Ben Seal

December 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A 1988 action to quiet title on 3,665 acres of land in Lycoming County failed to properly name a group of owners of subsurface rights to the land, the Superior Court has ruled, holding that a trial court was right to strike a 1989 default judgment in the case as void ab initio.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over the distinct conduct standards in workers' compensation and unemployment compensation adjudications.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following the historic election of three new Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices this November, the court faces the unusual challenge of transitioning nearly half its complement into a system where they will encounter new responsibilities, procedures and expectations.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

December 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Now that it has brought ethics charges against Justice J. Michael Eakin, the Judicial Conduct Board faces its next task: demonstrating the offensive and pornographic traffic on Eakin's private email account actually constituted violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Pennsylvania Constitution. And while public and political criticism against Eakin is mounting, the case against him might not be a slam dunk legally.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Now that it has brought ethics charges against Justice J. Michael Eakin, the Judicial Conduct Board faces its next task: demonstrating the offensive and pornographic traffic on Eakin's private email account actually constituted violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Pennsylvania Constitution. And while public and political criticism against Eakin is mounting, the case against him might not be a slam dunk legally.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board has filed ethics charges against state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin over his role in exchanging racist and sexist emails with state prosecutors and judges.

By Max Mitchell and Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man whose left hand was crushed in the 600-pound doors of a freight elevator, leaving him unable to use it, reached a $3 million settlement with Hatfield Quality Meats Inc.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board has filed ethics charges against state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin over his role in exchanging racist and sexist emails with state prosecutors and judges.

By Max Mitchell and Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man whose left hand was crushed in the 600-pound doors of a freight elevator, leaving him unable to use it, reached a $3 million settlement with Hatfield Quality Meats Inc.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

December 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An updated bank account agreement with no arbitration clause supersedes an earlier agreement that mandated arbitration, the state Superior Court has ruled, allowing a class action alleging improperly assessed overdraft fees to proceed.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read