Ben Present

July 03, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In two post-Koken cases, a Luzerne County judge has refused to sever the tort and underinsured motorist claims for trial.

By Ben Present

5 minute read

September 25, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

An arbitrator's award reinstating a warehouseman who was fired for sexually harassing a co-worker violated "dominant" public policy, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Ben Present

7 minute read

December 14, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Before the start of business Tuesday, former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky stunned a jam-packed courtroom with the decision to waive his right to a preliminary hearing.

By Ben Present

6 minute read

March 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has issued two opinions that will guide state courts in ruling on evidence uncovered after law enforcement officers use global positioning system devices to track criminal suspects.

By Ben Present

11 minute read

July 23, 2013 | Law.com

Whether the state attorney general is able to delegate the defense of Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage to the Office of General Counsel hinges on an interpretation of the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, lawyers familiar with government practice have told Pennsylvania Law Weekly.

By Saranac Hale Spencer and Ben Present

7 minute read

June 26, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

While a majority of the legal profession was packing it in for the Thanksgiving holiday last year, a team of Cozen O'Connor attorneys could be found in a Harrisburg bankruptcy courtroom.

By Ben Present

5 minute read

May 08, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a case where the criminal defendant's attorney said the state Supreme Court abrogated its own standard to let an Allegheny County jury's guilty verdict stand, the Supreme Court has decided by a narrow margin that the independent source doctrine only applies to cases when there is evidence of police misconduct.

By Ben Present

7 minute read

June 10, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeals of two former Penn State administrators facing charges in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.

By Ben Present

4 minute read

April 02, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former state Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Montemuro Jr. — remembered as a "pioneer" for Italian-Americans in and outside the legal profession and a jurist who worked until he was forced to stop — died last week due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.

By Ben Present

5 minute read

July 16, 2013 | Law.com

The Penn State board of trustees has approved a figure in excess of $30 million to settle the claims of a number of plaintiffs claiming convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky sexually abused them, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

By Ben Present

5 minute read