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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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February 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Prosecutors Struggle to Manage Caseloads as DA's Office Slows Turnover

Between April 1 and Dec. 16, 2022, the office lost 46 assistant district attorneys, but its 311-lawyer head count marks an improvement from the 282 ADAs it had on staff in March.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

February 09, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Election Subpoena Dispute, Judges Split on When Court Should Intervene

"What the court seems to be doing is saying that this is a dispute between the executive branch and the legislative branch," said Dentons' Clifford Levine, who represents the Senate Democratic Caucus.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 09, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $19M Verdict in Nursing Home Death Suit

A Delaware County jury handed down a $19 million verdict Jan. 25 to the estate of a 70-year-old woman who allegedly died as a result of improper care at the nursing facility in which she lived.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 09, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Data Reveals Division Among Pennsylvania's Justices

In 2022, the justices wrote 68 concurring or dissenting opinions or statements. Amid the differing opinions, certain justices were far more inclined to split from the majority than others.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

February 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Spike in Med Mal Filings Hasn't Phased Court Under New Rollout

As head of the new program, Judge Susan Schulman said she is bullish on the impact it will continue to have on decreasing the medical malpractice backlog.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Days Inn Agrees to Pay $24M to Settle Sex Trafficking Claims

"The traffickers were prosecuted, they're incarcerated and now it's time to hold the hotel accountable for what was happening in their hallways," said Kline & Specter's Emily Marks.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

$3M Settlement Agreed On in Glenn Mills Schools Abuse Litigation

Former students of a youth detention center reached a $3 million settlement with one of several defendants in a proposed class action over alleged abuse at the now-closed Glen Mills Schools.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

February 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Why Only One Pa. County Has Local Civil Rules on Remote Tech

As of late January, Lackawanna County was the only judicial district to submit local rules of civil procedure seeking to codify the use of ACT after similar statewide proposals were discontinued in September.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Some Women Have Died': Philadelphia Talc Plaintiffs Lawyers Prep to Move Cases After J&J Unit's Bankruptcy Dismissal

"We are eager to be able to get our cases back on the trial list in Philadelphia," said Nancy Winkler, a partner with Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck who serves as local counsel in a number of talc cases in Philadelphia.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

January 31, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Marshall Dennehey Secures Defense Verdict in $24.1M Construction Negligence Lawsuit

"From a defense perspective, those that are creative, innovative and dynamic in their presentations will do well in front of jurors," said John Delany III, a shareholder at Marshall Dennehey.

By Aleeza Furman

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