Max Mitchell

June 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trial has been set to begin early next year in the case involving the $60 million penalty the National Collegiate Athletic Association levied against Penn State University for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

By Max Mitchell

2 minute read

June 05, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Traffic Court officer testified during the trial of several former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges that he would typically see a note attached to a defendant's file and that defendant would be directed to a judge's personal assistant for a conference.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

June 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court has denied the appeal of the last defendant to stand trial in the Bonusgate scandal.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trial judge has appointed a forensic expert to help determine whether a defendant must produce information about software that a plaintiff alleges contains trade secrets.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Changes to a state law governing enrollment in charter schools did not affect an enrollment cap imposed on a Philadelphia charter school, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

June 03, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the six months since the state Supreme Court came out with a decision allowing common-law actions for mesothelioma and occupational disease suits, litigation has been picking up.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

June 02, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the six months since the state Supreme Court came out with a decision allowing common-law actions for mesothelioma and occupational disease suits, litigation has been picking up.

By Max Mitchell

3 minute read

May 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court will let stand a Superior Court ruling that allowed a Pennsylvania man to bring a personal injury suit against a third-party tortfeasor's New Jersey-based employer in Pennsylvania court.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

May 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just five days before U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued his ruling overturning the state's ban on same-sex marriage, the Pennsylvania Bar Association approved a resolution stating it "endorses full marriage equality for all same-sex couples, spouses and their families residing in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

By Zack Needles and Max Mitchell

6 minute read

May 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who lost parts of his fingers and was partially blinded while assisting during a fireworks show will be able to continue his suit against the show's lead technician, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read