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TRC Law

Please be advised that our firm is committed to meeting your legal needs while the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic persists. We have taken all measures recommended by the CDC to ensure the safety of our employees and those with whom we may have contact. Our attorneys and staff all have the capabilities to work from home and are encouraged to do so to the extent possible. Nevertheless, you can continue to contact us as usual by phone or email. Our intent is to maintain full law firm operations even if all of our lawyers and staff work from home. Thank you.

Supreme Court Upholds Bright-line Rule Prohibiting Discovery of Communications Between attorneys and expert witnesses

In Barrick v. Holy Spirit Hospital, 91 A.3d 680 (Pa. 2014), an evenly divided Supreme Court effectively upheld a Superior Court en banc decision recognizing a bright-line rule prohibiting discovery of communications between attorneys and expert witnesses. This decision was followed by the December 15, 2014 formal adoption of a previously proposed amendment to Pa.R.C.P. 4003.5, governing the discovery of expert testimony and trial preparation material. The amendment added the following new subsection (a)(4) to the Rule:

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)*

EDI release 3 is the computer-to-computer exchange of standard workers’ compensation data between companies and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. EDI standards were developed by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), in conjunction with its members from most U.S. jurisdictions, insurers, self-insureds, TPAs and others. The standards continue to be refined and are used by many jurisdictions as an electronic means to obtain information about work injuries and statuses.

Generally used within the workers’ compensation insurance community to exchange accident, payment, insurance and medical information, EDI permits the transfer of large volumes of information more efficiently and accurately than in paper form.

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