Aleeza Furman

March 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justice Christine Donohue and Chief Justice Debra Todd were the most vocal questioners during Wednesday's arguments in Sullivan v. Werner—a case poised to bring clarity to an issue left open by the high court's influential 2014 ruling in Tincher v. Omega Flex.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

March 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Central to the case is Pennsylvania's "no felony conviction recovery" rule—a judicially established rule preventing convicted felons from collecting damages for circumstances that occurred as a result of their crimes.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

March 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said his firm took on the case "to prove a point."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

March 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"For a verdict to be 10 times the policy limits, that is just completely unacceptable," said Pansini Law Group managing partner Michael Pansini.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

March 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The trial court had dismissed Peruto's complaint with prejudice in July 2022 in response to a string of no-shows and unpaid sanctions.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

March 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three cases in particular have captured the attention of the plaintiffs and defense bars, with advocates on both sides appearing as amici in matters impacting the realms of medical malpractice, products liability and venue.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

March 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The award is unusually high for the conservative-leaning Beaver County, where verdicts rarely hit seven digits, said Ogg, Murphy & Perkosky partner John Perkosky, who represents plaintiffs Jeff and Lisa Latham.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"That work ethic as a Latino has motivated me to continue to work hard," said U.S. District Chief Judge Juan Sanchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

By Aleeza Furman

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February 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The question that this case asks is, 'What are the permissible restraints on First Amendment expression for judges and what are the rationales for those restraints?'" said ethics expert Ellen Brotman of BrotmanLaw.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

February 24, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board accused the judge of violating seven rules of judicial conduct, as well as violating an article of the state Constitution.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read