Gina Passarella

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $4.75 million settlement in several civil actions related to the Luzerne County “kids-for-cash” scandal.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mandatory arbitration clause in Reed Smith's client engagement letters is unenforceable because it was not specifically signed by the client and did not inform the client of the rights he was giving up, a Philadelphia judge has ruled in an issue of first impression in the state.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $4.75 million settlement in several civil actions related to the Luzerne County “kids-for-cash” scandal.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mandatory arbitration clause in Reed Smith's client engagement letters is unenforceable because it was not specifically signed by the client and did not inform the client of the rights he was giving up, a Philadelphia judge has ruled in an issue of first impression in the state.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The former sheriff of Philadelphia has pleaded not guilty to charges he accepted gifts and illegal campaign donations from the heads of two companies his office hired to help advertise and process sales of delinquent properties.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The former sheriff of Philadelphia has pleaded not guilty to charges he accepted gifts and illegal campaign donations from the heads of two companies his office hired to help advertise and process sales of delinquent properties.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has refused to stay the upcoming trial in a reverse-payment settlement antitrust case while the remaining defendants await the Third Circuit's review of a class certification ruling.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

December 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has refused to stay the upcoming trial in a reverse-payment settlement antitrust case while the remaining defendants await the Third Circuit's review of a class certification ruling.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

December 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a win for the estate of a staff sergeant electrocuted while showering at a military base in Iraq in 2008, a federal judge ruled Pennsylvania law will apply to the apportionment and liability issues in the long-running case.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

December 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a win for the estate of a staff sergeant electrocuted while showering at a military base in Iraq in 2008, a federal judge ruled Pennsylvania law will apply to the apportionment and liability issues in the long-running case.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read