Ben Seal

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the state Supreme Court welcomes three new justices to the fold, there remains an open question about which of its veteran members will become the next chief justice of Pennsylvania.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An interest arbitration panel is limited to addressing issues properly submitted to it, a deeply divided Supreme Court has ruled, finding that a panel exceeded its authority in considering the manner of notification for police officers required to appear in court.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

January 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A petition to intervene in a custody action is appealable as a collateral order, the state Supreme Court has held.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

January 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An interest arbitration panel is limited to addressing issues properly submitted to it, a deeply divided Supreme Court has ruled, finding that a panel exceeded its authority in considering the manner of notification for police officers required to appear in court.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

January 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the state Supreme Court welcomes three new justices to the fold, there remains an open question about which of its veteran members will become the next chief justice of Pennsylvania.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

January 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts handled a number of high-profile cases in 2015, dealing with executive branch decisions and the fallout of two major criminal cases.

By Lizzy McLellan 
and Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts handled a number of high-profile cases in 2015, dealing with executive branch decisions and the fallout of two major criminal cases.

By Lizzy McLellan 
and Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 31, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Up in Smoke. That's a Rap. Trademark Tribulation.

By Ben Seal, Christine Simmons and Angela Neville

5 minute read

December 31, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Up in Smoke. That's a Rap. Trademark Tribulation.

By Ben Seal, Christine Simmons and Angela Neville

5 minute read

December 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The deaths of two persons who sold their insurance brokerage firm did not discharge the purchaser from its obligation to carry out the terms of the sale agreement and continue making payments to the sellers' estates, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read