Max Mitchell

January 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurance brokerage has settled claims stemming from a former employee's departure from the firm to join another brokerage.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the state Supreme Court's recent decision in Braun v. Wal-Mart might mean a payout of more than $150 million for the class of employees claiming the retail giant shorted them on work breaks, according to some attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly, the decision definitely means a division is brewing between state and federal courts regarding class actions.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the state Supreme Court's recent decision in might mean a payout of more than $150 million for the class of employees claiming the retail giant shorted them on work breaks, according to some attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly, the decision definitely means a division is brewing between state and federal courts regarding class actions.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The grant of summary judgment in a licensing dispute between a hunting and fishing television show and a snack and beverages marketing company has opened the door to a possible award of more than $6 million in the case.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurance brokerage has settled claims stemming from a former employee's departure from the firm to join another brokerage.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In light of the state Supreme Court's 2013 ruling that a police officer's PTSD stemming from a fatal car collision was a compensable injury, the Commonwealth Court has changed its position on whether an armed robbery at a liquor store constitutes a normal working condition for workers' compensation purposes.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 31, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A New Jersey district court judge has transferred to Pennsylvania federal court a dispute between the co-owners of the juvenile detention facilities at the heart of the "kids-for-cash" scandal.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has determined that a nonprofit that operates about 80 group homes in western Pennsylvania should not have been awarded tax-exempt status as a "purely public charity."

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court has struck down as unconstitutional another mandatory minimum sentencing scheme, this time for those convicted of crimes against a victim younger than 16 years old.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney fees alone won't be enough to toll the "ascertainable loss" requirement under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, the state Supreme Court has ruled

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read