Ben Present

March 20, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since attorney Danielle M. Ross became Lackawanna County's guardian ad litem in 2008, court records show that several litigants and their attorneys petitioned to have Ross removed from their cases.

By Zack Needles and Ben Present

9 minute read

January 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Several challenges to Pennsylvania's newly approved House and Senate districts — coming from a united Democratic Senate caucus, several citizens, and representatives from to-be separated state boroughs — came before the state Supreme Court Monday, as the justices heard appeals to the state Legislative Reapportionment Commission's final decision on the new districts.

By Ben Present

6 minute read

January 31, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman facing a $2,500 default judgment under the Parental Liability Act can keep her driver's license, the Commonwealth Court has ruled, after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation attempted to suspend her license for failing to pay an award she incurred when her son crashed a vehicle that he took without the owners' permission.

By Ben Present

4 minute read

November 08, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

After Kathleen Kane coasted to victory Tuesday in the race for Pennsylvania attorney general, becoming the first Democrat to hold the post since it became an elective one and the first woman elected for the job, some sources said the office would focus more on advocating for consumer protection.

By Ben Present

7 minute read

February 14, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

When top Republican lawmakers filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state Supreme Court's decision to use decade-old House and Senate districts in this year's upcoming elections, the parties looked like this:

By Ben Present

6 minute read

March 01, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna County President Judge Thomas J. Munley testified before a federal grand jury Tuesday, according to sources in the legal community.

By Zack Needles and Ben Present

3 minute read

January 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Lackawanna County judge's recent order allowing an auto-accident plaintiff to put her settlement into a "Special Needs Trust," serves as an important reminder to lawyers on how to handle litigation settlements when the plaintiff in the case is receiving state benefits, the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Ben Present

3 minute read

March 23, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a move he had already forecasted, the attorney representing Jerry Sandusky has filed a motion to dismiss all charges against the embattled former Penn State assistant football coach.

By Ben Present

4 minute read

January 22, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Dauphin County jury issued a defense verdict in a case where the defendants' attorney admitted negligence but disputed his clients' role as the factual cause of the plaintiff's injuries.

By Ben Present

3 minute read

February 22, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Penn State University has sued its insurance company following the insurer's own legal action to limit its coverage in a lawsuit against the university stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.

By Ben Present

7 minute read