Aleeza Furman

June 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The court emphasizes allegations of a failure to act will not satisfy the state-created danger theory," Judge Juan Sanchez ruled.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

June 05, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff's lawyers said they "believe the reduction of the jury's verdict is a departure from established Pennsylvania law that we plan to appeal, seeking reinstatement of the full measure of compensatory and punitive damages."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

June 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The ruling was far from a complete loss for the plaintiff, with the court upholding the remainder of the $14.3 million judgment it had won in the case.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

June 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"When a client reads that their judge has passed, it is a scary, scary thing," said Jonathan Orent, a member at Motley Rice.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

May 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the plaintiff's lawyer, the case is the first to be brought by a physician claiming to have been discharged for doing his legal duties to take care of student-athletes.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff claimed in her complaint that "no legitimate business reason existed for the termination of her employment and that the defendant actually terminated her employment based on her association with her disabled husband and/or in retaliation for utilizing leave under the FMLA."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The company asserted in a recent post-trial brief that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover against ExxonMobil at all because they had already been compensated by another defendant for their injuries.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 28, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an order entered just three days after the parties submitted their post-trial briefs, Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected arguments from the defendant that the jury's award for pain and suffering was too large.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

May 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion from Penn to dismiss claims that it defamed anthropologist Dr. Janet Monge through its reaction to accusations that she had acted unethically in her handling of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

May 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal announced its 2024 winners for Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year at the Pennsylvania Legal Awards on Wednesday night.

By Aleeza Furman

2 minute read