Ben Present

July 06, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts issued a report on Thursday making wide-ranging recommendations to Lackawanna County's guardian ad litem program, which has come under public criticism and federal scrutiny in the past year.

By Zack Needles and Ben Present

7 minute read

December 22, 2011 | Legaltech News

Two Pennsylvania courts have denied defense motions for access to plaintiffs' private social media pages, apparently evening the social media scoreboard when it comes to discovery.

By Ben Present

9 minute read

April 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has denied the extraordinary jurisdiction petition of a Western Pennsylvania attorney who has, for more than a year, accused a Washington County judge of tampering with the transcripts of the underlying murder trial he defended.

By Ben Present

5 minute read

December 28, 2011 | Law.com

A Philadelphia ordinance banning the posting of signs on city utility poles, traffic signals and trees is not unconstitutional, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided.

By Ben Present

5 minute read

May 01, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

After a year in which its output was dramatically down, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rebounded in 2011, issuing opinions at a rate closer to the high court's traditional performance marks.

By Ben Present

4 minute read

November 20, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court had some choice words for a Washington County judge whose finding of contempt against two Pennsylvania attorneys came in a custody case where the father requested one of his attorneys be fired out of fear the judge would rule against him to spite that attorney.

By Ben Present

8 minute read

March 27, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court Judge Trish Corbett has explained her reasoning behind refusing to remove Lackawanna County guardian ad litem Danielle M. Ross from a custody case after an attorney raised concerns about media reports of a federal investigation into the county's guardian ad litem program.

By Zack Needles and Ben Present

5 minute read

October 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

When defense attorney Peter J. Neeson opened his oral argument before the state Supreme Court Wednesday with a rather daunting government statistic — that a person encounters about 100 million asbestos fibers in his or her lifetime — Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille and Justice J. Michael Eakin shared a look that could have only meant the following:

By Ben Present

8 minute read

March 05, 2013 | Law.com

A Schuylkill County judge has denied without prejudice the discovery request of an automobile accident defendant seeking access into his opponents' social media accounts.

By Ben Present

4 minute read

May 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Penn State has filed a notice of appeal to a Philadelphia judge's decision that litigation between the university and its insurer will unfold in Philadelphia.

By Ben Present

4 minute read