Hank Grezlak

April 27, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the most absurd things I heard coming out of the spat between Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ronald D. Castille and Duquesne Law professor Bruce Ledewitz was that somehow Ledewitz�s comments were a threat to judicial independence.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

March 29, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has thrown out sanctions in the amount of $52,000 leveled at a defense attorney whose reference during a medical malpractice trial's opening arguments to expert testimony already barred by the trial court resulted in a mistrial. The panel ruled that while a mistrial was necessary because of the lawyer's comments, the judge's orders weren't specific enough to warrant sanctions.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

December 19, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

One thing that I learned last week in Hershey at a meeting between judges and journalists from around the state is that both professions have much in common.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

June 19, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

There have been a number of articles in recent weeks in The New York Times and The Washington Post, as well as other newspapers, about how the Bush administration may soon be focusing its attention on that great scourge to American freedom - other than terrorists, of course - journalists.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

January 05, 2006 | Law.com

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department doesn't have the authority to mandate arbitration of uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage disputes, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court said the Legislature never gave the department "express authority" to require binding arbitration for UM/UIM claims. Leonard A. Sloane, a leader in the plaintiffs bar, predicted the decision would "be far-reaching and inundate the courts with these cases."

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

November 21, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The pessimists are pissing me off. Look, I'm not delusional. I know things are tough. The Dow dipped below 8,000 for the first time in five years the other day, the automobile industry is begging for a government bailout and everywhere you turn there's another analyst or corporate suit talking about how bad the economy is and how they have no idea when the bad news is going to stop.

By Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

August 03, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

There�s no way to know if Fox Rothschild's management team believes in lucky sevens, but there�s little doubt it�s committed to mergers: The firm announced its seventh since 2005.

By Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

October 13, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris, which has made no secret about its ambitions to grow aggressively into a national firm, took a big step forward yesterday when it announced its merger with San Francisco-based Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, which will be effective Jan. 1.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

May 24, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two of the larger law firms in Pennsylvania - and two giants in the Pittsburgh legal community - are far along in merger talks with the possibility of an agreement coming sooner rather than later.

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

March 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

What has emerged as the worst judicial scandal in Pennsylvania's history, the investigation of alleged corruption in the Luzerne County courthouse, is ongoing and aggressive, according to sources, and is currently targeting attorneys and possible case-fixing.

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

9 minute read