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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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May 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Landlord Agrees to $6M Settlement With Woman Assaulted in Phila. Office Building

"The reality is, but for the negligent security, the attacker couldn't have done what he did. Had proper security been in place, he wouldn't have gotten that far," Kline & Specter partner Lorraine Donnelly said.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 15, 2024 | Law.com

Tracking Monsanto's Roundup Verdicts Across the US

To learn more about how the Roundup litigation has taken shape since trials began in 2018, check out this interactive map of verdicts.

By Aleeza Furman | Amanda Bronstad

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May 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Kleinbard Asks Pa. High Court to Revive Firm's Bid to Recoup $70K in Legal Fees From Lancaster DA

The case centers on whether the district attorney may exceed the legal spend that the county commission budgeted for his office, but the parties were at odds over how to approach the question.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pratt & Whitney Hit With Suit Alleging 'Smorgasbord of Antitrust Offenses'

UTP—represented by White & Case; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; and Kohn, Swift & Graf—is seeking more than $150 million in damages against Pratt.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

John Ryan: Turning a Loss Into a Broader Win for Temple Health and the Defense Bar

"There was something liberating about losing $30 million," Ryan said. "It gave us a lot of impetus to make big and fast changes."

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

May 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Municipal Legal Spending and Liability for Denied Treatment: What's on the Pa. High Court's May Agenda

Oral arguments in 10 matters are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, with cases touching on issues including local municipalities' legal spending and health care professionals' liability for denying mental health treatment.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

May 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Plaintiffs Lawyer Leonard Hill Faces Charges for Allegedly Shooting a Man

"The evidence will show that Mr. Hill was legally justified in his use of force when he and another individual were being confronted and threatened by a person who wielded a knife," Hill's attorney said.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Hits ExxonMobil With $725.5M Verdict Over Carcinogen in Gasoline

The jury determined that Paul Gill developed acute myeloid leukemia as a result of his exposure to ExxonMobil's product, awarding $725 million in compensatory noneconomic damages for Gill, plus $500,000 to his wife for loss of consortium.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Expands Ozempic Plaintiffs' Leadership Team, Names 4 Co-Lead Counsel

In a joint statement, the newly appointed leads said they "are honored to have been appointed by Judge Pratter to lead one of the most significant and consequential pharmaceutical injury cases of our time against the manufacturers of diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

May 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Incredible and Gross Negligence': Pa. Federal Judge Sanctions Ikea for Destroying Evidence

Brody ruled that Ikea's deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company's "conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court."

By Aleeza Furman

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