Maryclaire Dale
March 17, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo guilty of 137 corruption countsPHILADELPHIA AP - Democrat Vincent Fumo played by his own rules as he voraciously amassed power and supplicants over three decades in the state Senate.A federal jury reminded him on Monday that even brilliant, wealthy lawmakers must sometimes answer to the rule of law, finding the much-loved and feared powerbroker guilty of all 137 corruption counts in a $3.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
5 minute read
May 21, 2007 | Daily Report Online
A hot niche in law: Scientists move to courtroom for patent workPHILADELPHIA AP - In a span of seven years, Loretta Weathers moved from a plasma physics laboratory at MIT to a federal courtroom, trading long days of crunching data for the adrenalin rush of high-stakes litigation.The daughter of a Detroit autoworker, she had been tinkering with gadgets since she was a child. But after a few semesters in the prestigious Ph.
By Maryclaire Dale
6 minute read
August 07, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
Aide to plead guilty month before Fumo trialA computer technician accused of illegally destroying years' worth of state Senate computer records will plead guilty next week, marking the first plea in the corruption case against Sen. Vincent Fumo.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
2 minute read
November 07, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
3rd Circuit Rejects Ruling Easing Commutations for Some LifersBy MARYCLAIRE DALE
3 minute read
February 07, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
Merck settles with government over drug rebatesMerck and Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for four drugs and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced Thursday.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
3 minute read
April 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer: 5th taken at Pa. webcam spying depositionAn attorney says the technology coordinator of a suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students through laptop webcams invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at a deposition.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press Writer
1 minute read
January 15, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
Iranian-born academic accuses La Salle of discriminationAn Iranian-born academic charges that La Salle University illegally denied him promotions and that an official accused him of starting a "one-man jihad" over the issue.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
3 minute read
October 04, 2007 | Law.com
Appeals Court Weighs Football Coach's Role in Team-Led PrayerBy MARYCLAIRE DALE
3 minute read
August 22, 2007 | Law.com
Cheesesteak Heirs Settle Trademark FeudTwo grandsons of the man who gave the world Philly cheesesteaks have quietly settled a food fight of sorts. Pat's King of Steaks, a South Philadelphia institution since the 1930s, had complained in a lawsuit that Rick's Steaks was using its crown logo and trademarked phrases. A federal judge was apprised of a settlement on Aug. 21 and dismissed the suit.
By Maryclaire Dale
2 minute read
May 27, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. top court says just viewing child porn is a crimePennsylvania's highest court says merely viewing child pornography on the Internet is a crime and that prosecutors do not necessarily have to prove a defendant intentionally downloaded the material.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
1 minute read
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