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Max Mitchell

Max Mitchell

Max Mitchell is ALM's Regional Managing Editor for The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @MMitchellTLI. His email is [email protected].

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January 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Slayer's Act Bars Inheritance for Mentally Ill Murderers

A man found "guilty but mentally ill" in the murders of several family members will not be able to inherit from his victim's estate, the state Superior Court has determined in an issue of apparent first impression.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Archdiocese's Confidentiality Request in Sex Abuse Case Denied

A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge has denied the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's attempts to impose a confidentiality order on an ongoing civil suit involving alleged sex abuse.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Increases $12.5M Award In Pelvic Mesh Suit for Delay Damages

As post-trial disputes get under way in Philadelphia's first pelvic-mesh suit to hit trial, the judge has added nearly $800,000 to the $12.5 million verdict that was awarded in the case last month.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Slayer's Act Bars Inheritance for Mentally Ill Murderers

A man found "guilty but mentally ill" in the murders of several family members will not be able to inherit from his victim's estate, the state Superior Court has determined in an issue of apparent first impression.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Increases $12.5M Award In Pelvic Mesh Suit for Delay Damages

As post-trial disputes get under way in Philadelphia's first pelvic-mesh suit to hit trial, the judge has added nearly $800,000 to the $12.5 million verdict that was awarded in the case last month.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Archdiocese's Confidentiality Request in Sex Abuse Case Denied

A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge has denied the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's attempts to impose a confidentiality order on an ongoing civil suit involving alleged sex abuse.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 14, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

CJD Finds Ex-Traffic Court Judge Broke Conduct Rules

The Court of Judicial Discipline has found the ex-administrative judge of the Philadelphia Traffic Court, Michael Sullivan, brought the judiciary into disrepute with his role in a ticket-fixing scheme that pervaded the court.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 14, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

CJD Finds Ex-Traffic Court Judge Broke Conduct Rules

The Court of Judicial Discipline has found the ex-administrative judge of the Philadelphia Traffic Court, Michael Sullivan, brought the judiciary into disrepute with his role in a ticket-fixing scheme that pervaded the court.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 14, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Montco Bar President to Fight 'Attacks' on Legal Profession

Protecting the legal profession from taxes on legal services, the rise of discount legal services and declining interest from young leaders will be the focus of the Montgomery Bar Association's newest president.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 13, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Slams Lawyer's Intimidation Claims

A Philadelphia judge has blasted as "fiction" allegations by an attorney that she was "physically intimidating" during a nursing home neglect case, and even twice put her finger in the attorney's face.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read