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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 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Court: Phila. Judge Violated Conduct Rules With Politically Charged Facebook Posts

The case is the first in Pennsylvania to grapple with what a judge may or may not post on social media. At the heart of the matter is a question of where the line lies between impropriety and a judge's protected free speech.

By Aleeza Furman

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May 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Group of Fired Scientists Win $26.6M Bucks County Verdict on Counterclaims Against Ex-Employer

The plaintiff alleged in its $849 million suit that its former employees stole trade secrets and set up competing drug companies.

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May 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'They Would Be Our Adversary': Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Testifies in Talc DQ Hearing

Johnson & Johnson alleges that Birchfield breached his ethical duties by partnering with Legacy Liability Solutions CEO James Conlan, who was outside counsel to Johnson & Johnson while a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath until 2022, to push a $19 billion talc settlement proposal.

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May 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Agrees to Eye Whether Employer Must Pay for Injured Worker's CBD Oil

According to claimant Mark Schmidt, the court's phrasing of the question was broader than what his employer raised in its appeal, expanding the issue to encompass an employer's duty to reimburse injured workers for not just CBD oil, but any type of over-the-counter item.

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May 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'It Wasn't About the Medicine': Western Pa. Jury Awards $7M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

"It's an important case for the medical community to take a look at because these PAs are not doctors," Richard Godshall said. "They're being put in position to make decisions that their experience and training just hasn't met yet."

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April 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rejects Challenge to $977M Defective Seatbelt Verdict, Adds $33.4M in Delay Damages

"Mitsubishi Motors respectfully disagrees with the trial court's decision to uphold the verdict and intends to appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania," counsel for the defendant said in a statement.

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April 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Urgent Need for Clarity': Mass Tort Defendant Presses Superior Court to Examine Pa.'s Registration Statute

"To provide much needed constitutional clarity after Mallory and conclusively resolve the jurisdictional status of nearly 90% of the total plaintiffs in the Paraquat mass tort program, this court should grant Syngenta Crop's petition for permission to appeal," the defendant argued.

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April 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Hands Up $6.1M Verdict to Crushed Worker Despite Plaintiff's 'Nuclear' Settlement Demand

According to attorneys involved in the matter, the plaintiff's settlement demand at trial was somewhere between $51 million and $101 million.

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April 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jewish Doctor Argues Trial's Overlap With Yom Kippur Warrants Do-Over of $4.1M Med Mal Case

The defendant claimed that the case "hinges on a fundamental constitutional issue that has implications far beyond the professional liability context: whether a trial court can prioritize run-of-the-mill, non-constitutional scheduling concerns over a litigant's constitutional right to freely exercise his religious beliefs."

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April 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Plaintiffs Get Leadership Team, but Not Quite the One They Asked For

Walsh said that, during an extensive hearing on leadership structure last week, Pratter "had some concerns about the size of the committee that we put in the application."

By Aleeza Furman

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