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The local level governments in Pennsylvania consist of counties, cities, boroughs, and townships. These local levels (also called "municipalities") may have ordinances or laws compiled into local codes. Many Pennsylvania municipalities provide free online access to their codes through a third-party...
The recently released 1st edition of Principles of Cybersecurity Law is a great resource "for cybersecurity and privacy professionals, cybersecurity and privacy lawyers, law students, and anyone interested in learning the cybersecurity laws that apply to an entity based on the entity’s business...
Looking for a sample Pennsylvania form? Check out The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania's website . It has a helpful collection of forms divided into various categories, such as: For the Public , Representing Yourself in Family Law Cases , and Orphans' Court Forms . Find sample forms on...
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The American Law Institute (ALI) organizes its Restatements of the Law into "series". Many times, the later series of a Restatement topic supersedes all or a portion of the earlier series of that topic. If you have a citation to an earlier series and need to know where it is in a later series, use...
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its plans to increase enforcement against illegal repair restrictions placed on products by manufacturers. Repair restrictions prevent purchasers from repairing their own products or utilizing other repair service providers. According to the...
Do you owe money to PECO or PGW (Philadelphia Gas Works) for your electric or gas bills? You might be able to get a five-year payment arrangement from these utility companies so that you don’t have to pay off your debt all at once. If you are a PECO or PGW customer who can’t get into a low-income...
The 2021 edition of Drugs in Litigation is now available on LexisNexis Digital Library . This title provides a compilation of personal injury cases involving adverse reactions to prescription and nonprescription drugs. Hundreds of trial and appellate decisions are summarized. The book is organized...
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Looking for a sample form for a real estate transaction in Pennsylvania? Check out our research guide, Pennsylvania Real Estate and Landlord Tenant Law . The forms section of the guide provides a good overview of the resources available through Jenkins. Dunlap Hanna Pennsylvania Forms ,...
Jury verdicts and settlement awards can be important tools in the legal research process. Because they are not published in court reporters, legal researchers must employ other means to find verdicts and settlements. Researchers at Jenkins can use the library's Westlaw computers to find verdicts...
In a recent blog post , we highlighted the Google Translate feature on Jenkins’ website. We hope this will be a helpful tool to allow more people to find information on our site, including the content in our various Research Guides . For example, our Self-Help guides help point people towards legal...