Marianna Wharry

December 27, 2022 | Law.com

"The practice of requiring a judge to testify regarding matters arising in a trial over which the judge previously presided should be 'sparingly used and only when the proponent of the evidence shows that the judge's testimony is not only relevant but also necessary to prove a material element of the case,'" Justice Richard L. Gabriel wrote for the seven-judge panel.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

December 21, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Taken as true, this evidence could establish that TD Bank did not follow its own procedures or other commercially reasonable standards in opening and maintaining the -5031 Account," Goldberg said.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

December 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last week, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania adopted the D.C. Court of Appeals' recommended disbarment after Kennedy failed to respond to its order to show cause against the imposition of reciprocal discipline, according to the order.

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

December 13, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal jury awarded $590,000 in damages to a former employee of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who alleged she suffered employment discrimination and retaliation from supervisors after complaining that male employees received preferential treatment.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

December 09, 2022 | Law.com

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a mattress store more than $66,000 for multiple workplace safety violations, including willfully exposing employees to serious injury or death from potential traffic accidents, the office announced last week.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read

December 09, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The ODC's audit of financial records revealed that the attorney paid himself $4,250 for "legal fees" in February 2019 and exceeded 200 ATM withdrawals. Some of the withdrawals were taken without an identifying the purpose, and he also made debit card purchases from Sunoco, TGI Fridays, Verizon, Progressive Insurance, and the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

December 07, 2022 | Law.com

"'If you would like to save your client form our asking for criminal sanctions for filing a false claim and sanctions for my fees and costs for further litigation after you became aware that fraudulent pleadings were filed in this case then I suggest that you seek a voluntary dismissal with prejudice,'" Kimberly A. Chandler allegedly wrote to opposing counsel.

By Marianna Wharry

6 minute read

December 05, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"This issue has made its way through many of our nation's federal and state courts, but it is an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania," Judge Victor P. Stabile wrote in both cases.

By Marianna Wharry

7 minute read

December 05, 2022 | Law.com

A restaurant in Kennewick, Washington, resolved its violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will pay thousands in compensatory damages to the settle the dispute, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read

November 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"The photographic evidence produced did not definitively disprove Mr. Del Rio's testimony," Judge Thomas Logue wrote for the court. "Rather, when Mr. Del Rio's testimony and the photographic evidence at issue are taken together, it is clear they present an issue of fact for a jury to decide."

By Marianna Wharry

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