Ben Seal

December 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has amended and reinstated a rule focused on clearing the backlog of cases on civil dockets across the state. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 230.2, which had been suspended in April 2014, is set to take effect Dec. 31, 2016.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 18, 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

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has amended and reinstated a rule focused on clearing the backlog of cases on civil dockets across the state. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 230.2, which had been suspended in April 2014, is set to take effect Dec. 31, 2016.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 1, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the justices' power to suspend judges. Just hours later, former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery's name first surfaced in the pornographic and offensive email scandal that has gone on to involve current Justice J. Michael Eakin, contributing to McCaffery's departure from the court and touching off two Supreme Court inquiries, two reviews by the Judicial Conduct Board and now an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 1, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the justices' power to suspend judges. Just hours later, former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery's name first surfaced in the pornographic and offensive email scandal that has gone on to involve current Justice J. Michael Eakin, contributing to McCaffery's departure from the court and touching off two Supreme Court inquiries, two reviews by the Judicial Conduct Board and now an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a response to the Judicial Conduct Board's ethics complaint against him, Justice J. Michael Eakin said Wednesday that his emails were never meant to be made public, did not discuss cases or legal matters and did not bring the state Supreme Court into disrepute.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

4 minute read

December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a response to the Judicial Conduct Board's ethics complaint against him, Justice J. Michael Eakin said Wednesday that his emails were never meant to be made public, did not discuss cases or legal matters and did not bring the state Supreme Court into disrepute.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

4 minute read

December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Allegheny County jury has awarded $32 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a 2012 car accident in Pittsburgh, including $10 million for a wrongful death claim and $10 million for a survival claim.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Allegheny County jury has awarded $32 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a 2012 car accident in Pittsburgh, including $10 million for a wrongful death claim and $10 million for a survival claim.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether a sentencing judge can consider evidence of a crime's impact on a victim when the crime is not an offense against a person.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read