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Institutional Liability in Sexual Abuse Claims: Statute of Limitations & Duty of Care

When an organization places an adult in a position of trust over children or vulnerable adults, the law expects that organization to supervise, screen and report. A sexual abuse lawyer evaluating an institutional claim is…

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Can You Subpoena Websites or ISPs to Reveal Anonymous Defamatory Reviewers?

Yes, you can usually subpoena a website or an internet service provider to identify an anonymous reviewer, but the subpoena is the second step rather than the first. Google, Yelp, and Glassdoor will not hand…

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How Do You Prove Online Defamation? Key Legal Elements for Businesses & Individuals

Proving online defamation means establishing five things: a false statement of fact, communicated to at least one other person, that identifies you, made with the required level of fault, and that causes measurable harm to…

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Weaponizing Dragonetti Claims Against Malicious & Bad-Faith Lawsuits

Winning a baseless lawsuit rarely feels like winning. You spent eighteen months and six figures defending a claim that never should have been filed, your management team lost hundreds of hours to depositions, and a…

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Corporate Defamation vs. Free Speech: When Reviews Become Trade Libel

A single star and a broad complaint like “the worst experience of my life” is almost certainly protected speech under Pennsylvania law. However, a published post falsely accusing your firm of installing expired components or…

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Dissolving a Business Partnership Without a Partnership Agreement

If you never signed a partnership agreement, your exit is not governed by silence: it is governed by statute. Default rules under the Uniform Partnership Act and the Business Corporation Law fill the gaps that…

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Emergency Injunctions & Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)

When a partner starts wiring money out of the operating account or a departing executive walks off with the client list, ordinary litigation moves far too slowly to matter. That is the moment business owners…

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Presidential Commutation Secured For John Dougherty Following Unrelenting Legal And Humanitarian Advocacy

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Following months of tireless legal effort and relentless advocacy, Bochetto & Lentz partner George Bochetto has successfully secured an Executive Grant of Clemency from President Donald J. Trump, commuting the federal sentence…

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Bryan Lentz Co-Counsels $53 Million Class Action Settlement with Harvard Medical School

The parties have reached a $53 million class-action settlement in civil litigation involving donated remains at Harvard Medical School on behalf of grieving families. The settlement is subject to court approval, and a third-party administrator…

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How Pre-Existing Conditions Affect Your Personal Injury Claim

If you were injured in a motor vehicle accident, you might hesitate to contact a lawyer if you already had a health issue or a past injury. A common fear is that the insurance company…

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