Max Mitchell

November 30, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prompt payment for court-appointed attorneys has frequently been an issue in Philadelphia, but according to attorneys who work in the field, the problem is getting worse, as payments are slowing to a crawl and some attorneys are reporting no payments at all for periods of more than six weeks.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

November 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prompt payment for court-appointed attorneys has frequently been an issue in Philadelphia, but according to attorneys who work in the field, the problem is getting worse, as payments are slowing to a crawl and some attorneys are reporting no payments at all for periods of more than six weeks.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

November 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board will continue its investigation of state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin over allegedly sending and receiving racist and sexually-explicit emails, despite a request from the justice to move the matter directly to the Court of Judicial Discipline.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board will continue its investigation of state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin over allegedly sending and receiving racist and sexually-explicit emails, despite a request from the justice to move the matter directly to the Court of Judicial Discipline.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An ex-transit police officer, fired after getting into an altercation with a woman at a Dunkin' Donuts, will not be able to proceed with a defamation suit against his former employer, which had issued a safety bulletin alleging the man was impersonating a police officer and had pointed a loaded firearm at a pedestrian.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An ex-transit police officer, fired after getting into an altercation with a woman at a Dunkin' Donuts, will not be able to proceed with a defamation suit against his former employer, which had issued a safety bulletin alleging the man was impersonating a police officer and had pointed a loaded firearm at a pedestrian.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A common pleas court judge has ordered Freeh report source materials to be released to a cadre of Penn State University trustees.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A common pleas court judge has ordered Freeh report source materials to be released to a cadre of Penn State University trustees.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the wake of mounting calls by politicos and court watchers to appoint a special investigator to scrutinize offensive and potentially ex parte communications between judges and prosecutors, one state Supreme Court justice currently ensnared in the scandal has asked his disciplinary case to be taken up by the Court of Judicial Discipline.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

November 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania may not compel single-state arbitration to resolve a dispute over the nationwide 1998 settlement with several tobacco companies, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read