Ben Seal

December 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are concerns within the Office of Attorney General over the legality of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's recently announced investigation of OAG emails by an out-of-state special prosecutor, sources have told The Legal.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Court of Judicial Discipline has suspended Justice J. Michael Eakin with pay pending his trial on the merits over his involvement in the exchange of offensive emails. The suspension, the third of a sitting state Supreme Court justice since 2012, comes following a hearing Monday in which Eakin tearfully apologized and claimed that his lesson had been learned.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arlin M. Adams, a former Third Circuit judge and contender for the U.S. Supreme Court, whose lengthy career touched all corners of the legal profession in Pennsylvania and beyond, died Tuesday morning at 94.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arlin M. Adams, a former Third Circuit judge and contender for the U.S. Supreme Court, whose lengthy career touched all corners of the legal profession in Pennsylvania and beyond, died Tuesday morning at 94.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Court of Judicial Discipline has suspended Justice J. Michael Eakin with pay pending his trial on the merits over his involvement in the exchange of offensive emails. The suspension, the third of a sitting state Supreme Court justice since 2012, comes following a hearing Monday in which Eakin tearfully apologized and claimed that his lesson had been learned.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The estate of a man killed during a shooting spree at a psychiatric facility must pay more than $500,000 in fees to the law firm it hired to investigate civil actions and handle mediation, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justice J. Michael Eakin testified Monday before the Court of Judicial Discipline that his exchange of offensive emails has caused both him and the state Supreme Court embarrassment, but that because his involvement is now in the past, the court should not issue an interim suspension.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justice J. Michael Eakin testified Monday before the Court of Judicial Discipline that his exchange of offensive emails has caused both him and the state Supreme Court embarrassment, but that because his involvement is now in the past, the court should not issue an interim suspension.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The estate of a man killed during a shooting spree at a psychiatric facility must pay more than $500,000 in fees to the law firm it hired to investigate civil actions and handle mediation, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A defendant in a wrongful death case may not invoke their Fifth Amendment privilege to avoid answering questions concerning the ownership of the gun used to kill the decedent when the criminal case is no longer pending, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read