Michael Riccardi
Michael Riccardi has been a reporter and editor at ALM publications for more than 20 years. A graduate of Villanova University's law school, he lives in Philadelphia. He can be reached at [email protected].
October 14, 1999 | Law.com
Copyright Suit Over Titanic Footage OK'dA British documentary filmmaker will get to air his copyright infringement claim against salvagers of the sunken ship R.M.S. Titanic and the Discovery Channel cable television network because a U.S. judge in Manhattan Wednesday dismissed most of the motions aimed at sinking the lawsuit. Plaintiff Alexander Lindsay said that he was not compensated for footage of the wrecked ocean liner which he helped shoot and were used in a Discovery Channel broadcast.
By Michael Riccardi
3 minute read
March 03, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
WelcomeIt's very appropriate that, on the day the state Supreme Court begins its first argument session of 2008, we unveil a new design for the Pennsylvania Law Weekly.
By Michael Riccardi
4 minute read
July 14, 1999 | Law.com
Drug Makers Must Warn of RisksDrug manufacturers must advise health care providers about risks a drug may present to a patient's close contacts, a New York judge has ruled. The ruling came in a case where the father of a child being vaccinated against polio contracted paralytic poliomyelitis. The father alleged that his polio came as a result of contact with his daughter, who in 1979 had received an oral polio vaccine made by Lederle Laboratories.
By Michael Riccardi
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February 24, 1999 | Law.com
Jury Returns $60 Million Verdict in Airbag Class Action v. ChryslerA Philadelphia jury yesterday returned a verdict against DaimlerChrysler Corp. for nearly $60 million in compensatory damages because it sold 80,000 cars to Pennsylvania motorists between 1988 and 1990 with airbags that, when deployed, could severely burn the hands and wrists of the driver.
By Michael Riccardi
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October 15, 1999 | Law.com
Non-NY Fen-Phen Cases to Be DismissedMan non-New Yorkers who filed individual complaints in New York State court claiming heart injury from the diet drug, fen-phen, may see their lawsuits dismissed because of a decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Freedman. The court said it would dispose of all cases filed in Manhattan Supreme Court by out-of-state residents after April 30 of this year, unless they have filed an order to be expedited due to the health condition of the plaintiff.
By Michael Riccardi
3 minute read
August 09, 2000 | Law.com
Judge Denies TRO to Stop E-Mail BlockingInternet service providers may continue to use a "spam" tracker to block unwanted e-mail from the accounts of their customers, a federal judge in New York ruled. Chief Judge David G. Larimer refused to grant a TRO to market research firm Harris Interactive to stop Mail Abuse Prevention Systems, or MAPS, and its clients from blocking Harris Interactive's e-mail.
By Michael Riccardi
3 minute read
November 05, 1999 | Law.com
Judges Warned on Jury Charge AlterationsAn appellate panel in New York has used an unsigned opinion to admonish trial judges not to stray from the standard jury instructions on "reasonable doubt" in criminal cases, even if a jury asks for a jargon-free definition. In a concurring opinion, one justice wrote that while jurors may be confused by the wording of the standard instruction, the system requires deliberations in criminal trials be governed by a single standard instruction in all cases.
By Michael Riccardi
4 minute read
March 01, 2000 | Law.com
'Vanity Fair' Wins Dali Profile Libel SuitThe publisher of Vanity Fair magazine was granted summary judgment in a libel suit brought in Manhattan Supreme Court by a friend of the late painter Salvador Dali. The magazine's publisher, Conde Nast Publications Inc., was sued over an article about Dali that erroneously stated that a friend of the surrealist's wife had died of a drug overdose.
By Michael Riccardi
5 minute read
December 08, 1999 | Law.com
Battered Woman's Syndrome Applies to Men Too, Judge Finds"Battered Syndrome," a broader and gender-neutral version of "battered woman's syndrome," may be introduced as part of a claim of justification in a homicide prosecution, a County Court judge in New York ruled in an ongoing manslaughter trial. The defendant, Carl Colberg, intends to call an expert witness to support a claim that he was the battered parent of the son whom he shot to death. Judge Frank J. LaBuda issued an opinion holding that Colberg could raise "battered syndrome" as a defense in his trial.
By Michael Riccardi
3 minute read
October 17, 2000 | Law.com
Translations Are Not LibelousA defendant in a defamation case may rely upon the accuracy of a report in a reputable French newspaper in forwarding a translation of the article to a third person, a Manhattan federal judge has ruled. The plaintiff had argued that the republication of translated articles from a French newspaper could give rise to a libel cause of action in New York court.
By Michael Riccardi
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