Max Mitchell

July 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed a court document decrying Gov. Tom Wolf's death-penalty moratorium, observers said they were not surprised by her position, but some had expected her to speak out on the issue sooner.

By Lizzy McLellan and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has declined to hear a Penn State alumnus' bid to access documents related to the Freeh report that had been received by the former Pennsylvania secretary of education.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has declined to hear a Penn State alumnus' bid to access documents related to the Freeh report that had been received by the former Pennsylvania secretary of education.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The chair of the state Judicial Conduct Board has been relieved of some of her duties as a magisterial district judge in Lancaster County because of an ongoing criminal investigation that appears to center around her handling of three traffic citations.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia jury awarded $3 million to a carpenter who broke his shoulder after the temporary stairway he was walking on collapsed.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The chair of the state Judicial Conduct Board has been relieved of some of her duties as a magisterial district judge in Lancaster County because of an ongoing criminal investigation that appears to center around her handling of three traffic citations.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia jury awarded $3 million to a carpenter who broke his shoulder after the temporary stairway he was walking on collapsed.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 06, 2015 | Law.com

A federal judge has unsealed a number of documents revealing information about Bill Cosby's 2006 settlement with Andrea Constand over allegations of sexual assault and other claims.

By Lizzy McLellan, Gina Passarella and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has unsealed a number of documents revealing information about Bill Cosby's 2006 settlement with Andrea Constand over allegations of sexual assault and other claims.

By Lizzy McLellan, Gina Passarella and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The number of female and minority attorneys at plaintiffs firms in Pennsylvania has shown little change since last year, according to The Legal's eighth annual survey looking at diversity at the largest plaintiffs firms in the state. But a few firms stood out from the rest by adding to the diversity of the trial bar. And there has been progress since The Legal's first study of diversity in the trial bar eight years ago.

By Lizzy McLellan 
and MAx Mitchell

8 minute read