Ben Seal

May 02, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's motion to quash charges against her based on selective prosecution revealed a selective memory, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said Monday in a reply brief.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

April 30, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The question over judicial retirement was put to voters, whether it was official or not. But whether the question—and the answers—will count is an issue for Pennsylvania's courts to decide.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

April 30, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over the constitutionality of a retroactive increase to an individual's time spent on the state's sex-offender registry following the 2012 enactment of new guidelines.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

April 29, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

An African-American woman from North Bergen has sued the company that runs the Outback Steakhouse chain of restaurants, claiming that her termination after 18 years as a bartender and server, purportedly because of a pair of negative “secret shopper” reviews, violated anti-discrimination laws.

By Ben Seal

2 minute read

April 29, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As drivers encounter an increasing number of distractions behind the wheel, Pennsylvania law is adjusting to consider how civil damages should be meted out in motor vehicle accidents. If a recent opinion from a Lawrence County judge is any indication, anyone sending a text message might now be found liable for accidents on Pennsylvania's roads if they knowingly divert a driver's attention.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

April 29, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has declined to review a lower court ­decision allowing a class action alleging ­improperly-assessed bank overdraft fees to proceed.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

April 28, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Office of Attorney General lacked cause to discharge a narcotics agent whose misconduct the agency had said threatened her credibility, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

April 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As election season enters its next phase and the race for Pennsylvania attorney general shifts to a two-person contest, the current leader of the office figures to take a more prominent role in conversations surrounding the campaign. The drama that has followed state Attorney General Kathleen Kane and created disarray in her office in recent months could be a key factor in drawing differences between Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro and state Sen. John Rafferty Jr., R-Montgomery, as the campaign unfolds to be her successor.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

April 26, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

After a relatively brief primary cycle, a close finish is expected in the hotly ­contested race for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania attorney general that once hinged on the question of what qualifications matter most for the job but has since pivoted to a more conventional political battle.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review whether a state agency is required to allow a suspended attorney to represent a party in its hearings and proceedings.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read