Ben Present

January 02, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania woman may take her claim against PECO Energy Co. to trial, the state Superior Court has ruled, in a case where the plaintiff is alleging the electricity provider did not adequately maintain a streetlight at the scene of a vehicle-pedestrian accident in which she was injured.

By Ben Present

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June 05, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The inclusion of a subcontractor's bid as part of the general contractor's overall bid for work does not create a contractual relationship between the subcontractor and the general contractor, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Present

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April 18, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia judge has granted partial summary judgment to a man who had his leg amputated above the knee after a 10-year-old ran him over with a 5-ton track loader.

By Ben Present

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July 24, 2012 | Law.com

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier wrote a letter to the university's board of trustees Sunday to say the findings of Louis B. Freeh's investigation into the university's handling of allegations against Jerry Sandusky was fraught with factual errors.

By Ben Present

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June 04, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers in Washington County have expressed concerns that the installation of a courthouse microphone system aimed at cutting court reporting costs may have compromised attorney-client privilege.

By Ben Present

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May 15, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

As attorneys argued what promises to be an important unemployment compensation decision from the state Supreme Court, one thing quickly became clear:

By Ben Present

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November 06, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A jury may decide whether a Pennsylvania woman may recover non-economic damages in a limited tort automobile accident case where she did not visit her primary care doctor until six weeks after the accident and declined to mention the back and neck pain for which she is claiming a serious injury.

By Ben Present

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November 07, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge on Nov. 4 sentenced the former co-owner of two juvenile detention facilities to 18 months in prison for his role in the Luzerne County judicial scandal.

By Ben Present

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August 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

After the Office of Disciplinary Counsel brought charges against Pennsylvania state Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola for his work with an "heir-hunting" firm, a news report surfaced noting that a Dauphin County judge with political ties to the senator presided over one of the estates.

By Ben Present

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July 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

According to an investigative report, Penn State trustees said they felt former president Graham Spanier and former general counsel Cynthia Baldwin downplayed the seriousness of the grand jury investigating allegations that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted boys on the university's campus.

By Gina Passarella and Ben Present

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