Max Mitchell

November 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania will have jurisdiction to prosecute a man who allegedly made terroristic threats from a phone in New Jersey to a victim in Montgomery County, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

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November 07, 2014 | Law.com

Although the ExxonMobil subsidiary the state attorney general last year charged criminally for violations related to fracking can subpoena federal investigators for Brady material, a Lycoming County judge has ruled that state prosecutors will not need to review the federal government's investigative files on the company.

By Max Mitchell

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November 06, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has denied the NCAA's bid to have the justices strike down a Commonwealth Court ruling that questioned the validity of the $60 million consent decree the athletic body levied against Penn State University.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 06, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

With a new governor set to take office in January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will likely wait until as late as March for interim justices to fill the seats of former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery and soon-to-retire Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, according to the state Senate majority leader.

By Lizzy McLellan and Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 06, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has taken administrative duties away from the Washington County president judge, and appointed a former Allegheny County administrative judge to handle those and the court's other internal operating matters.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Holding that the Federal Railroad Safety Act does not preempt common-law negligence claims for property damage, the state Supreme Court has ruled that SEPTA can be held liable for flood damage allegedly caused by a more-than-100-year-old railroad bridge.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court seat left empty by former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery will likely remain vacant until next year's election, political and legal sources who spoke with the Law Weekly said.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read

November 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The fight over whether insurance companies in Pennsylvania have to cover in-school autism care has been sent back to the state Superior Court for a ruling on the merits of a case presenting the issue.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court seat left empty by former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery will likely remain vacant until next year's election, political and legal sources who spoke with the Law Weekly said.

By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read

November 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Basing the calculation for overtime pay on the fluctuating total number of hours worked each week, as opposed to the 40-hour standard workweek, violates the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, a judge has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

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