Author Archive for: "Joshua D. Baker"

In Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Commw. of Pa, the Commonwealth brought an action against mineral lessees for alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection [...]

Businesses across the country – seeking to recoup losses resulting from COVID-19 and related government closure orders – sought coverage under their insurance policies for business interruption [...]

On April 3, 2020, Pennsylvania introduced House Bill 2372 which is an “act providing for insurance coverage for business interruption.” The bill is similar to legislative measures [...]

On Sunday, the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Health issued new standards for building cleanliness to protect the public health. The new order applies to all buildings with at least [...]

Businesses which are not categorized as life-sustaining or otherwise received a waiver from the Commonwealth have until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3 to seek an exemption from Governor Wolf’s [...]

Toward the end of Friday, March 20, Governor Wolf slightly revised the list of businesses which qualify as life-sustaining and may keep physical operations open. The full list is available here: [...]

Everyone is now aware that Governor Wolf has ordered that all non-life sustaining places of business are to be closed with no date given for when they may re-open. Late on Friday, the Governor [...]

In addition to protecting the health and safety of their employees and customers, many businesses may be questioning whether they have insurance coverage for coronavirus-related losses. The [...]

While standardized contracts exist, these forms oftentimes may not be used or might be modified or added to without considering the impact of the change on the rest of the contract documents. [...]

Accidents and injuries are an unfortunate and unavoidable part of everyday life. There are initial steps, however, which can be taken to mitigate circumstances and prevent an accident or injury [...]