Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman is a Philadelphia-based litigation reporter with The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected].

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July 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dauphin County Clerk's Office Grapples With 'Untenable Leadership Void' Following Sudden Resignations

"Not only do we have to get back in sync on the daily basis of what needs to be done, but we've got to look towards how are we going to clear the backlog," Dauphin County President Judge Scott Evans told The Legal.

By Aleeza Furman

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June 28, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker's Deadly Fall

The plaintiffs' target defendant sought to escape liability through "a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers," Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky partner Jeffrey Goodman claimed.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

June 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Damages Awarded in $2.25B Roundup Verdict 'Shocks the Court's Sense of Justice,' Phila. Judge Rules

Schulman's 75-page opinion lays out the reasoning behind a June 4 order in which she slashed the McKivison verdict to $404 million but denied Monsanto's request for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

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June 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Aimed at Undoing Limits to Pa. Fair Share Act Has a Tough Road Ahead

"We felt the need to make it clear once again that the Fair Share Act is to apply to all types of civil cases," Curt Schroder said, "not with any exceptions for instances where the plaintiff was not at fault at all or had no contributory negligence."

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June 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Feldman Shepherd Sues Its Insurer for Coverage of $565K Legal Mal Settlement

Allied World alleged in counterclaims that Feldman Shepherd retained defense counsel and reached the settlement without the insurer's consent.

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4 minute read

June 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Cancels Impending First Trials in Glen Mills Schools Abuse Mass Tort

The cancellation comes only about a month before the first of the bellwethers was set to go before a jury.

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June 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Jury Returns $9.5M Verdict Over Botched Vasectomy

According to the plaintiffs' lawyer, the doctor's own recordkeeping was what drove the defendants' loss.

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3 minute read

June 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Industry Groups Back Appeal of Ruling They Claim 'Would Effectively Abolish Venue' in Pa.

The idea "that this is some horrifying … departure from well-established Pennsylvania law is just kind of ridiculous," First Law Strategy Group partner David Senoff asserted.

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June 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Judge Greenlights Claims That Law Firm Failed to Pay $260,000 Advertising Bill

"By attaching 78 total exhibits consisting of 309 pages, Ogden has more than satisfied the requirements of Rule 1019(i) under the circumstances," the judge ruled.

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3 minute read

June 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Filings in Phila. Paraquat Mass Tort Surge Amid Slowdowns in Federal MDL

When it comes to coordinated litigation, "it's really a matter of getting into court, getting trials, and getting justice," Chaffin Luhana managing partner Eric Chaffin said.

By Aleeza Furman

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