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Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.

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October 29, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Penguins Face Suit Over Former Minors Coach Accused of Assault

Jarrod and Erin Skalde sued the Penguins nearly a year ago, alleging former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coach Clark Donatelli molested Erin Skalde during an outing on a road trip in 2018.

By The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Felony Count Over 43 Cents' Worth of Mountain Dew Is Dropped

Under Pennsylvania's three-strikes law, a third theft charge must be a felony, regardless of the amount or value involved. He faced up to seven years in prison.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

October 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Shapiro Breaks With Wolf Over Strategy on Climate Change

Shapiro suggested that Wolf's plan does not satisfy criticism that it will hurt the state's energy industry, drive up electric prices and do little to curtail greenhouse gases.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Suit Claims Trucker in Turnpike Crash Wore Noise-Canceling Headphones

The wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed last week in Philadelphia claims FedEx driver Brandon Stowers' use of the headphones prevented him from hearing warnings that he was about to crash into the scene of the bus wreck.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Outlines Rules When District Attorneys Lose Law License

The bill would deem the office of district attorney vacant if the incumbent district attorney is disbarred.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

October 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers Get Started on Bills Aimed at Lobbyist Influence

One of the centerpiece bills would bar state officials, including lawmakers, from letting a lobbyist pay for their transportation, lodging, recreation or entertainment, and limiting gifts from lobbyists to $250 in value each year.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Priest Pleads No Contest to Abusing 11-Year-Old Altar Boy

Prosecutors said the Rev. Andrew Mark Kawecki, 66, of Greensburg will have to register as a sex offender for 10 years after entering the no contest plea before a Fayette County judge.

By The Associated Press

1 minute read

October 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Panel OKs Data for Drawing Pa. Assembly, Congress District Maps

It voted 4-1 to certify census data that shifts just under 27,000 state prison inmates back to their home districts for the maps that will be used for state legislative elections during the coming decade.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Rep. Kelly Faces Ethics Scrutiny Over Stock Purchase

The ethics office has recommended that subpoenas be issued for Kelly, his wife, Victoria, a senior staffer and former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross because they declined to be interviewed or participate in the investigation.

By Brian Slodysko/The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rape Count Dropped, Sexual Assault Added Against Western Pa. District Attorney

Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Lynn Thomas waived a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

3 minute read