Mark Scolforo

March 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The lead singer of the band Fishbone fractured a woman's skull and broke her collarbone while performing a stage dive at a concert last month in Philadelphia, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.

By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Writer

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January 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A state appeals court has sided with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in a dispute over its authority to regulate religious child-care facilities, a battle with roots in the 1960s.

By MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press Writer

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May 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

By By MARK SCOLFORO

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June 30, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

State lawmakers and Gov. Ed Rendell struck a deal on a new state budget early Monday, averting possible furloughs of 25,000 state workers and a partial government shutdown amid a slowing economy that has stifled the flow of state revenue.

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO

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September 21, 2005 | Law.com

A disbarred personal injury lawyer and his attorney son stole $1.1 million from clients, Pennsylvania prosecutors said in charges filed Tuesday. Each were charged with multiple counts of theft, and the son also was charged with conspiracy. The attorney general's office said 59 alleged victims have so far been identified, including eight children. One victim who is owed $80,000 from a 2003 settlement ran out of money and ended up living in a shelter, prosecutors said.

By Mark Scolforo

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July 21, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania judicial ethics court is considering what punishment to mete out to an Erie-area district judge for repeated and unwanted stalking of lawyers and other women.

By Mark Scolforo

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February 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who served as then-Rep. Mike Veon's press secretary testified Thursday that Veon personally told him to work on political campaigns during state time, orders that were issued from inside Veon's state Capitol offices.

By MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press Writer

3 minute read

June 05, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state supreme court has ruled against a western Pennsylvania borough that tried to avoid paying higher wages by calling street work "maintenance" rather than reconstruction or repair.

By MARK SCOLFORO

3 minute read

December 20, 2005 | Law.com

The distinctive chocolate bar on the dust jacket of a new book about the founder of The Hershey Co. violates its trademark, the candy maker said in a federal lawsuit. The company wants an injunction to prevent publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. from using Hershey-owned images to market "Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire and Utopian Dreams," which is coming out next month.

By Mark Scolforo

2 minute read

February 24, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court is ordering a special prosecutor to look into alleged violations of grand jury secrecy in the case of a millionaire casino owner.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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