Declaratory Judgments in Pennsylvania

Michael Oakeshott’s Declaratory Theory of Adjudication

I this essay I consider a portion of of Chapter Two of Michael Oakeshott’s book, On Human Conduct, in which Oakeshott pursues an understanding of civil association in terms of its conditions or assumptions.1 These postulates include free agents, civil law, adjudication, authority and obligation, legislation, and politics. The portion I consider treats one of these postulates, adjudication. Oake...

Pothole Repair in Pennsylvania

IN T R O D U C T IO N In the C om m onw ealth of Pennsylvania, the m anual repa ir of potholes involves an annual expend itu re exceeding $25 m illion, which is second only to snow rem oval in the m a in tenance budget. P rior to 1980, it was com m on practice for rep a ir crews to practice a “throw an d go” policy, w ith pa tch m ateria l p laced in the potholes w ithout rem oving debris or lo...

Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania

Sydenham's chorea in western Pennsylvania.

OBJECTIVE Chorea is characterized by involuntary, fleeting, irregular, nonrhythmic movements that flow from 1 body region to another. There are many causes of childhood chorea, including cerebrovascular accidents, collagen vascular diseases, drug intoxication, hyperthyroidism, Wilson's disease, Huntington's disease, and infectious agents. Although Sydenham's chorea (SC), a nonsuppurative sequel...

Privacy and security in Pennsylvania: ensuring privacy and security of health information exchange in Pennsylvania.

Though HIPAA addresses privacy and security on a nationwide basis, state laws and regulations vary. This paper describes the landscape for privacy and security in Pennsylvania and its key elements. It addresses common myths and misunderstandings and provides an overview of what is actually required to provide needed protections privacy policies from government and the stakeholders; risk analysi...