Max Mitchell

December 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board is seeking to revoke the probation of a Lancaster County magisterial district judge who was previously suspended for dismissing her own traffic tickets.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 16, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has found that expert reports were insufficient to warrant an award of workers' compensation benefits for the only black female worker at a Carlisle, Pa., foundry, despite reports of one co-worker using "the N-word," another making disparaging comments about women and a noose being hung in an office.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 16, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court has waived the appeal of a mortgage foreclosure action in which a bank's complaint was verified in possible violation of the rules of civil procedure.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

December 15, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Blue Bell, Pa., attorney, suspended since 2009 over criminal convictions stemming from incidents involving stalking and child pornography, has resigned from practicing law.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

December 12, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The NCAA is citing its ongoing spat with state officials in a separate case as evidence that a protection order in Paterno v. NCAA should limit pretrial disclosure.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

December 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court has vacated a judge's decision not to grant class certification on claims under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to people whose information was stored on an insurance carrier's unencrypted flash drive that was lost in 2010.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ellen Greenlee, who has been the chief defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia for the past 25 years, has announced she will be stepping down this spring.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

December 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that the validity of the consent decree between the NCAA and Penn State that included a $60 million sanction against the university will remain on the table in the dispute over where the money will eventually end up.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Declining prices at the gas pump are good for consumers, but they can also potentially reduce demand for shale-based products.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

December 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

More than a dozen people who were passengers on a bus that had a portion sheared off following a collision with a utility pole have settled their claims against multiple defendants for $4.3 million.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read