Max Mitchell

August 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Robert J. Powell, the former co-owner of two private juvenile-detention facilities at the center of the Luzerne County "kids-for-cash" scandal, has agreed to pay at least $4.75 million to settle his portion of a civil suit brought by a class of juvenile plaintiffs.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

August 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys representing three former Penn State administrators accused of covering up the acts of convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky argued Tuesday the prosecution should be dismissed because they were not properly represented by counsel during grand jury investigations.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys representing three former Penn State administrators accused of covering up the acts of convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky argued Tuesday the prosecution should be dismissed because they were not properly represented by counsel during grand jury investigations.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not apply to a man who was called to testify about an anonymous phone call and emails a wife received alleging her husband was engaging in extramarital affairs, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The makers of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella have agreed to provide nearly $56.9 million to establish a settlement program for plaintiffs claiming they suffered arterial blood clots as a result of taking the birth-control drugs.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The makers of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella have agreed to provide nearly $56.9 million to establish a settlement program for plaintiffs claiming they suffered arterial blood clots as a result of taking the birth-control drugs.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not apply to a man who was called to testify about an anonymous phone call and emails a wife received alleging her husband was engaging in extramarital affairs, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

After being criminally charged last week, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she will fight back and refused to step down. But her league of supporters, credibility and political prospects seem to have all but disappeared, observers said.

By Lizzy McLellan and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

With another top prosecutor in the state recently facing allegations of misconduct, yet another hole in state law has been revealed regarding how prosecutors may be investigated and prosecuted.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

August 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

With another top prosecutor in the state recently facing allegations of misconduct, yet another hole in state law has been revealed regarding how prosecutors may be investigated and prosecuted.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read