Aleeza Furman

July 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court ruled that sanctions "must be based in the rules or supported by contempt law, and must be based on actions in the individual case, not a courtwide policy for imposition of sanctions."

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

July 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff alleged that the Woodward Camp in State College knew that her abuser had a history of inappropriate behavior toward minors but continued to hire him as a coach anyway.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 05, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"While I offer no opinion as to whether Judge Roberts harbors any actual bias in favor of pharmaceutical companies, specifically including GSK, there are many reasons why Judge Roberts' ability to rule impartially in this case may reasonably be questioned," Stengel wrote.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said the decision to drop the remaining count was not a surrender. Rather, he said, it was a step toward bringing the case back before a jury.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 03, 2024 | Law.com

This week: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plans that could have ramifications for other mass tort defendants. Reports show that multidistrict litigation is making up a growing percentage of the federal civil docket. Find out who stepped in to defend BIC USA Inc. in a proposed class action alleging the company's razors contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

By Aleeza Furman

7 minute read

July 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite losing on causation, the plaintiffs are still set to receive $1 million under a high-low agreement the parties had reached, Frank Mangiaracina of Kline & Specter said.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

July 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"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

4 minute read

June 28, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

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

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.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

June 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"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."

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read