Gina Passarella

October 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The passage rate for first-time takers of the Pennsylvania bar was at its lowest since 2003, the first year for which data was available from the state Board of Law Examiners.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court should adopt an amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct to allow for lawyers to ethically represent clients in the medical marijuana industry, ethics committees of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations have jointly recommended.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

October 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The passage rate for first-time takers of the Pennsylvania bar was at its lowest since 2003, the first year for which data was available from the state Board of Law Examiners.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 09, 2015 | Law.com

A federal judge, relying in part on the state Supreme Court's recent landmark products liability ruling in Tincher v. Omega Flex, found one of the defendants in a penis-pump personal injury suit improperly removed the case to federal court.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

October 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge, relying in part on the state Supreme Court's recent landmark products liability ruling in , found one of the defendants in a penis-pump personal injury suit improperly removed the case to federal court.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

October 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arguments Thursday before the Third Circuit took on the feel of an Abbott and Costello skit, but with the famed "Who's on first?" swapped out for "who decides" and the baseball theme replaced by more serious questions of arbitrability.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arguments Thursday before the Third Circuit took on the feel of an Abbott and Costello skit, but with the famed "Who's on first?" swapped out for "who decides" and the baseball theme replaced by more serious questions of arbitrability.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Out-of-town firms with offices in Pittsburgh are beginning to bolster their attorney ranks thanks to a confluence of factors including both client opportunities and the focus by some indigenous firms on trimming lawyer head count in the city.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Out-of-town firms with offices in Pittsburgh are beginning to bolster their attorney ranks thanks to a confluence of factors including both client opportunities and the focus by some indigenous firms on trimming lawyer head count in the city.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to realize the full extent of the psychological harm from sexual abuse is not enough to toll the statute of limitations, the Superior Court has ruled in determining a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder years after the abuse stopped does not extend the time to sue.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read