Max Mitchell

June 19, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has announced his office will be taking over a political corruption investigation of public officials that was dropped by Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office earlier this year.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Malpractice cases against attorneys and two health care facilities will be reinstated after the state Superior Court said the plaintiff had provided enough evidence to proceed with the cases.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider whether its decision two years ago deeming life without parole for juvenile murderers unconstitutional should be applied retroactively in Pennsylvania.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a three-year statute of limitations on requests for tax refunds outlined in the Philadelphia Code applies to business privilege tax overpayment credits.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cutting four judges from the state Superior Court and two justices from the state Supreme Court would cause a major slowdown in the civil and criminal legal systems, attorneys and judges who spoke with the Law Weekly said.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

June 16, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal suit the NCAA filed against state officials involving the $60 million penalty the association levied against Penn State University for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal has survived defendants' efforts to dismiss the case.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

June 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cutting four judges from the state Superior Court and two justices from the state Supreme Court would cause a major slowdown in the civil and criminal legal systems, attorneys and judges who spoke with the Law Weekly said.

By Max Mitchell

2 minute read

June 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A prisoner who secured a $400,000 verdict against a prison health care system has had his case sent back for retrial after the state Superior Court determined that jury instructions incorrectly allowed jurors to find comparative negligence in the case and led the court to reduce the award by more than one-fifth.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

June 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A suit against a car dealership involving a vehicle rollover will be reinstated after the state Superior Court found that the trial court lacked sufficient information to determine the plaintiffs' expert report was legally incompetent.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although new tracking technologies have taken an increasing role in the practice of family law, the novel issues typically still come down to reasonable expectations of privacy.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read