Aleeza Furman

July 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The defendants warned that the Superior Court ruling "would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize their businesses into a corporation or limited liability company, personally liable to employees for work-related injuries, even though those employees were eligible for and received workers' compensation benefits."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Law.com

"There are motions related to the admissibility of certain evidence, such as political affiliations or opinions, or motions concerning juror bias, that might become more relevant, and certainly it's going to impact the legal strategies that lawyers invariably will take," said jury consultant Daniel Wolfe.

By Charles Toutant | Aleeza Furman | Riley Brennan

6 minute read

July 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We're trial lawyers so we learn to pivot. That's what we're going to do," Joe Tucker Jr. said.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Taking on a big bank like Wells Fargo by myself was tough, but the facts and the law were on my side," the plaintiff said. "I'm glad the Superior Court got it right and overturned the trial court's decision."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In upholding the Kline v. Nouryon verdict, Judge Ann Butchart of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected plaintiffs' challenge to a series of global evidentiary rulings that gave Monsanto a newfound edge in the trial.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

July 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court data shows that by the halfway mark of 2024, Philadelphia saw nearly as many eight-plus-figure civil jury verdicts as it did in the entirety of 2023. That statistic is especially striking considering 2023 had already marked a high point for awards exceeding $10 million.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

July 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The settlement includes $12.7 million in attorney fees for the plaintiffs' lead counsel.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

July 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Kline & Specter was asking the court to be the first in the country to hold that a third party has standing to sue a TikTok user for supposedly violating TikTok's terms of service," Jassy Vick partner Jean-Paul Jassy, who represents Bosworth, said.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

July 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court ruled that sanctions "must be based in the rules or supported by contempt law, and must be based on actions in the individual case, not a courtwide policy for imposition of sanctions."

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

July 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff alleged that the Woodward Camp in State College knew that her abuser had a history of inappropriate behavior toward minors but continued to hire him as a coach anyway.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read