Max Mitchell

November 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ten judges have been named as potential candidates for three vacancies to be filled on the state Supreme Court in the 2015 judicial election, sources have told The Legal, and one Philadelphia attorney has said he is considering running.

By Lizzy McLellan and Max Mitchell

7 minute read

November 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has denied a Right-to-Know Law request seeking documents related to the Freeh report that the former secretary of the state Department of Education had received.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 31, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jeffrey Downs, the gay attorney who sued personal injury firms Anapol Schwartz and Raynes McCarty for allegedly scuttling his lateral move because of discrimination complaints he made, is arguing that his case is too contentious for the court to grant any of the defendants' summary judgment motions.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has discontinued the appeal of her sentence, which included the unusual stipulation that she send out written apologies to people she had allegedly wronged.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery has retired from the court a week after he was suspended by a majority of his fellow justices, according to a court order.

By Gina Passarella, Max Mitchell and P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court is using the recent ruling in Bratic v. Rubendall to allow defendants to transfer a motor vehicle case from Philadelphia to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has left it up to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review to determine what circumstances can excuse claimants from the requirement to register for an employment search service offered by the state.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although some schools saw passage rates for the Pennsylvania bar exam drop by around 10 percentage points, the overall passage rate for the Pennsylvania bar exam's July test saw only a slight drop over last year.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although seemingly resolved a month ago, another dispute has arisen between the NCAA and state officials over the $60 million consent decree the athletic body levied against Penn State University. This time the NCAA wants the state Supreme Court to get involved.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The testimony of two co-workers was not enough evidence to allow asbestos exposure claims against six manufacturers to proceed to a jury trial, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read