Ben Seal

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman whose cancer diagnosis was delayed more than four years by her doctors' failure to report a mass on her lung has been awarded a $3 million verdict by a Jefferson County jury. The verdict is the largest ever reported in Jefferson County, according to a review of The Legal's annual listing of top verdicts and settlements.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurer must provide coverage for in-school, autism-related services, despite a general exclusion saying services would not be covered in schools, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane's top deputies testified Wednesday about the "profound and extraordinary" impact her license suspension has had on the Office of Attorney General.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane's top deputies testified Wednesday about the "profound and extraordinary" impact her license suspension has had on the Office of Attorney General.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane would expose staff in the Office of Attorney General to potential discipline if she were to engage in the unauthorized practice of law, her top deputies told her in a letter the day her license suspension went into effect. They expressed their concerns that anything Kane does to violate her ethical obligations would directly implicate the attorneys she is tasked with supervising.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane would expose staff in the Office of Attorney General to potential discipline if she were to engage in the unauthorized practice of law, her top deputies told her in a letter the day her license suspension went into effect. They expressed their concerns that anything Kane does to violate her ethical obligations would directly implicate the attorneys she is tasked with supervising.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania voters will have the chance to decide whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75, following a state Senate vote. Combined HB 89 and HB 90, which would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution, passed the Senate on Monday and are set to appear as a ballot question in the April 26, 2016, primary election.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania voters will have the chance to decide whether to raise the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75, following a state Senate vote. Combined HB 89 and HB 90, which would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution, passed the Senate on Monday and are set to appear as a ballot question in the April 26, 2016, primary election.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Litigants are likely to push for the rehearing of certain hot-button issues by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as those decided by a deeply divided bench during its five-justice year, once a fully constituted, seven-member court is in place next year, appellate attorneys said.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

November 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bad-faith penalties for government agencies that fail to pay contractors and stepparents' responsibility for child support are among the issues the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear this week in a relatively light argument session in Harrisburg, the last during Justice Correale F. Stevens' interim term.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read