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On July 16, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf executed a new set of restrictions to combat the resurgence of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. The new restrictions placed additional limitations on bars and restaurants, indoor and outdoor events and gatherings, business operations, and gym and fitness facilities. Bars and restaurants are now limited to 25 percent...
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy address the current efforts of school districts to restart school this year. While these efforts vary from a full physical return of students, to...
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy discuss the newly imposed out-of-state travel and quarantine restrictions imposed in various states due to the increasing COVID-19 test positivity...
In this episode of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.’s podcast series “An Ounce of Prevention,” Transportation Law Practice Group Co-Leaders Bill Pentecost & Matt Mitchell discuss how the COVID-19...
On August 11, 2020 the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia issued the Fifth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency . In this most recent Order, the Supreme Court reiterated...
Melvin Reid and Marylynn Reid v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company , 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 411 (Opinion Date: February 27, 2020). In this appeal from a trial court decision, the...
Throughout Pennsylvania, there are 697 nursing homes, 1,143 personal care homes, and 58 assisted living facilities. According to the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), approximately 123...
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is operating a new program designed to assist front-line employees working in vital sectors, and to help employers retain those...
Although, Pennsylvania statute allows for a citizen of the Commonwealth to hold a validly issued Medical Marijuana Card, possess approved forms of medical marijuana and have a valid license to...
As the scientific community coalesces around a consensus regarding the beneficial use of face masks, while at the same time, the divisive nature of this topic continues to grab political headlines...
Not all property damage losses associated with natural disasters, such as hurricanes or other catastrophes, are attributable to an “act of God.” Rather, many so-called “CAT” property damage claims...
FROM: CEO and BOARD TO: C&W Team and Clients As CIPRIANI & WERNER attorneys and staff begin the process of returning to their offices, several important factors come to mind. First, we...
On June 15, 2020, in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gerald Bostock, Donald Zarda, and Aimee Stephen, who were all long-time employees fired by...
On June 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia extended its Judicial Emergency Order a third time through and including July 12, 2020. However, the latest Emergency Order contains significant...
On June 9, 2020, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a resolution titled HR 836 of 2020 , which seeks to end Governor Wolf’s emergency declaration and state shutdown relative to the COVID-19...
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared that a national emergency continued to exist, warranting a further extension of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002...
In a highly contested “who done it” wrongful death claim, the Appellate Division recently affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant in the case of Kavanaugh v. Van Arsdale ,...
New Jersey issued a Stay-At-Home order on March 21, 2020 which closed non-essential business. The order currently remains in place, but New Jersey has provided a plan for the re-opening of the...
On April 24, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland issued a state-wide recovery plan titled “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery”. The plan lays out a three-phase process the state will take to...
In late March, when Congress passed, and the President signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” commonly referred to as the “CARES,” many observers touted the expansion of...
In a May 20, 2020 memo to the entire New York Unified Court System, Chief Administrative Judge, Lawrence K. Marks, announced that effective May 25, 2020, e-filing through the NYSCEF system --...
