Cases of Interest

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co., 243 U.S. 93 (1917), Pennsylvania courts can exercise personal jurisdiction over any cause of action brought against out-of-state entities that register to do business in Pennsylvania without offending the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The safe-harbor provision for the spoliation of electronic evidence does not shield a party from sanctions if the evidence was altered or destroyed when the party was objectively on notice that litigation was reasonably foreseeable.

The trial court can order the production of raw data and audio recordings by the defendants’ neuropsychologist and transfer raw data and audio recordings of the examination to the plaintiffs’ attorney subject to the transmission protective order.

Congratulations to partner Jeff Levine for being inducted as a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA).  TIDA was founded in 1993 and maintains a membership of attorneys and industry representatives that possess knowledge, skill, and capacity in the trucking industry. Membership is by invitation with members being vetted prior to being inducted. 

Miss Simmons received her JD from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.  Her practice will focus on the defense of individuals, businesses, and entities who have been sued in transportation, product liability, public entity defense, and premises liability. She has been lead trial counsel in several trials to verdict.