Ben Seal

August 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Lackawanna County judge has refused to seal a settlement in a medical malpractice suit over stillborn twins, finding the common-law presumption in favor of open access to judicial records outweighs the defense interest in keeping the agreement confidential.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

August 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The estate of a man run over by a truck has reached a $4.5 million settlement with the truck's driver and its owner. The man allegedly died from causes relating to the accident, according to the plaintiffs' pretrial memorandum in the case.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

August 18, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just hours after Kathleen Kane's resignation became effective and Bruce L. Castor Jr. took over as acting attorney general, Gov. Tom Wolf has nominated Bruce Beemer, formerly Kane's first deputy, to fill the role until the newly elected attorney general joins the office in January.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

August 18, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the dust settles in the wake of Kathleen Kane's conviction and resignation from office, the race to replace her as Pennsylvania's attorney general is ready to kick into gear, and political observers expect reform and integrity to take a prominent place in the campaign.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

August 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced her resignation Tuesday afternoon, setting the wheels in motion for the Office of Attorney General to move on from years of dysfunction as she turns her attention to appealing her criminal conviction. But, as her successor, Bruce L. Castor Jr., said at a press conference, some of the mess Kane left behind won't be so easily wiped away.

By Ben Seal 
and Lizzy McLellan

15 minute read

August 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced her resignation, effective Wednesday, on the heels of her criminal conviction. She was found guilty Monday of two felony counts of perjury and seven misdemeanors for leaking grand jury documents to a reporter and lying about it under oath.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

August 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney General Kathleen Kane's balletic evasion of the slings and arrows sent her way during her time in office concluded Monday evening, as a jury found her guilty on all charges, including two third-degree felony counts of perjury.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

August 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As federal regulators prepare to issue guidelines on autonomous vehicles, plaintiffs attorneys and consumer-safety groups are concerned about confusion and potential harm that could arise from the lack of federal standards.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

August 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Aug. 12 she did not find it necessary to testify on her own behalf in her criminal trial, as the ­defense rested without calling any ­witnesses in a move that defense attorneys said aligns with the argument that the government failed to meet its burden.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

14 minute read

August 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Friday morning she did not find it necessary to testify on her own behalf in her criminal trial. The defense rested without calling any witnesses.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read