Max Mitchell

August 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

An automobile insurance carrier's failure to adjust the cost of an insured's medical bills resulted in the premature exhaustion of her first-party benefits, a common pleas court judge has ruled in allowing her claim to go forward against the insurer.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

August 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A filing that included an attorney's name and address was sufficient to give notice regarding a change of attorney, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

August 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reducing backlog is a priority in all court systems, but a program aimed at efficiency in Franklin County had some attorneys crying foul that efforts to move cases along potentially threatened their clients' rights.

By Max Mitchell

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August 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Scandals involving judges allegedly engaging in favoritism rear up in the Pennsylvania court system every few years, but attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly said judicial favoritism is not widespread.

By Max Mitchell

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July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys seeking punitive damages against drivers who were talking on their cellphones at the time of an accident need to show a little more than just cellphone use, attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly said.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument on whether a man under house arrest is eligible for unemployment benefits.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite a contract that fails to comply with a consumer protection law, a contractor will still be able to pursue a claim under the quasi-contract theories of quantum meruit, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

When the U.S. housing market began to crash more than five years ago, Reed Smith's insurance recovery group was in a unique position to tackle the first wave of mortgage insurance litigation.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Location might be the key to success for some firms, but for Cozen O'Connor's insurance litigation groups, the key is: communication, communication, communication.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

July 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although legal marketers occasionally work with sensitive materials, law firms have done little to protect marketing schemes and strategies when it comes to chief marketing officers and staffers jumping ship, according to several marketers.

By Max Mitchell

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