Michael Riccardi

December 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week beginning Nov. 28. Members of the General Assembly are scheduled to begin a new session on Jan. 3, 2017.

By Michael Riccardi

6 minute read

November 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of election results and executive actions from Nov. 4 and the week of Nov. 7. Members of the state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session Monday, and members of the state Senate were set to return to session on Wednesday.

By Michael Riccardi

7 minute read

November 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Treasurer Timothy A. Reese has announced the launch of a $100 million impact investment initiative that he said will result in the "double-bottom line" benefit of providing a competitive rate of return while supporting state investments in affordable housing, small business, health and educational facilities, and infrastructure projects.

By Michael Riccardi

2 minute read

April 05, 2013 | Law.com

By Michael Riccardi and David Bario

1 minute read

August 07, 2013 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Courts in Delaware have issued a couple of decisions over the last several days that have an impact on corporate entities in the first state. Readers will find links to the cases on the Delaware Business Court Insider homepage and, also, full coverage in Delaware Law Weekly.

By Jeff Mordock and Michael Riccardi

1 minute read

October 22, 1999 | Law.com

The CBS broadcasting network must defend itself against defamation charges brought by the owners of a Miami nightclub filmed by the CBS Evening News, then used as the backdrop for a report on Russian organized crime in the United States, a U.S. District Court judge in New York ruled. The network, however, secured summary judgment dismissing a charge that the news crew defrauded the restaurant owners by saying the footage would be used for a piece on the Miami tourism industry.

By Michael Riccardi

1 minute read

April 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A Delaware Chancery Court ruling in shareholder litigation over Allergan's Botox marketing had some stinging language for the plaintiffs bar, but the sting was worse for Allergan and other defendants. Now, thanks to lawyers at Gibson Dunn and Morris Nichols, it's been erased.

By Michael Riccardi and David Bario

4 minute read

May 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the two decades since The Legal Intelligencer marked its 150th anniversary, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has navigated the rapids of controversy — among them the criminal convictions of two justices and a botched pay raise that exacted a fearsome political toll.

By Michael Riccardi

12 minute read

July 28, 1999 | Law.com

In a recent opinion involving the case of a 13-year-old runaway, a NY judge strongly implied that the legislative treatment of "person in need of supervision," or PINS children cases may unconstitutionally undercut the courts' inherent power to enforce the supervision of children under the Family Court Act. The opinion employs sweeping language in asking the other two branches of government to restore the courts' child supervision powers in cases where there has not yet been a criminal law violation.

By Michael Riccardi

4 minute read

December 17, 1999 | Law.com

A complaint alleging racial profiling by an elite unit of the New York Police Department was revived by a federal judge reconsidering a decision to dismiss the action. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin reinstated the cause of action seeking damages for unlawful targeting of black and Latino men to be stopped and frisked. The court abandoned its earlier position that the lawsuit should fail for lack of evidence that non-minority individuals were not stopped and frisked.

By Michael Riccardi

3 minute read