Max Mitchell

October 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The attorney for a plaintiff whose $27.6 million verdict was overturned argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday in Pittsburgh that a causation expert who testified that a bicycle ride performed as part of a promotional video following the plaintiff's knee surgery was the cause of her injury was an "omnipresent" figure in the litigation, and it was within the trial court judge's discretion to allow him to testify despite the failure to notify defendants.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The dispute between the Court of Judicial Discipline and the state Supreme Court over which body has the power to suspend judges has been ongoing since the CJD was created more than 20 years ago.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane is reviewing a request from Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille that she provide any sexually explicit emails sent or received by jurists in the state.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reaffirming that the General Assembly cannot make laws explicitly to overturn court rulings, the state Supreme Court has determined that a portion of a law granting retroactive tax exemptions to charter schools that appealed their prior tax assessments violated the separation of powers doctrine.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Department of Environmental Protection has the authority to interpret the definition of "accident" under the Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act and to issue violations if those accidents are not properly reported, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two multimillion-dollar insurance cases are expected to highlight the state Supreme Court's oral argument session set to kick off Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

State law aimed at curbing eminent domain abuse prevents a water authority from condemning land for the purpose of building a water and sewer facility that would be used by a private developer for a residential subdivision, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

October 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery was one of the people found to have sent pornographic emails to a government email address within the state Attorney General's Office, according to a media report and sources who spoke to The Legal.

By Gina Passarella 
and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

October 02, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Roughly one month after the vacating of Magisterial District Judge Mark Bruno's suspension by the state Supreme Court, the justices issued a ruling determining the high court has the power to suspend judges.

By P.J. D'Annunzio 
and Max Mitchell

3 minute read

September 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments over whether a roofer's suit against a building owner stemming from a fall through a rare, antique skylight should be allowed to proceed under exceptions to the premises liability law.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read