 2010 At-A-Glance
Mitchell I. Golding, Esq.
Corbett’s Attacks on Health Care Reform Legally Unfounded
Brandon S. Bruce, Esq.