Max Mitchell

January 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

An ex-University of Pennsylvania professor who bludgeoned his wife to death will not be able to protect his pension from efforts to collect on the $124 million judgment a jury levied against him last year.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A stepfather who sought legal and physical custody of his ex-wife's children can be liable for child support, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

9 minute read

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The newly elected president judge of the Commonwealth Court said she is "inheriting a well-oiled machine," but expecting a hectic year, as the court will have to handle a number of changes to the bench.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The newly elected president judge of the Commonwealth Court said she is "inheriting a well-oiled machine," but expecting a hectic year, as the court will have to handle a number of changes to the bench.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 05, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In axing the claims of 34 York County residents complaining over a farm's use of foul-smelling biosolids, the state Supreme Court has ruled that using the sewage byproduct falls within the Right to Farm Act's definition of a "normal agricultural" operation.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In axing the claims of 34 York County residents complaining over a farm's use of foul-smelling biosolids, the state Supreme Court has ruled that using the sewage byproduct falls within the Right to Farm Act's definition of a "normal agricultural" operation.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even though the first case to hit trial from Philadelphia's pelvic-mesh mass tort program resulted in a $12.5 million verdict for the 65-year-old plaintiff, products liability attorneys do not think the verdict will result in a faster global settlement of the program.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

December 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even though the first case to hit trial from Philadelphia's pelvic-mesh mass tort program resulted in a $12.5 million verdict for the 65-year-old plaintiff, products liability attorneys do not think the verdict will result in a faster global settlement of the program.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

December 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The widow of a man who drowned in the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia Triathlon will be able to proceed with her suit against the event organizers, despite the fact that the man signed a waiver and release form, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The widow of a man who drowned in the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia Triathlon will be able to proceed with her suit against the event organizers, despite the fact that the man signed a waiver and release form, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read