Ben Seal

February 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Office of Attorney General narcotics agent has sued several OAG employees, including chief of staff Jonathan Duecker, alleging coverups, First Amendment retaliation and violations of whistleblower law.

By Lizzy McLellan and Ben Seal

5 minute read

February 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

With a disciplinary trial looming, Justice J. Michael Eakin and the Judicial Conduct Board are set to appear Thursday in Pittsburgh before the Court of Judicial Discipline to present proposed stipulations to the court. The CJD earlier this month told the parties they could request such a hearing if they were to reach a mediation agreement.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

February 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Products Liability

By BY Ben Seal

6 minute read

February 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A minor who was illegally sent by his parents to live in the United States cannot be adjudicated as a dependent child of the uncle with whom he is living without first having intervention from a state or county child-welfare agency, a Montgomery County judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

February 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The parties in Justice J. Michael Eakin's disciplinary case filed a joint motion with the Court of Judicial Discipline seeking an opportunity to present proposed stipulations to the court ahead of the scheduled March 29 trial date. The CJD earlier this month told the parties they could request such a hearing if they were to reach a mediation agreement.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

February 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has held that a man who used a "voice memo" app on his smartphone to record a conversation with his boss should be charged with the interception of oral communications, a violation of the Wiretap Act, in a decision that attorneys said could have broad implications.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

February 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Very little has changed in the products liability landscape since November 2014, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex and largely reset the practice area. The Superior Court has issued one nonprecedential opinion interpreting portions of Tincher, and the high court has agreed to hear argument in one post-Tincher case. Otherwise, the "considerable confusion" that a Clarion County judge lamented in an October 2015 decision has remained constant.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

February 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In striking down as unconstitutional a section of the Public School Code that granted broad powers to the School Reform Commission, which oversees the Philadelphia School District, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week ignited a series of questions about how the district will adapt and what might happen at other distressed schools.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

February 18, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether a single store can sell both gasoline and beer without violating the Liquor Code.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

February 16, 2016 | Law.com

Facing a criminal prosecution, five civil suits and an impeachment investigation, Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced Tuesday that she won't seek re-election. Election petitions to appear on the April 26 primary ballot are due by the end of the day.

By Ben Seal

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