Max Mitchell

April 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Association of Corporate Counsel is concerned with what it claims will be a serious erosion of the attorney-client privilege in Pennsylvania if a recent decision in Paterno v. NCAA is allowed to stand.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

April 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Association of Corporate Counsel is concerned with what it claims will be a serious erosion of the attorney-client privilege in Pennsylvania if a recent decision in Paterno v. NCAA is allowed to stand.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

April 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A hearing over whether state Attorney General Kathleen Kane violated a court order by firing an employee who provided grand jury testimony throws the ongoing dispute once again into a legal gray area, according to attorneys who spoke with The Legal.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

April 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Centre County, a spate of lawsuits involving jurists, attorneys and county officials has created a contentious atmosphere, after several controversial open records requests opened a can of worms.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

8 minute read

April 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A plaintiff's wrongful-death and survival actions do not need to be bifurcated so that one claim can be arbitrated while the other goes to a jury trial, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A hearing over whether state Attorney General Kathleen Kane violated a court order by firing an employee who provided grand jury testimony throws the ongoing dispute once again into a legal gray area, according to attorneys who spoke with The Legal.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A plaintiff's wrongful-death and survival actions do not need to be bifurcated so that one claim can be arbitrated while the other goes to a jury trial, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Centre County, a spate of lawsuits involving jurists, attorneys and county officials has created a contentious atmosphere, after several controversial open records requests opened a can of worms.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

8 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trial court's modification of a settlement agreement between several states and tobacco companies that would save Pennsylvania about $126 million has been upheld by the Commonwealth Court.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

April 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trial court's modification of a settlement agreement between several states and tobacco companies that would save Pennsylvania about $126 million has been upheld by the Commonwealth Court.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read