Maryclaire Dale

February 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

School officials in Pennsylvania who admit remotely activating student webcams to locate missing laptops could have used far less intrusive methods such as GPS tracking devices, technology and privacy experts say.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press Writer

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February 08, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell told jurors Monday that an indicted former state senator worked hard for the good of the state, but he acknowledged that even hardworking lawmakers must follow the rules.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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February 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Jamaican woman who lost her American husband in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash cannot remain in the U.S. because they were not married long enough, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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August 19, 2005 | Law.com

Thousands of employees at a chemical company should be tested for brain tumors because of a high number of deadly cases among workers at a research campus, a retired worker argues in a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia. Rohm and Haas Co. conducted its own study and found no significant links among 15 workers who developed brain tumors since 1973. All but one died. Filed Monday on the retired worker's behalf, the lawsuit seeks periodic MRIs and neurologic testing for thousands of others.

By Maryclaire Dale

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November 24, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A fired TV news anchor must serve six months of house arrest for obsessively hacking into his co-anchor's e-mail and leaking gossip that contributed to her downfall.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

4 minute read

May 23, 2007 | Law.com

These days, more and more scientists are trading long days of crunching data for the rush of high-stakes litigation. It's one of the hottest niches in law: the lawyer-scientist who understands technology and can explain it to a jury. Law professors say they're seeing more students with strong science backgrounds make the leap to law, where recruiters are snapping them up. "Every year I see more and more people coming into law school with technical backgrounds," said one professor. "Who's left in the lab?"

By Maryclaire Dale

6 minute read

May 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

These days, more and more scientists are trading long days of crunching data for the rush of high-stakes litigation. It's one of the hottest niches in law: the lawyer-scientist who understands technology and can explain it to a jury. Law professors say they're seeing more students with strong science backgrounds make the leap to law, where recruiters are snapping them up. "Every year I see more and more people coming into law school with technical backgrounds," said one professor. "Who's left in the lab?"

By Maryclaire Dale

6 minute read

November 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania woman should get the NFL pension of former Philadelphia Eagle running back Tom Sullivan because he never divorced her before marrying again, a federal judge has ruled.

By Maryclaire Dale

4 minute read

November 05, 2001 | Law.com

In 1997, a high school football player and his friend were stopped by police in rural Pennsylvania and charged with underage drinking. The officer allegedly asked the boys if they were "queer" and threatened to tell their families they were gay. Hours later, the football player killed himself. On Monday, a lawsuit charging that the police officers violated the teen-ager's right to privacy went to trial in federal court.

By Maryclaire Dale

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February 14, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

H. Beatty Chadwick, 65, has been in prison since April 5, 1995, accused of hiding $2.5 million from his wife during divorce proceedings.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press

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