Dead Man's Act Diversity Jurisdiction and Removal to Federal Courts Emotional Distress Venue Liens and Subrogations Bad Faith Update -- Trends in First and Third Party Bad Faith Claims in Pennsylvania Dead Man’s Act This seminar which was held on June 16, 2008 provided information related to the; issues that may arise . Some of the topics discussed: Purpose/Application Criterion Waiver of Defense How Plaintiffs can Defeat the Dead Man’s Defense To obtain a copy of the materials handed out at the seminar, please respond by email to Charles Lanzalotti, Esquire at Lanzalotti@bbs-law.com. Diversity Jurisdiction and Removal to Federal Courts This seminar which was held on April 21, 2008 provided information related to the; issues that may arise . Some of the topics discussed: Requirements for Diversity Jurisdiction. Identifying State of Citizenship Amount in controversy. To obtain a copy of the materials handed out at the seminar, please respond by email to Nicholas Cummins, Esquire at cummins@bbs-law.com. Emotional Distress This seminar which was held on March 18, 2008 provided information related to the issues that may arise. Some of the topics discussed: What is emotional distress? Intentional infliction of emotional distress in Pennsylvania< Negligent infliction of emotional distress in Pennsylvania To obtain a copy of the materials handed out at the seminar, please respond by email to Karishma Patel, Esquire at patel@bbs-law.com. Venue This seminar which was held on February 18, 2008 provided information related to the issues that may arise. Some of the topics discussed: What is a venue? When the Commonwealth or a political subdivision is a party. Attacking venue. To obtain a copy of the materials handed out at the seminar, please respond by email to Drew Long, Esquire at long@bbs-law.com. Liens and Subrogations This seminar which was held on January 21, 2008 provided information related to the issues that may arise. Some of the topics discussed: Types of Liens to Address What are our obligations regarding these liens? Currentstate of law. To obtain a copy of the materials handed out at the seminar, please respond by email to Samantha Desposito, Esquire at Desposito@bbs-law.com. Bad Faith Update -- Trends in First and Third Party Bad Faith Claims in Pennsylvania This is a 100 page volume comprehensively exploring all aspects of Pennsylvania insurance bad faith both statutorily created and as imposed by the courts. Topics covered include: Definitions of bad faith both in first and third party claims Applicability of unfair insurance practice and consumer protection Laws The availability of and limitations on punitive damages What compensatory damages are recoverable Defenses to a bad faith action Discovery in bad faith litigation To obtain a copy of these materials, please call our managing partner, Louis Bricklin, at 215-665-3400