Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman’s push to eliminate application fees for pardons was approved Thursday morning in a public vote of the state’s Board of Pardons. The change is a first step to streamlining the pardons process, scrapping some nuisance fees that discourage remorseful people from

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the February 2019 issue of Health Law PA News . You can subscribe to receive the PHLP eNews, which links to the Health Law PA News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org . This issue includes the following articles: Medicare Part D Copay Problems for

In an effort to assist families during high-conflict custody cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced the adoption of new rules regarding parenting coordination, incorporating a mediation concept to assist parties with resolving issues. Developed by the Supreme Court Domestic Relations

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Government Lawyers Committee and the Dauphin County Bar Association Government Lawyers Committee will holding a CLE program entitled Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What to Do, When to Do It and Why at the Dauphin County Bar Association, 213 North Front Street

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,483 checks totaling more than $1.95 million to consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System between October 1, 2012 and August 9, 2016, in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Each consumer will receive a refund of $560.54. According to the FTC

Thomas G. Saylor, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, has directed a letter to the nearly 70,000 licensed attorneys in Pennsylvania commending their commitment to extend equal access to justice to all of the citizens of Pennsylvania. Justice Saylor stated that it is the volunteer efforts-whether in

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of a debt collection scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of millions of dollars, using deceptive and threatening tactics to collect phantom debts that they did not owe.

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is forming an Emerging Leaders Council to raise public awareness of the current crisis in legal aid and the importance of ensuring access to justice for all Americans. The group will include some of the country’s rising leaders from diverse industries. Each year