Max Mitchell

February 18, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

An individual owner of a closely held corporation may not directly sue a director over alleged breach of duty to the company, the state Superior Court has ruled, holding that under Pennsylvania law such an action should be pursued as a derivative action on behalf of the corporate entity.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

February 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Elected officials have long been evaluated based on a balancing act. On one hand, they are given leeway to make tough decisions, and on the other hand, they are held to a high personal standard to ensure the trust of the public.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

February 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a cesarean section that was allegedly forced due to a car accident 12 days before it was scheduled be considered a serious bodily injury?

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

February 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law can be applied to allegedly inflated charges that a rental car company levied against a driver for damages to a vehicle

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

February 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Failing to include medical treatments for related injuries in a compromise and release agreement will disqualify an injured worker from receiving payments for treatments allegedly causally related to the work injury, despite having received past payments for treatment of the condition, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

February 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Department of Justice has tapped state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille to help develop best practices and guidelines for videoconferencing technology.

By Max Mitchell

2 minute read

February 07, 2014 | Law.com

One year after state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office began its review of Gov. Tom Corbett's handling of the investigation into the child-abuse accusations against Jerry Sandusky, attorneys are speculating that it will be at least another six months before the report is released.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

February 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

While attorneys might not agree on whether or not the state Superior Court has been issuing an increasing number of important decisions as nonprecedential opinions, nearly all attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly agreed that the inability to use the unreported opinions is an ongoing problem.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

February 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former senior deputy attorney general's case alleging retaliation for exposing alleged financial waste has been thrown out by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

February 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an issue of apparent first impression, a man convicted of killing his son will have the chance to present comparative negligence arguments in the subsequent wrongful death and survival civil proceedings.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read