Ben Seal

May 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned prosecutors' interpretation of the conflict-of-interest statute, tangling with the "frightening" effect former state Rep. Michael Veon's conviction could have on public officials around the state.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

May 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following a filing from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office that called her motion "frivolous" and questioned the research that went into it, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed a reply that addresses "significant ­misstatements and omissions" in the state's response.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

May 07, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A jury should determine whether stillborn twins were capable of feeling pain and ­suffering while in the womb, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

May 06, 2016 | Law.com

A man who posted to YouTube a rap video called "Fuck the Police" that included the names of two police officers intentionally communicated a threat and intimidated witnesses in a pending criminal case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has held.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

May 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An ex-lawmaker's challenge to the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's conflict-of-interest law is on tap as part of a busy argument session before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Harrisburg this week.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

May 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Allegheny County court employees association was within its contractual seven-day limit in challenging the county's attempt to raise payroll deductions for health benefits, despite the county providing notice of its intent to implement the new deductions several weeks earlier, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

May 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether a state trooper's interaction with a voluntarily stopped motorist is a mere encounter or an investigative detention that requires reasonable suspicion to produce criminal evidence.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

May 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As Sara Austin prepares to take the reins as the Pennsylvania Bar Association's newest president on May 13 following the organization's annual meeting in Hershey, she's thinking about ways to increase engagement with the bar, broaden its membership and better serve the needs of attorneys around the state. The York County civil litigator, who is often found scuba diving when outside of the courtroom, said she already has a theme picked out for her year at the helm: dive right in.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

May 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken up a workers' compensation case that attorneys said has the potential to chip away at the franchise model and diminish its value in the state.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

May 03, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Torts

By BY Ben Seal

6 minute read