Ben Seal

August 02, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs can access through discovery documents created during an investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health into a nursing home in violation of state or federal law, an Allegheny County judge has ruled in an apparent issue of first impression.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

August 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Washington Attorney General's Office has sued Philadelphia-based cable and internet titan Comcast Corp. in King County Superior Court, alleging 1.8 million violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act for misrepresentations, overcharges and improper practices. The lawsuit seeks refunds for approximately 500,000 Washington residents and more than $100 million in total damages, the office said.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read

August 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The approach taken by CBS Broadcasting Inc. in questioning the integrity of the First Judicial District's handling of a lawsuit brought by the station's former news anchor Alycia Lane was an exceedingly rare and aggressive move, legal observers said.

By Ben Seal and P.J. D'Annunzio

11 minute read

July 29, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Four people injured in a bus accident that had dozens of victims were awarded $5.05 million by a Philadelphia jury, including $2 million in punitive damages, following a nearly seven-week trial.

By Ben Seal

12 minute read

July 29, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Government

By Ben Seal

13 minute read

July 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to take up an application for extraordinary relief filed by two of its former members regarding the wording of the impending ballot question on the mandatory judicial retirement age.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

July 26, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A group of petitioners challenging Pennsylvania's executive branch has no clear right to force the state government to enact regulations to combat climate change, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

July 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman alleging that her doctors failed to properly diagnose her stage IV breast cancer has been given a new trial by the Superior Court.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

July 22, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware has joined the U.S. Department of Justice, eight states and the District of Columbia in suing to block the $37 billion merger of health insurers Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc., saying the union would reduce competition and drive up prices in the First State.

By C. Ryan Barber, Ben Seal and Tom McParland

18 minute read

July 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has addressed multiple issues of first impression regarding criminal convictions for retaliating against a prosecutor or judicial officer. Any action taken against any individual in retaliation for the action of a prosecutor or judge is sufficient to sustain a retaliation conviction, the court held, but the infliction of "distinct harm" is a required element of the crime.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read