DUI - Time of Blood Draw -- Comm v. Hajdarevic
Jul 29, 2020
At trial, "the only evidence of the time of the blood draw introduced at trial was from Theresa Ritchick, the laboratory technician called by the Commonwealth to testify about the results of appellant...
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Gov. Wolf Signs Bipartisan Bill to Remove Barriers to Work for People with Criminal Convictions
Jul 01, 2020
"Arbitrarily denying someone a job license because of outdated rules against criminal records is wrong. This new bipartisan law is a commonsense way to allow people to pursue the American dream and bu...
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Pennsylvania's Controlled Substance Law and Medical Marijuana Law
Jul 01, 2020
Two new cases about pot, medical marijuana and Pennsylvania's Controlled Substance Act are Big. Comm. V. Glenn, 220 PA Super 128 (May 29, 2020) and Comm. V. Jezzi, 208 A.3d 1105. What is the Issue -- ...
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Nursing, Covid, Excessive Work Hours and PA Wage and Collection Law
Jun 27, 2020
A long-term client called me today, and related the following story: Before Covid, she worked an average of three, 8 hour shifts for 24 hours. After Covid, she worked five or six, 12 hour shifts, rout...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court just struck down ban on medical marijuana use by people on probation.
Jun 18, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just struck down Lebanon's ban on the use of medical marijuana by people who are on probation. Any type of blanket ban on medical marijuana use is illegal. As is any req...
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Pennsylvania Lets Down Health Care Worker's Again.. Elective Surgery Can Proceed....BUT
May 06, 2020
PPE is now prioritized for nursing homes, not elective surgical procedures. Pennsylvania Lets Down Health Care Worker's Again.. Elective Surgery Can Proceed....BUT https://digital.olivesoftware.com/Ol...
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Immediate Temporary Suspension -- Do Not Sign An Agreement With Out Counsel
Apr 15, 2020
Doctors beware. Government prosecutors are fighting the opiate epidemic on many fronts. Now more than ever local police in coordination with DEA and Commonwealth Attorney General drug enforcement inve...
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It is time to end your PNAP PHP SARPH probation.
Apr 06, 2020
I represent health care workers in Pennsylvania's health care professional monitoring program. Some are voluntarily in the program. Some are forced. Some of my clients' contracts have been extended fr...
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Covid-19 Affect on Health Care Disciplinary Prosecutions
Mar 21, 2020
The covid-19 virus is creating widespread and appropriate panic throughout the healthcare world. It is wreaking havoc in the economy, our communities, and in the legal world. All local district justi...
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DWI and DUI Charges for Sleeping in a Car
Feb 21, 2020
Practicing medical professionals face many competing social and professional interests. Nurses, doctors, pharmacists, researchers, and/or hospital managers participate in celebratory personal or work ...
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